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Rafique Ahmed

@rafiqueahmed

Senior Engineering Lead at Persistent Systems, leading Java microservices and cloud-native systems for the Massachusetts Health Connector.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a Senior Engineering Lead position where I can bring my backend development and cloud architecture skills to support the delivery of high-quality Java-based applications and microservices efficiently.

At Persistent Systems, I lead backend systems and microservices for the Massachusetts Health Connector. I drive system design, scalability improvements, and production stability using Java and Spring.

At CoRover, I led the migration of applications and infrastructure from Azure to Linode for a conversational AI platform serving 150M users. I also implemented Redis caching and Kafka-based event streaming for scalability and real-time analytics.

At Altisource, I developed Java backend services for enterprise financial applications and RESTful web services for mortgage-related applications. I also created JasperReports templates and used Java multithreading to speed up data processing for Excel reports.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Engineering Lead

Current

Persistent Systems

Oct 2025 - Present (1 year)

Leading backend systems, microservices, and cloud-native architecture. Driving system design, scalability improvements, and production stability.

Java Spring Framework Spring MVC Spring Data JPA Oracle Database Git Codex Copilot Kafka Distributed Systems

Engineering Lead

Persistent Systems

Mar 2022 - Sep 2025 (3 years 6 months)

Implemented business rules using Kogito DMN to support eligibility and decision-making workflows. Developed and enhanced Java Spring-based backend features to meet evolving business requirements.

Java Spring Framework Spring MVC Spring Data JPA Oracle DB Git FEEL DMN

Tech Lead

CoRover

Oct 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 4 months)

Led cloud migration of applications and infrastructure from Azure to Linode. Configured HAProxy load balancing for high-concurrency systems with SSL and node routing.

Java Spring Boot Microservices Redis Kafka HAProxy Azure Linode Jenkins Nginx Python BASH

Software Engineer

Altisource

Oct 2013 - Jun 2014 (8 months)

Developed backend services using Java, Spring Framework, and J2EE for enterprise financial applications. Designed and developed JasperReports templates for automated investor and financial report generation.

Java Spring Framework J2EE Jasper Reports Multithreading

Junior Software Engineer

Altisource

Aug 2011 - Sep 2013 (2 years 1 month)

Performed production log analysis using Sawmill, VBScript, Microsoft Excel, and Linux shell scripts. Developed RESTful web services using Java, J2EE, and Jax-RS.

Java J2EE JAX RS (Jersey)RESTful Web Services Linux Shell Scripting