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Chayan Makwana

Pune,

Summary

Results-driven Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing and building highly scalable, distributed enterprise applications in fintech, SaaS, and digital transformation domains. Specializing in Java (17), Spring Boot, and cloud-native microservices on AWS (EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, DynamoDB). Proficient in modern DevOps practices, infrastructure-as-code, and agile delivery methodologies. Recognized for expertise in building high-performance APIs, implementing serverless-first designs, and fostering cross-functional collaboration with DevOps, QA, and UI teams. Exploring AI/ML and Generative AI in cloud-native environments to enhance service automation and intelligence.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Engineer 3

QAD Inc.
05 2023 - Current
  • Built and maintained high-performance microservices in Java 17 using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud for cloud-native ERP platform.
  • Designed RESTful APIs supporting data exchange with Angular front-end (Excel, CSV, JSON formats).
  • Implemented Kafka-based messaging for asynchronous background processing and Redis caching for improved throughput.
  • Collaborated with DevOps to deploy containerized services on AWS EKS/ ECS using Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD.
  • Enhanced observability with CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry; participated in root cause analysis and system optimization.
  • Authored internal platform automation scripts (Python) to provision and manage Kafka, MongoDB, and ELK services.
  • Led code reviews, enforced best practices, and improved system response times through profiling and optimization.

Software Developer

Citibank N.A.
11 2021 - 05 2023
  • Engineered backend services for the CitiRisk platform using Java and Spring Boot, integrating Oracle DB.
  • Streamlined data processing pipelines with Kafka and Redis to serve secure, high-volume REST endpoints.
  • Wrote unit and integration tests using JUnit/Mockito; improved code coverage and enforced quality with SonarQube.
  • Deployed services on AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, Lambda, RDS); contributed to cloud migration and light serverless workflows.

Java Developer

Tata Consultancy Services (Digital)
01 2018 - 11 2021
  • Developed scalable, enterprise-grade financial applications for the NSDL Tax Information Network using Java and Spring.
  • Delivered SOAP/REST APIs and complex SQL logic (IBM Db2); integrated secure XML-based transaction workflows.
  • Deployed applications on IBM WebSphere; automated deployment and system ops via Unix shell scripting.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - C.S.E.

University Institute of Technology – RGPV
Bhopal (M.P.)
06.2017

Skills

    Languages: Java, PL/SQL, Python (automation), Shell Scripting

    Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA, Hibernate, J2EE

    Architecture & Integration: Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, Redis, SOA, SOAP, Distributed Systems

    Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Oracle, IBM Db2

    Cloud Platforms: AWS (EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, DynamoDB, IAM, CloudWatch)

    DevOps & Automation: Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, SVN

    Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, Ant

    Testing: JUnit, Mockito, SonarQube

    OS: Linux, Unix, Windows

Certification

  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 6 Programmer
  • Digital Classroom – DevOps Engineering on AWS
  • Digital Classroom – Running Containers on Amazon EKS
  • AWS Educate - Introduction to Generative AI

Languages

English
Hindi

Timeline

Software Engineer 3

QAD Inc.
05 2023 - Current

Software Developer

Citibank N.A.
11 2021 - 05 2023

Java Developer

Tata Consultancy Services (Digital)
01 2018 - 11 2021

Bachelor of Engineering - C.S.E.

University Institute of Technology – RGPV
Chayan Makwana