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Meghana K

@meghanak

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Java backend engineer building scalable Spring Boot and event-driven systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek backend engineering roles focusing on Java/Spring, event-driven systems, strong observability, cross-team integration, and opportunities to design scalable APIs and platforms.

I am a passionate Java backend engineer with extensive experience building scalable, reliable services using Spring Boot, Kafka, and GraphQL. I have led backend development for payroll and EWA platforms, designed APIs and schemas, and implemented event-driven architectures with region-aware consumers to support distributed systems.

I focus on observability, automated testing, and performance optimization, having reduced deployment-related downtime and improved response times through monitoring, caching, and query tuning. I collaborate cross-functionally with identity, payroll, and time-tracking teams to integrate complex systems and deliver production-ready services.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineer

Current

Intuit

Apr 2025 - Present (9 months)

Spearheaded backend development of an Earned Wage Access platform using Java 21 and Spring Boot and architected a Kafka-based event-driven system processing payroll, time entry, consent, and identity events with region-aware consumers.

Java 21+Spring Boot Kafka REST APIs Distributed Systems CI CD

Software Developer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Jan 2020 - Feb 2024 (4 years 1 month)

Engineered RESTful microservices with Java and Spring Boot to support order processing and research workflows, optimized queries and caching to improve API response times, and reduced deployment-related downtime by 20% via monitoring and tooling.

Java Spring Boot REST APIs Junit Mockito Splunk Database Optimization Caching

Java Developer

BNY Mellon

Oct 2016 - Apr 2018 (1 year 6 months)

Developed a benefits services platform using Java, Spring, Hibernate and secured REST APIs with OAuth2/JWT while contributing across the SDLC in Agile teams to deliver production deployments.

Java Spring Hibernate REST APIs OAUTH2 JWT Maven Jenkins

Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Jun 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year 1 month)

Built backend applications and RESTful APIs with Java, Spring, and Hibernate, improved Oracle/MySQL performance, and automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Maven.

Java Spring Hibernate REST APIs Oracle MySQL Jenkins Maven Automated Testing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Master of Science, Master of Science

2014 - 2015

Activities and societies: Dean’s International Scholarship Award (Aug 2014)

Completed a Master of Science at the University of Missouri–Kansas City between August 2014 and December 2015; recipient of the Dean's International Scholarship.