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Santosh Lokhande

@santoshlokhande

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Senior Java Developer and Lead Software Engineer delivering cloud-native microservices at scale.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead and build cloud-native, high-availability Java microservices—driving performance, reliability, and event-driven architectures while mentoring teams and partnering across engineering, QA, and stakeholders.

I’m a results-driven Senior Java Developer and Lead Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience architecting and delivering scalable, high-performance microservices for enterprise-grade systems. I translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions while maintaining speed, quality, and consistency.

I specialize in Java 8–17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Apache Kafka, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. In my current role, I spearheaded cloud-native microservices design and delivery, architected secure high-availability REST APIs, and built an event-driven platform that improved performance and resilience.

I also lead cross-functional teams and engineering standards—managing and mentoring 4–6 engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and recruitment support. I’ve driven measurable impact, including a 30% reduction in average API latency and a successful AWS ECS Fargate migration that reduced deployment time and eliminated server management overhead.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead Software Engineer

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Clairvoyant by EXL

Dec 2021 - Present (4 years 7 months)

Led end-to-end design and delivery of cloud-native Java microservices using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud, improving scalability and throughput. Architected high-availability REST APIs and implemented event-driven Kafka architecture while migrating backend infrastructure to AWS ECS Fargate.

Spring Boot Spring Cloud Microservices REST APIs Apache Kafka AWS Fargate Caching Docker Kubernetes

Java Developer

Quinstreet Pvt Ltd

Nov 2017 - Dec 2021 (4 years 1 month)

Built and maintained high-availability enterprise backend modules with Java 8, Spring MVC, and Spring Boot. Developed REST APIs aligned to OpenAPI, implemented Hibernate/JPA ORM and Spring Security RBAC, and collaborated with frontend teams on contract-first integrations.

Java 8 Spring MVC Spring Boot REST APIs OpenAPI Swagger Hibernate JPA Oracle PostgreSQL Spring Security RBAC Agile Scrum

Project Intern - Cryptography Research

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Jul 2016 - May 2017 (10 months)

Researched elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and cryptographic algorithms, including solving discrete logarithm problems. Implemented Pollard's Rho algorithm in C with CUDA, and benchmarked/optimized performance for speed and memory efficiency.

Elliptic Curve Cryptography Discrete Logarithm Problems Pollard'S Rho Algorithm C#CUDA Benchmarking Cryptographic Algorithm Optimization