Java/Spring Boot Backend Engineer with SDLC Ownership

MANOHAR RANGAPURAM

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SUMMARY

JAVA / SPRING BOOT ENGINEER with 4+ years building and supporting backend services with strong ownership across the SDLC. Hands-on delivering Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, production troubleshooting, and release support in an Agile environment. Strong at translating ambiguous requirements into clean implementations, writing clear documentation, and debugging issues using logs, stack traces, and repeatable reproduction steps. Actively building an AI SaaS prompt-to-website platform using Spring Boot and robust API patterns, aligned with microservices-first teams. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Backend: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, JSON, Validation, Error Handling.

• Data: SQL, relational modeling concepts, query troubleshooting, schema-aware debugging.

• Frontend (Foundational): JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, basic UI troubleshooting and integration support.

• SDLC: Agile/Scrum, estimation support, requirement clarifica- tion, design reviews, testing readiness.

• Quality: Unit testing exposure, regression validation, defect triage, RCA-style writeups.

• DevOps (Working): Git, branching/PR hygiene, Docker

(projects), release verification habits.

• Operations: Log analysis, incident triage, environment debug- ging, clear stakeholder communication.

• Documentation: design notes, runbooks, KB articles, handoff- ready incident summaries.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SOFTWARE ENGINEER – HCL Technologies (Client: Dell EMC) Oct 2022 – Jun 2024

• Delivered Java/Spring Boot backend features by implementing RESTful microservice endpoints and integrating them into existing enterprise workflows with consistent JSON request/response contracts.

• Owned end-to-end SDLC execution by clarifying requirements, estimating effort, implementing changes, documenting behavior, vali- dating fixes, and supporting deployments in an Agile delivery model.

• Led production-grade troubleshooting by reproducing issues, analyzing logs and stack traces, isolating root causes, and shipping stable fixes with clear rollback and verification steps.

• Strengthened reliability by adding disciplined input validation, defensive coding, and standardized error handling patterns that reduced ambiguous failures and improved supportability.

• Coordinated closely with QA/support teams by writing precise defect notes, reproduction steps, and resolution summaries that improved triage speed and reduced repeat escalations.

• Supported release cycles under tight timelines by validating regression risk, tracking defects to closure, and communicating status crisply to cross-functional stakeholders.

• Diagnosed environment and connectivity issues by performing structured checks around certificates, endpoints, configuration, and ser- vice dependencies to restore functionality quickly.

• Improved team execution by converting repeated issues into lightweight runbooks and checklists that made investigations faster and handoffs cleaner.

FULL STACK ENGINEER (FOUNDER / CLIENT DELIVERY) – Event Web Solutions Dec 2021 – Aug 2023

• Built and supported client web solutions end-to-end by gathering requirements, delivering full-stack features, and providing ongoing technical support with clear, non-technical communication.

• Debugged production issues across UI and backend layers by isolating failures, patching defects, and documenting fixes to reduce repeat incidents and improve client confidence.

• Managed multiple parallel deliverables by prioritizing scope, setting expectations, and shipping incremental improvements without sacrificing quality.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN – KodNest 2022

• Strengthened Java fundamentals and debugging discipline through structured exercises, peer reviews, and clean-code practices aligned with real-world development.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

AI SAAS WEBSITE BUILDER (PROMPT-TO-WEBSITE, LOVABLE-STYLE PLATFORM) 2025 – Present Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL, Docker, Logging, Validation

• Built a prompt-to-website SaaS backend using Spring Boot by designing REST APIs that transform user input into structured page/template outputs with predictable JSON contracts.

• Implemented strong validation and standardized error responses with traceable logs to improve debuggability and reduce time-to- diagnosis during testing and support.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH Dec 2025

Master of Science in Computer and Information Science Dartmouth, MA

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