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Sai Kiran Gundala

@saikirangundala

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I build scalable full-stack search platforms and event-driven APIs.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to own complex full-stack, search, and event-driven platform domains where I can build scalable APIs, improve relevance and performance, use AI-assisted development tools, and deliver secure software with collaborative teams.

I've built scalable search, event-streaming, and internal tooling platforms for Mutual of Omaha, Verizon, Fiserv, and Barclays. At Mutual of Omaha, I developed React, Next.js, and TypeScript tooling that reduced error investigation time by 40% and built Kafka and Elasticsearch pipelines processing more than 2 million daily events.

I've modernized search and discovery workflows with React, Next.js, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Algolia, PostgreSQL, and Redis. My work has improved API response times by 40%, reduced search latency by 40%, and supported high-volume transactional and customer-facing platforms.

I use AI-assisted development tools including GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Cursor to accelerate delivery while maintaining secure, maintainable software. I enjoy owning complex technical domains, improving query relevance and personalization, and delivering reliable releases through AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer III / Senior Full Stack Engineer

Mutual of Omaha

Sep 2025 - Apr 2026 (7 months)

Developed scalable React, Next.js, and TypeScript internal tooling that reduced error investigation time by 40%. Implemented Kafka consumer services, REST APIs, and Elasticsearch-powered pipelines processing over 2 million daily events.

React Next.js TypeScript Kafka Elasticsearch REST APIs Claude Cursor Maven Spring Boot

Senior Java Backend Developer

Verizon

Jan 2025 - Sep 2025 (8 months)

Designed Kafka event-streaming pipelines containerized with Docker, reducing message latency by 30%. Optimized PostgreSQL queries, GraphQL data models, and Redis caching strategies, improving API response times by 40%.

Kafka Docker AWS AWS Lambda PostgreSQL GraphQL Redis

Full Stack Java Developer

Barclays Bank

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Developed React, TypeScript, and Next.js components for a customer survey platform handling over 50,000 daily interactions. Implemented Spring Security and Hibernate-based authentication and data validation workflows.

React TypeScript Next.js Spring Security Hibernate SQL PostgreSQL AWS Lambda Grafana Junit

Software Engineer I

ThinkFlow Software

Aug 2018 - Jul 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Developed backend Java services with JavaScript and Node.js utilities to support inventory workflows. Implemented Hibernate ORM mappings and MySQL schema changes to enforce data consistency.