Software Engineer Senior

Abid Asghar

Senior Software Engineer Java Backend Developer Cloud & Microservices Specialist

202-***-**** Washington, DC (20004) *****.****@*****.*** Professional Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience in Java backend development, SDLC execution, and cloud-native enterprise solutions. Expert in Java (8–21), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices Architecture. Skilled in designing, coding, testing, and deploying scalable APIs and distributed systems using AWS, Azure, and GCP. Hands-on with AI/ML integrations (OpenAI, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face) and DevOps automation (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins). Proven ability to lead Agile teams, improve CI/CD efficiency, reduce infrastructure costs, and deliver high-performance enterprise applications.

Core Skills & Technologies

Programming & Frameworks:

Java (8–21), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Microservices, RESTful APIs, SOAP, GraphQL, JPA, Hibernate, Node.js, JSP, JDBC

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC):

Requirements Analysis, System Design, Development, Testing, Deployment, Monitoring, Maintenance, Documentation, Agile/Scrum, DevOps Integration Frontend & UI:

React.js, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), AEM (Sling, OSGi), Pega AI / Machine Learning:

OpenAI APIs, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLflow, LangChain, Vertex AI, Data Modeling, Predictive Analytics, R

Cloud & DevOps:

AWS (ECS, Lambda, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3), Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Data & Integration:

Apache Kafka, Spark, Flink, Beam, Airflow, SQL, NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra), PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Redis, Elasticsearch, Data Pipelines

Security & Compliance:

OAuth2, JWT, SAML, RBAC, OWASP Top 10, API Security, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Secure SDLC Practices

Testing & Quality Assurance:

JUnit, TestNG, Mockito, Selenium, Cypress, Cucumber, SonarQube, TDD, BDD, Automated Unit & Integration Testing

Tools & Collaboration:

Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio Code, Agile Project Management, Technical Documentation, Mentorship

Professional Experience

Senior Java Engineer

Amazon Web Services Jan 2021 – Present

Delivered 12+ AI-powered microservices using Java 17, Spring Boot 3, Kubernetes, and Docker, handling 50K+ TPS in distributed systems.

Built Kafka + DLQ event pipelines reducing latency < 50 ms and increasing throughput 35%.

Migrated 15+ monoliths to AWS ECS, Lambda, and S3 using Terraform (IaC), cutting infrastructure costs 30%.

Integrated OpenAI, Hugging Face, GraphQL, and REST/SOAP web services for intelligent summarization features.

Collaborated with AEM and frontend teams (React, Angular, TypeScript) to deliver personalized cloud applications.

Senior Java Developer

CloudOps.io Apr 2019 – Dec 2020

Engineered API proxies on Apigee (10M+ daily requests) with Java 11, Spring Cloud GCP, and OpenAPI 3.0.

Strengthened API security using OAuth2, JWT, SAML, and OWASP practices, reducing DDoS risk 70%.

Optimized GKE Kubernetes workloads via Helm and CI/CD, achieving 40% cloud cost savings.

Accelerated ETL pipelines (Pub/Sub BigQuery) using Beam, Airflow, SQL/NoSQL, and Snowflake.

Integrated APIs into AEM-driven content frontends, improving performance and reliability. Software Engineer

NextGen Systems Inc. Jan 2015 – Mar 2018

Developed RESTful and SOAP web services for digital banking (2M+ users) using Spring Boot 2 and JPA.

Containerized 10+ legacy systems with Docker / Kubernetes, cutting deployment time 90%.

Implemented Redis caching, Spring Batch ETL, and Elasticsearch to reduce DB load 45%.

Achieved 92% test coverage using JUnit, Mockito, Selenium, and CI/CD pipelines.

Designed cloud-native APIs integrated into AEM dashboards with secure, scalable architecture.

Java Developer

TechEase Solutions Jan 2011 – Dec 2014

Built property listing APIs (500K+ listings) using Java 8, Spring MVC, JSP, and MySQL.

Improved search performance 50% via Elasticsearch and caching strategies.

Automated ETL workflows using Apache Camel, Bash scripting, and SQL/NoSQL.

Served as Scrum Master, leading Agile ceremonies and mentoring developers on Git workflows.

Certifications

Oracle Certified Professional – Java SE 11 Developer

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Google Cloud Certified – Associate Cloud Engineer Education

Master of Science in Computer Science

New Jersey Institute of Technology

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