Resume
Suraj Gavali
Backend Software Engineer
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Backend Software Engineer with 4 years of experience building scalable, fault-tolerant microservices in Java (8/11/17) using Spring Boot, Docker, and Kubernetes. Delivered high-throughput, low-latency APIs in fintech and eKYC domains. Skilled in CI/CD automation, AKS deployments, and secure data handling using HSMs. Strong focus on observability, test-driven development, and optimizing system performance under production load.
Experience
Mastercard
NowPune, IN
Software Engineer
May 4, 2026 – Presentchapter_03 // initializing
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Bajaj Finserv
Pune, IN
Senior Software Engineer
Jul 2024 – Apr 30, 2026- ▹Modernized legacy Java 8 eKYC monolith by refactoring into modular Spring Boot services; upgraded to Java 17, reducing CPU usage by 25% under peak load
- ▹Implemented pod health check-based rollback strategy using Z-score anomaly detection across AKS workloads, cutting production downtime by 40%
- ▹Built GenAI-based changelog generator for PR metadata and commit diffs; eliminated manual release notes across 1000+ deployments, reducing documentation time by 80%
- ▹Led sprint planning for a 3-member backend team; increased release throughput by 20% over two quarters
- ▹Spearheaded migration of 1000+ Azure DevOps repos and pipelines to GitHub Enterprise across 15 pods (88 developers) — completed 2 months ahead of schedule
- ▹Reduced Docker image size by 50% using distroless/Alpine images and DockerSlim
- ▹Integrated SonarQube and CodeQL into CI pipelines; reduced post-merge defects by 30%
Software Engineer
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024- ▹Designed high-throughput Offer APIs serving 3Cr+ daily requests; optimized via Cosmos DB partitioning and caching
- ▹Redesigned Cosmos DB document structure — reduced document count by 50% and saved crores in storage costs
- ▹Integrated eKYC APIs with NSDL and NPCI; ensured 99.99% uptime with fallback architecture
- ▹Performed JMeter load testing simulating 1Cr+ eKYC requests; validated retry behavior and 99.99% uptime
- ▹Engineered secure HSM integration for 200,000+ daily UIDAI-based Aadhaar authentication flows
- ▹Wrote JUnit + Mockito test suites with 85%+ coverage; enabled reliable regression validation
Technical Skills
Languages
Java
Python
Bash
Frameworks
Spring Boot
Hibernate
Databases
MySQL
Cosmos DB
DevOps & Cloud
Docker
Kubernetes
Kafka
Git
GitHub
Azure DevOps
Linux
Practices
RESTful APIsMicroservicesCI/CDAgile/ScrumTDDBDDSpring MVCSpring Data JPAJUnitMockitoMavenGradleFirebaseNoSQLMS SQL
Education
College Of Engineering, Pune
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering