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Keyul Jain
@keyuljain
Software Development Engineer | Immediate Joiner | Backend & Microservices | Java, Spring Boot | Kafka | Redis, Aerospike | Payments
What I'm looking for
Software Development Engineer with 3+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and high-throughput fintech microservices using Java and Spring Boot. Currently working at BillDesk, delivering payment platforms supporting UPI, RuPay, cards, netbanking, and cross-border transactions for 200+ merchants. Strong experience in event-driven architectures using Kafka, Consul, and Aerospike, with hands-on ownership of API design, security, and production readiness. Led award-winning initiatives including an internal API Playground and scalable DCC workflows for multi-currency payments Comfortable operating across system design, performance optimization, and DevOps using Docker, AWS, Jenkins, and GitLab. Key Skills: Java | Spring Boot | Spring Security | REST APIs | Kafka | Aerospike | Consul | Docker | Kubernetes | Jenkins | GitLab | Microservices | API Development | UPI | PCI/RBI Compliance | AWS | AI Integration | Claude/OpenAI | MCP | Github Copilot | Hibernate
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Software Development Engineer
BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Ltd.)
Jul 2023 - Present (3 years)
Owned end-to-end design and delivery of high-throughput fintech backend microservices, reducing API latency by 8%+ and supporting payment workflows for 200+ merchants. Built Spring Boot/AWS API Playground and event-driven payment workflows with Kafka, delivered secure REST APIs using Spring Security/JWT/RBAC, and improved release workflows by reducing deployment cycles by 40% while also architecti
Software Development Engineer
BillDesk
Jul 2023 - Jul 2026 (3 years)
Built and owned high-throughput fintech microservices supporting 200+ merchants (Google, Amazon, Netflix, Apple, IRCTC), reducing API latency by 8%+. Developed API Playground, Kafka-based payment workflows, secure Spring Boot REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and an MCP Server enabling natural language transaction operations, improving reliability and developer productivity.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
Grade: CGPA: 9.01
Earned a B.E. in Computer Engineering at Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, graduating in 2023 with a CGPA of 9.01.
Mumbai University
Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science
2019 - 2023
Grade: 9.01
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Postman
GitHub
GitLab
Spring Cloud
Jenkins
GitLab CI
Spring Data
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Spring Boot
Spring
Spring Framework
Spring MVC
Redis
Aerospike
Apache Maven
Java 8
Quarkus
Java
Scala
Java EE
Kafka
RabbitMQ
Zuul
Grafana
Kibana
Prometheus
OpenTelemetry
Linux
Oracle PL/SQL
Elasticsearch
Spring Security
JUnit
Git
Docker
Anthropic Claude API
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Claude Code
ChatGPT
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
Social media
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