Senior Java Software Engineer - Microservices & Cloud

Eli Syed

Senior Java Software Engineer — Spring Boot Microservices React Angular Cloud

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• Whitehall, PA Open to Remote

Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade Java applications, Spring Boot microservices, and full-stack platforms using React and Angular. Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, Apache Kafka event- driven pipelines, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA, and cloud-native deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Proven track record leading engineering teams, reducing system latency, improving reliability, and delivering scalable backend infrastructure that supports millions of transactions in fast-paced enterprise environments. Strong communicator and Agile practitioner with a consistent record of mentoring engineers and aligning technical execution with business goals.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Java (Core Java, Java 8, Java 11, Java 17+), JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Node.js

Backend Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Microservices Architecture Frontend Technologies: React.js, Angular, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS

Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle Database, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis Messaging & Integration: Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Pub/Sub, OAuth2, JWT, API Gateways, REST/GraphQL Integrations

Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, ECS), Microsoft Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform Testing & Quality: JUnit, Mockito, Integration Testing, TDD, Code Reviews, SonarQube, OWASP Security Standards

Collaboration & Delivery: Jira, Asana, ClickUp, Notion, Monday.com, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Agile, Scrum, Kanban

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead Java Full Stack Engineer Creative Nodes Jul 2022 – Present Remote Architected and led end-to-end development of cloud-native SaaS platforms using Java Spring Boot microservices and React, serving 20,000+ active users with 99.9% production uptime on AWS and Azure.

Designed a distributed microservices ecosystem using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Gateway, and Docker, decomposing a large-scale monolith into 12+ independently deployable services and improving deployment frequency by 50%.

5/19/26, 4:20 AM Eli Syed - Senior Java Software Engineer Spring Boot Microservices file Users/apple/Desktop/Eli_Syed_Resume_Java_SpringBoot.html 1/3 Built high-throughput REST and GraphQL APIs using Spring Boot and Spring Data JPA with PostgreSQL backends, reducing average API response time by 45% through query optimization, Redis caching, and connection pooling. Implemented Apache Kafka event-driven pipelines for asynchronous inter-service communication, processing 800,000+ daily events with guaranteed delivery and fault-tolerant consumer group management.

Integrated Spring Security with OAuth2 and JWT-based authentication, enforcing role-based access controls across all microservices and meeting enterprise security compliance requirements.

Delivered React and Angular frontend applications with RESTful API integrations, improving UI rendering performance by 35% through lazy loading, code splitting, and CDN-backed static asset delivery.

Established automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins, enabling zero- downtime Kubernetes rolling deployments and reducing manual release effort by 65%. Led and mentored a team of 7 engineers across backend and frontend disciplines, conducting bi-weekly architecture reviews and establishing Java best practices that improved team code quality and sprint velocity by 30%.

Collaborated with product owners and enterprise clients to define system architecture, translating business requirements into technical roadmaps and delivering across 10 concurrent client engagements.

Senior Java Software Engineer JorieAI Apr 2018 – Apr 2022 Remote Served as senior backend engineer on an AI-powered enterprise healthcare automation platform, building Java Spring Boot microservices and REST API layers processing 2.5 million+ clinical transactions per month.

Designed Spring Boot service orchestration layer integrating multiple third-party healthcare APIs and AI inference engines, enabling real-time clinical decision support with sub-180ms end-to-end response latency.

Built Hibernate/JPA data access layers with complex domain mappings across PostgreSQL and Oracle databases, optimizing slow queries and reducing average database response times by 70% through strategic indexing and execution plan tuning. Implemented Apache Kafka-based event streaming pipelines for clinical record processing and audit trail generation, decoupling core services and improving system resilience under variable load conditions.

Developed Angular and React dashboards consuming Spring Boot GraphQL and REST APIs, used by 400+ healthcare practitioners to access real-time patient analytics and reporting workflows.

Enforced HIPAA compliance through Spring Security RBAC, field-level encryption for PHI data, and comprehensive audit logging across all service boundaries. Built Dockerized deployment pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions for AWS ECS, standardizing environment configurations across development, staging, and production and eliminating configuration drift.

Participated in bi-weekly Scrum ceremonies and collaborated with cross-functional data science and product teams, maintaining a 95%+ sprint completion rate throughout 4 years of delivery cycles.

Software Engineer Bomb Party Jan 2013 – May 2019 Remote Built and maintained Java-based backend services for a high-traffic real-time multiplayer gaming platform, handling 45,000+ concurrent sessions and sustaining low-latency gameplay under peak load conditions.

5/19/26, 4:20 AM Eli Syed - Senior Java Software Engineer Spring Boot Microservices file Users/apple/Desktop/Eli_Syed_Resume_Java_SpringBoot.html 2/3 Developed RESTful APIs using Spring MVC for user profiles, match history, leaderboards, and social interactions, serving 500,000+ registered users across web and mobile clients. Contributed to monolith decomposition efforts by extracting high-load game services into independently deployable Spring Boot microservices, improving system fault isolation and reducing cascading failure impact.

Integrated Redis as a distributed caching and session management layer, reducing database read load by 55% and improving average API throughput during peak traffic windows. Built and maintained AngularJS frontend components for game lobbies, matchmaking flows, and user dashboards; later contributed to Angular migration efforts that improved frontend maintainability and load times.

Optimized MySQL and PostgreSQL schemas for high-frequency game operations, improving write-path throughput by 45% through strategic indexing, query refactoring, and connection pooling configurations.

Participated in AWS infrastructure migration from on-premise servers to EC2, RDS, and ElastiCache, reducing infrastructure costs by 35% while improving uptime and scalability during high-traffic periods.

Wrote JUnit and Mockito test suites across core game logic and API services, achieving 80%+ code coverage and reducing production regression incidents across release cycles. EDUCATION

GC University (GCU) 2008 – 2012

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Spring Boot Microservices with service

discovery (Eureka) and API Gateway

patterns

Event-driven architecture with Apache

Kafka and RabbitMQ at scale

Spring Security: OAuth2, JWT, MFA,

RBAC enforcement across distributed

services

Hibernate ORM optimization: N+1

resolution, batch fetching, second-level

caching

Kubernetes cluster management with

autoscaling, rolling updates, and health

probes

Full-stack delivery: Java Spring Boot APIs

consumed by React and Angular

frontends

CI/CD pipeline design with GitHub Actions

and Jenkins for multi-environment

deployments

Cloud infrastructure on AWS (ECS, RDS,

Lambda) and Azure App Services with

Terraform IaC

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