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Vijay Pogaku

@vijaypogaku

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Software Engineer specializing in Java microservices and secure, cloud-ready systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can build secure, cloud-native Java microservices and event-driven pipelines, collaborate in Agile teams, and take ownership of performance, reliability, and CI/CD to deliver production-ready features.

I’m a Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-scale full-stack applications for mission-critical production systems in supply chain and financial services.

I build Java microservices with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Cloud, including REST APIs, service discovery (Eureka), and API gateway routing. I’ve delivered event-driven transaction processing pipelines with Apache Kafka, optimized performance with indexing/query tuning and Redis caching, and deployed containerized services to AWS ECS with RDS and S3.

I prioritize security and reliability—implementing OAuth2/JWT with Spring Security, hardening against OWASP Top 10, and remediating vulnerabilities flagged by Fortify SAST and Black Duck SCA. I also bring AI capability to workflows using Spring AI and OpenAI API for document analysis, and I’ve led modernization efforts (Java 6 to Java 17, Tomcat updates, and RHEL 8.8) while managing CI/CD through Jenkins and Ansible.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

Mizuho Americas

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Built Spring Cloud microservices for financial transaction processing, implementing Eureka service discovery and Spring Cloud Gateway routing across distributed services. Deployed Java applications to AWS ECS, designed an event-driven Apache Kafka pipeline for asynchronous processing, and secured internal REST APIs with OAuth2 and JWT while meeting PCI-DSS compliance requirements.

Java Spring Boot Spring Cloud Microservices REST APIs Eureka Apache Kafka AWS ECS Docker Redis

Software Engineer

OpenText

Apr 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 9 months)

Developed and maintained a global B2B supply chain and order management platform for 700+ enterprise customers, processing 16+ billion transactions annually in mission-critical, multi-tenant systems. Re-architected synchronous report generation into an asynchronous Kafka-based pipeline, reducing end-user wait time by ~90%, and served as Release Manager for 15+ major production releases.

Java Spring Framework Spring MVC REST APIs Apache Kafka Pl SQL Oracle SQL Jenkins Redis

Software Engineer Intern

OpenText

Dec 2020 - Apr 2021 (4 months)

Automated 20+ functional and regression test cases for the OpenText Magellan product using Java, Selenium, and TestNG, improving test coverage and reducing manual testing effort. Identified, documented, and tracked software defects through resolution across multiple application modules.