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Nikita Deshmukh

@nikitadeshmukh

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Backend Engineer at Cognizant who improved MySQL query performance by approximately 30% in production.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I'm interested in enterprise backend systems, cloud technologies, and secure application development.

At Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., I designed and built backend services and REST APIs using Java 8 and Spring Boot, translating business requirements into working solutions.

I worked with MySQL and Hibernate on production data, improving database performance by approximately 30% through query optimization. I also troubleshot production issues and applied fixes without disrupting live services.

I built and tested applications with JUnit 5 and Mockito, and took part in code reviews. I used GitHub Actions for CI/CD and Docker and Kubernetes in the release process.

As a Programmer Trainee Analyst, I built an Employee Management System independently, integrating REST APIs with an HTML and CSS front end. I'm interested in enterprise backend systems, cloud technologies, and secure application development.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Crew Member

Current

Burger King

May 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Maintaining full-time customer-facing work while continuing hands-on backend development and interviewing for engineering roles. Handling high-volume, time-pressured shifts while staying accurate and consistent.

Java Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2022 - Oct 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Designed and built backend services and REST APIs using Java 8 and Spring Boot, translating client and business logic into reliable solutions. Improved database performance by approximately 30% through query optimization and containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

Java 8 Spring Boot J2EE Hibernate MySQL REST APIs JUnit5 Mockito CI CD GitHub Actions Docker Kubernetes Agile Scrum Jira

Programmer Trainee Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 (11 months)

Completed structured training across the full stack, including Core Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, Hibernate, MySQL, HTML and CSS. Built a full-stack Employee Management System end-to-end, integrating REST APIs with the front end for data handling.

Core Java J2EE Spring Boot Hibernate MySQL HTML CSS REST APIs Git

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Pune

BEng, Computer Science

2016 - 2020

Grade: GPA 7.6

BEng Computer Science degree from the University of Pune, completed in April 2020.

CompTIA

CompTIA Network+, Networking

Completed CompTIA Network+ certification, gaining knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, routing, switching, network security, and network troubleshooting.

CompTIA

CompTIA A+, Information Technology

Completed CompTIA A+ certification, gaining knowledge of computer hardware, operating systems, troubleshooting, networking fundamentals, security, and IT support.