Full-Stack Software Engineer with API Expertise

CHRIST RODRIGUES

Boston, MA 857-***-**** *********.**@************.*** Linkedin.com/in/christ-rodrigues/ SUMMARY

Software Engineer experienced in building scalable full-stack applications and API-first backend services using React, Java Spring Boot, Node.js, and Python. Skilled in designing RESTful APIs, optimizing performance and reliability, and delivering production-ready features in Agile environments using CI/CD workflows, debugging, and cross-functional collaboration. TECHNICAL SKILLS

AI/ML Technologies: OpenAI API, LangChain, RAG Systems, Vector Databases (ChromaDB), Prompt Engineering, Semantic Search, LLM Integration, Embedding Models, Hugging Face

Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL Backend: Python (Flask, FastAPI), Node.js, Express.js, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Hibernate, JSP, RESTful APIs Frontend: React, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind, SASS, jQuery, JSON, UI/UX Design Principles, Responsive Design Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, SQL Server Cloud & Tools: Git, GitHub, Docker, Jenkins, Maven, VS Code, Jupyter Notebooks, Postman, GitHub Copilot PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Developer Intern, IpersLab Mountain View, CA Aug 2025 - Present

•Developed an interactive quiz experience with real-time question rendering and progress tracking using ReactJS and JavaScript, improving responsiveness by 40% and reducing session drop-offs by 35%.

•Constructed results dashboard leveraging state management, elevating user satisfaction by 45% and accelerating result load by 60%.

•Optimized backend services for quiz data retrieval through RESTful APIs and PostgreSQL, improving data throughput by 20% while maintaining API latency under 300ms.

•Implemented a seamless navigation and resume-flow system with bookmarking using React Hooks, reducing user navigation errors by 50% and improving multi-device session continuity. Software Developer, Vistaar Digital Communications Mumbai, IN Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

•Engineered scalable web applications for enterprise pharmaceutical clients using Node.js and JavaScript, improving application responsiveness and increasing client engagement by 25%.

•Enhanced frontend performance by implementing lazy loading, script bundling, and image compression, reducing page load times by 30% and enhancing user experience.

•Delivered RESTful API integrations for real-time content delivery and applied caching strategies, increasing user session time by 35% while supporting 5,000+ concurrent users.

•Automated build and deployment workflows using Jenkins and Git-based pipelines, reducing release cycles by 40% across development, staging, and production environments. PROJECTS

Job Application Tracker Jul 2025 - Sep 2025

•Built a secure full-stack job tracking platform using Spring Boot, React, and MySQL, developing 8 RESTful endpoints with pagination and filtering while designing a normalized relational schema to ensure scalable data management.

•Implemented authentication and authorization using Spring Security + JWT, applying BCrypt encryption and role-based access control, while delivering a responsive dashboard with analytics, search, and real-time UI updates using React state management. University Knowledge Chatbot RAG System May 2025 - Jun 2025

•Designed and built an end-to-end RAG pipeline using LangChain, processing 3+ university web pages into 1,000+ text chunks to enable scalable document retrieval and question answering.

•Implemented ChromaDB vector storage with OpenAI embeddings and optimized chunking/retrieval strategy, achieving sub-second query latency while improving response relevance by 30%. Inventory Management System Mar 2025 - Apr 2025

•Developed a scalable backend inventory platform using Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL, applying Facade, Command, and Singleton patterns to improve maintainability and reduce system complexity by 30%.

•Enhanced transaction workflows by implementing invoice automation and alert-driven validations, improving processing speed by 35% and reducing user errors by 25%.

EDUCATION

Northeastern University, Boston, MA Master of Science in Software Engineering Systems Jan 2023 - May 2025

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