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Iftikar Ali

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Backend Software Engineer at NIELSEN, improving Java services and implementing OpenSearch bulk-indexing workflows.

India

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At NIELSEN, I design and develop Java and Spring Boot REST APIs for maintainable backend services. I also implemented OpenSearch bulk-indexing workflows, connecting SQL stored procedures with Java-based data retrieval and processing.

I improve backend performance by reducing redundant database access and adding in-memory caching. I also implemented cache synchronization and targeted invalidation across backend instances.

Previously, at GLOBALLOGIC INDIA PVT LTD, I led modernization of production microservices from JDK 17 to JDK 21 and Spring Framework 5.x to 6.1. At CEPTES SOFTWARE PVT LTD, I developed Java and Spring Boot microservices; at INDIGI CONSULTING AND SOLUTIONS PVT LTD, I built configuration tooling that reduced server setup time by 25%.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Member of Technical Staff 2

Current

Nielsen

Oct 2024 - Present (2 years)

Designed and developed scalable Java/SpringBoot REST APIs for maintainable backend services. Improved performance through batch retrieval, query consolidation, and in-memory caching, and implemented OpenSearch bulk-indexing workflows.

Java Spring Boot REST APIs OpenSearch Bulk Indexing SQL JPA Caching Distributed Systems Microservices

Associate Consultant, Engineering

GlobalLogic India Private Ltd

May 2024 - Sep 2024 (4 months)

Led modernization of production microservices from JDK17 to JDK21 and Spring Framework 5.x to 6.1, resolving runtime compatibility issues and production incidents across AWS EKS.

Java Spring Framework Amazon EKS Splunk A PM Debugging Root Cause Analysis Junit Mockito Regression Testing

Senior Software Engineer

Ceptes Software Pvt Ltd

Jul 2021 - May 2024 (2 years 10 months)

Designed and developed scalable Java/SpringBoot microservices with service decomposition, REST API design, and fault-tolerance patterns. Built secure platforms using Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and Kafka.

Java Spring Boot Microservices REST APIs Spring Security OAuth JWT JPA MySQL Spring Cloud Docker Kubernetes Resilience4j WebSockets Kafka

Software Engineer

Indigi Consulting and Solutions Pvt Ltd

Apr 2019 - Jun 2021 (2 years 2 months)

Developed secure backend services using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, JWT, JPA, MySQL, and REST APIs. Built configuration tooling that reduced server setup time by 25% and integrated enterprise systems using REST, OData, and Retrofit.