Senior Software Engineer - Backend, Microservices, AWS/GKE

Meghana C

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable backend and full-stack systems in healthcare and fintech. Expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud- native development using Python, Java, Django, and Spring Boot. Experienced in data pipelines, API integrations, and Kafka-based real-time processing. Proficient in AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD, with a strong track record of delivering reliable, high-impact solutions. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Novo Nordisk Senior Software Engineer April 2024 – Present

• Successfully managed multiple high-priority projects in parallel, consistently delivering outcomes within tight deadlines while maintaining high quality standards.

• Held design review sessions with staff engineers to define the microservices architecture for AutoLit, a platform that streamlines scientific literature workflows for Medical Liaisons.

• Led a team of engineers in designing and implementing data-harvesting pipelines that retrieve relevant scientific articles from third-party research databases via API integrations.

• Designed and developed a user onboarding service enabling subscription based on keywords, categories, therapeutic areas, and geographic regions.

• Integrated Kafka to streamline ingestion into the AI-powered summarization module, improving processing efficiency and enabling rapid generation of concise article summaries for end users.

• Designed scalable microservices supporting high-volume data ingestion and AI processing workflows.

• Processed high-volume scientific data streams, enabling near real-time summarization workflows.

• Improved system throughput and reduced latency through Kafka-based event-driven architecture, enabling faster processing of high-volume data streams

• Collaborated cross-functionally with product, data, and ML teams to deliver end-to-end features Technology: Python, Django, Vue.js, AWS, Kafka, Jenkins, Kubernetes ICE Mortgage Technology Software Engineer - II May 2023 - April 2024

• Developed APIs for CRUD operations on tasks, ensuring compliance with business rules.

• Built a CI/CD pipeline for AWS deployment, integrated with CloudWatch and Kibana, reducing deployment time by 40%.

• Designed and optimized backend services to handle high-throughput task processing, improving system performance and scalability under increasing workloads

• Implemented task management extensions, including Subtasks and Task Groups.

• Utilized Kubernetes for container orchestration, improving scalability and reliability.

• Conceptualized an application for mortgage data management, improving data accuracy by 20%.

• Engineered C# application to streamline data processing, elevating coverage from 60% to 80%. Technology: Java, Spring Boot, C#, .Net, MySQL, AWS, Jenkins, Kafka, Kibana, Kubernetes Novo Nordisk Software Engineer Jan 2022 – July 2022

• Engineered an innovative Python application that reduced IT device patching time by 95%, significantly improving operational efficiency.

• Built and integrated automation workflows using Python and ServiceNow APIs, improving operational efficiency and reducing manual intervention across enterprise IT processes

• Developed REST APIs using Python and Django, ensuring data integrity across multiple systems.

• Managed deployments with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, improving consistency and automation.

Technology: Python, C++, ServiceNow, Azure, Cisco DNA Center, Kubernetes Blue Sail Software Engineer Sep 2018 – Dec 2021

• Built data-processing features using OpenPyXL to streamline the dissemination of policy updates.

• Implemented automated file comparison logic, achieving a 95% reduction in error rates and an 80% decrease in processing time.

• Automated the end-to-end policy document creation and distribution process, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy.

• Developed application using React to streamline policy data processing and improve experience. Technology: Python, Django, SQL, Azure, Jenkins, Kibana, React KEY PROJECTS

AutoLit – AI Literature Processing Platform

• Designed event-driven microservices architecture using Kafka for large-scale article ingestion and processing

• Built data pipelines integrating PubMed APIs and AI-based summarization workflows (Azure OpenAI)

• Implemented subscription-based notification system (daily/weekly digests) for Medical Liaisons

• Improved processing throughput and reduced manual research effort significantly IT Device Patching Automation

• Built Python-based automation integrating ServiceNow and Cisco DNA Center

• Reduced patching time by 95%, improving enterprise IT efficiency EDUCATION / SKILLS

Education: Master’s in computer engineering at California State University, Northridge Technical Skills:

• Programming Languages: Python, Java, C#, C++, JavaScript, SQL

• Backend: Django, Spring Boot, Vue.js, React, Node.js

• Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure

• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite

• Testing & Quality Assurance: PyTest, JUnit, CloudWatch, TDD

• Tools & Platforms: Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CloudWatch, Kibana, Airflow, ServiceNow, Cisco DNA Center

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