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Vazha Chiaberashvili

@vazhachiaberashvili

I build reliable payment and sports-platform microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and React.

I've delivered revenue-generating Combos and Parlays capabilities at Fanatics while architecting scalable backend services for sports merchandise and ticketing workflows.

I previously built payment authorization, transaction processing, fraud detection, merchant dashboards, and event-driven services at PayPal. At JPMorgan Chase, I developed high-availability payment and reconciliation systems for institutional clients, integrated legacy mainframe systems, and improved deployment, monitoring, and database performance.

I work across Java, Spring Boot, React, Kafka, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, AWS, and CI/CD tooling to ship production-ready software. I also build full-stack products including AI-assisted music, simulated trading, image hosting, streaming, and Q&A platforms.

I'm known for debugging complex systems, making thoughtful scalability decisions, and collaborating closely with product and engineering teams in Agile environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer 3

Current

Fanatics

Jan 2026 - Present (7 months)

Contributed to the delivery of Combos and Parlays, a major revenue generating feature that enables bundled sports wagers and drives millions of dollars in company revenue. Architecting backend services for sports merchandise and ticketing platform, making key design decisions on system scalability and reliability.

Java Spring Boot Spring Framework REST APIs Microservices Hibernate JPA MySQL PostgreSQL Kotlin Kafka Bootstrap JavaScript S3 Lambda Cloudwatch Docker Jenkins GitHub Actions

Software Engineer (Full Stack)

PayPal, Inc.

Dec 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year)

Develop microservices that handle payment authorization, transaction processing, and fraud detection systems. Build and maintain REST APIs that serve merchant platforms and customer-facing applications.

Java Spring Boot Spring Framework Spring Security REST APIs Microservices Hibernate JPA PostgreSQL MongoDB Redux Bootstrap HTML5 JavaScript S3 Docker Jenkins GitHub Actions Git Maven Postman IntelliJ IDEA

Backend Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Apr 2022 - Sep 2024 (2 years 5 months)

Develop and maintain backend services for payment and reconciliation systems serving institutional clients. Design REST APIs that handle large transaction volumes with high availability and reliability requirements.