Software Development Engineer

Zafar Anwar

H*B Visa Holder

Bentonville, Arkansas 72713 628-***-**** *************@*****.***

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SUMMARY

A results-driven and seasoned software development professional, with extensive experience designing, implementing, and optimizing Java and J2EE applications across diverse business domains, including retail, telecommunications, and finance. Strong expertise in back-end technologies, such as Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and Microservices. Proficient in application performance monitoring, using tools such as AppDynamics. Known for effectively translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Excels in Agile development environments, collaborating closely with product owners and QA teams for iterative delivery. Leverages a broad knowledge base in Cloud and DevOps, including hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins, to drive successful project outcomes and streamline CI and CD pipelines. Highly skilled in technical problem-solving, performance tuning, and ensuring high-quality code deployment, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of software solutions.

Software Development Application Customization and Deployment Pipeline Development Testing

Results Documentation Incident Response Root Cause Analysis Team Leadership

Agile Methodology Communication Cybersecurity

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Architecture: Sequence Diagrams, Flow Diagrams, Component Diagrams, Application Architecture Diagram

Java, JDK 6-21

Spring Modules: Embedded Tomcat Server, Embedded Netty, Json, Gson, JUnit, Mockito

Messaging Systems: Apache Kafka

SQL Databases: Azure SQL Server, Informix DB

Code Building: Maven 3.x

Editor: IntelliJ, VS Code, PyCharm

Micronaut: Familiar with annotations @inject @Client @Retryable @Inject HTTP Methods and Repository annotations

EXPERIENCE

WALMART Bentonville, Arkansas

Software Engineer III 2021-2025

●Designed and developed a Kafka service for data synchronization between databases.

●Designed and built REST APIs (producing and consuming data) following best practices, and generated Swagger documentation.

●Developed and deployed applications, using Docker in stage and production environments.

●Wrote unit tests, using PowerMockito, and developed Kafka producer and consumer applications.

●Developed label-printing solutions and converted an existing service to Java 17.

●Developed a POC in Java 21 using Spring Boot for load testing.

●Adhered to Agile practices, using Jira for user story management and team communication.

●Experimented Micronaut framework

ATCS INC. Atlanta, Georgia

Technical Lead 2019-2021

●Designed, tested, analyzed, and developed Java and J2EE applications across multiple business domains.

●Developed and tested Spring Boot microservices.

●Used Spring, JPA, and J2EE design patterns.

●Leveraged strong communication and collaboration skills to drive implementation and execution of the project.

●Monitored slow performing applications, using AppDynamics, and provided fix and improved performance.

●Created Lexical Analyzer independently, using C on Linux, and Farmers KIOSK, using JSPs and IBM DB2.

●Uncovered Java application bottlenecks and performance tuning.

●Utilized IDEs such as MyEclipse, JBoss Eclipse, NetBeans, and SpringSource Tool Suite.

●Analyzed and fixed UI code.

●Developed proof of concept for end-to-end development in an AWS development environment and Docker.

●Assessed how each component of cloud controller interacted with different services on cloud.

●Migrated applications from a heavyweight to a lightweight environment.

●Identified the root cause of application issues.

●Configured project, using Jenkins, enabling a successful build. Ensured the project was deployed successfully to the development life cycle.

DELIXUS, INC. Bangaluru, Karnataka, India

Cybersecurity Consultant 2018-2019

●Worked on connecting software to cloud providers (Google, Azure) to identify security vulnerabilities.

●Wrote code to connect to Kafka, using Python and Polls to Messages.

●Set up multiple Kafka instances to replicate as a cluster.

●Generated Swagger for existing cloud-based service.

VERIZON Piscataway, New Jersey

Senior Software Developer, Contract 2018

●Designed and developed a responsive UI, using Angular 22, HTML, and CSS.

●Worked on the Thing Space Marketplace, an interface for loT device management.

●Designed and developed Spring Boot microservices for TSM application.

●Implemented REST principles for microservice design.

●Mapped Json responses to Java Objects and extensively utilized lambdas and functional interfaces.

●Managed tasks, using Agile methodologies and Jira.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS St. Louis, Missouri

Senior Java Developer, Contract 2018

●Designed sequence diagrams for Charter Communications application for selling cable and internet services.

●Wrote code to implement sequence diagram.

●Mapped JSON responses and built modules, using Maven.

●Implemented Hystrix circuit-breaker and Eureka for service discovery.

COMPUTER ENTERPRISES INC. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Java Developer 2017

●Worked on enhancing applications (X-ray, CCRPIL), serving customer requests.

●Implemented user stories focusing on performance and functionality enhancement

●Reviewed and approved team members’ work, ensuring best practices and design patterns.

●Created Jenkins jobs and wrote integration tests, using Cucumber and Selenium.

●Utilized RxJava for improved performance in multi-service calls.

●Enhanced REST web services and wrote code in a functional style, using lambdas.

WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES Boston, Massachusetts

Technical Lead Technologies 2014-2017

●Worked on cloud controller application for managing cloud services like databases, registry, monitoring, and logging.

●Designed and implemented Spring Boot microservices for cloud components.

●Fixed deployment issues and performed root cause analysis.

●Implemented RESTful services for application status monitoring.

●Wrote JUnit and integration tests; addressed non-functional requirements (security, logging), using Spring AOP.

●Provided solutions for hybrid and public clouds and fixed JVM memory issues.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

HCL TECHNOLOGIES, Bangalore, India, Senior Software Engineer, 2013-2014. Developed, tested and debugged web applications for the Windchill PDMLink system. Collaborated with colleagues on development, implementation and transfer of data from third-party components. Analyzed migration requirements. Performed data migration from Matrix to Windchill PDMLink. Customized Windchill PDMLink and Item Management web application, based on client requirements. Migrated Perl application to Java, using Spring MVC and LDAP.

DELIXUS, INC., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Senior Software Engineer, 2006-2013. Managed survey programming team. Completed survey, per client requirements. Contributed to various projects.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

WALMART, Bentonville, Arkansas, Customer Value Program, Label Data Orchestration, 2019-2025. Maintained seven microservices (approximately 15 APIs.) Customized data points on printed labels. Integrated REST APIs and added new features. Extracted interested data elements. Declared, customized, and injected Beans. Wrote different scenarios to test actual code. Conducted performance testing, using Locust and a proprietary testing tool. Deployed code to production. Fixed all issues at different stages from implementation to deployment.

TENABLE, Bengaluru, India, Vulnerability Detection System, 2018-2019. Completed POCs. Used Kotlin, Groovy, Postgres, and Kafka. Fixed Swagger issues.

VERIZON, Piscataway, New Jersey, A Line Activation Registration System, 2018. Implemented and customized REST APIs. Tested changes in UAT and deployed to production.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, St. Louis, Missouri, Spectrum Services Application, 2018. Built a sequence diagram. Integrated with internal REST APIs and mapped with Jackson annotations. Used Maven.

COMCAST, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, X-Ray CCRPIL, 2017. Enhanced performance of X-Ray and CCRPIL. Created Jenkins job for integration tests. Used RxJava to call multiple services simultaneously.

STATE STREET, Boston, Massachusetts, Cloud Management Controller, 2017. Supported State Street applications. Built, using Java and Apache Server. Fixed JVM memory issues by analyzing heap and thread dump.

EDUCATION

SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

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