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Sarala Bhandari

@saralabhandari

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I build AI-powered financial data services, streaming platforms, and secure cloud-native applications.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build AI-powered, cloud-native products and data systems where I can work on reliable backend services, real-time platforms, and practical machine-learning features.

At Citi, I build Python and Java services for financial reporting and risk analytics, processing transaction data through PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and AWS pipelines.

I’ve developed LLM and RAG services that summarize financial reports and surface spending trends, using pgvector retrieval, prompt tuning, and output validation within compliance requirements. I also build real-time React dashboards backed by WebSockets so analysts can monitor market trends and alerts without refreshing manually.

Previously, I built Power Platform and Python workflow solutions at Dogma Group and a Java/Spring Boot e-commerce application at Huawei. I enjoy delivering secure, containerized services through Git-based CI/CD, with automated testing, code review, and cloud monitoring.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineer

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Citi

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Designed and built Python (FastAPI) and Java (Spring Boot) REST APIs for financial transaction data processing. Developed a generative-AI service using LLMs and RAG, and implemented AWS data pipelines and Kafka consumers for high-volume data.

Python fastAPI Java Spring Boot PostgreSQL Redis LLM RAG Pgvector AWS S3 Lambda Step Functions Kafka React TypeScript WebSockets JWT RBAC TLS Docker Cloudwatch GitHub Actions Junit Pytest

Full-Stack & Power Platform Developer

Dogma Group

Apr 2023 - Feb 2024 (10 months)

Designed and integrated REST APIs across Microsoft365, SharePoint, and external services to automate workflows. Built Python backend services for data validation and migration, and developed Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI solutions.

REST APIs Microsoft 365 Services SharePoint Python SQL Server Excel Power Automate Power BI Data Modeling Documentation

Software Developer Intern

Huawei

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 (5 months)

Built a full-stack e-commerce marketplace application using Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, and REST APIs. Implemented authentication, input validation, and CRUD endpoints, and participated in Agile sprints and code reviews.