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Suraj Gaikwad

@surajgaikwad

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek backend or platform roles focused on scalable microservices, system performance, modern Java stacks, and collaborative Agile teams that value reliability and measurable impact.

Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices, building scalable backend systems for real-time applications. Designed high-availability REST APIs for large-scale content aggregation, reducing third-party API usage by 98% through intelligent batching and asynchronous processing. Experienced in architecting distributed systems using Neo4j and MongoDB, and building event-driven pipelines with OAuth2, webhooks, and incremental sync for consistent cross-service data. Improved system performance by optimizing database queries and parallel processing, significantly reducing latency. Redesigned authentication flow with SSO-integrated email OTP verification, enforcing secure account activation and improving system reliability. Hands-on with Kafka, PostgreSQL, and cloud-native deployments using Docker, GitHub Actions, and AWS EKS. Also built React-based dashboards that improved operational efficiency and reduced manual effort by 80%

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

MycommunityToday

Oct 2025 - Present (8 months)

Software Developer with experience building scalable Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, authentication systems, and event-driven solutions. Developed Google Calendar sync and meeting recording features, reduced third-party API calls by 98%, improved system reliability and security, contributed to CI/CD on AWS EKS, and actively participated in system design and code reviews.

Java Spring Boot Neo4j MongoDB Docker REST APIs Asynchronous Programming

Software Engineer

SS&C Technologies

Jul 2024 - Jun 2025 (11 months)

Developed Spring Boot REST APIs for pension premium processing handling 100,000+ transactions/month and built React dashboards that reduced manual follow-ups by 80%; optimized SQL and backend logic to improve data retrieval by 40%.

Java Spring Boot React SQL PostgreSQL Performance Tuning REST APIs Agile

Software Engineer Intern

SS&C Technologies

Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 (2 months)

Contributed to ETL pipeline development using SSIS and SQL, migrating client records with 99.9% accuracy and automating 300+ SQL transformations to improve deployment reliability.

SSIS SQL ETL Data Migration Data Validation Automation