I'm Gam Garbuja, a results-driven Java Full Stack Developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable enterprise applications across telecom, insurance, and financial services. I design and deliver resilient microservices, RESTful APIs, and responsive UIs using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and React. I thrive in Agile teams, enjoy modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native architectures on AWS, and pride myself on improving performance, uptime, and developer productivity through automation, monitoring, and robust testing.

I'm Gam Garbuja, a results-driven Java Full Stack Developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable enterprise applications across telecom, insurance, and financial services. I design and deliver resilient microservices, RESTful APIs, and responsive UIs using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and React. I thrive in Agile teams, enjoy modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native architectures on AWS, and pride myself on improving performance, uptime, and developer productivity through automation, monitoring, and robust testing.

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I’m Gam Garbuja, a results-driven Java Full Stack Developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable enterprise applications across telecom, insurance, and financial services. I design and deliver resilient microservices, RESTful APIs, and responsive UIs using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and React.

I thrive in Agile teams, enjoy modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native architectures on AWS, and pride myself on improving performance, uptime, and developer productivity through automation, monitoring, and robust testing.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Full Stack Java Developer at Charter Communications (Spectrum)
April 1, 2022 - Present
Designed and developed Spring Boot microservices and React.js applications supporting 1M+ users. Containerized apps with Docker and deployed on AWS with Auto Scaling, achieving 99.9% uptime. Optimized API performance with Oracle query tuning, Redis caching, and REST client tuning. Led migration of 100+ notification templates across microservices with zero downtime. Implemented Kafka-based event-driven architecture for high-volume processing. Built reusable React components with Hooks/Redux. Implemented centralized logging with Log4j, Splunk, and DataDog. Upgraded tests from JUnit 4 to JUnit 5 and improved code coverage. Troubleshot production issues using thread dumps and tracing.
Java Full Stack Developer at Verizon
December 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022
Developed full-stack applications with Spring Boot and React.js, built scalable microservices with Spring Cloud, and implemented Hystrix for fault tolerance. Created RESTful and SOAP services with robust validation and exception handling. Strengthened security with Spring Security. Optimized queries with Hibernate/JPA, integrated Kafka for real-time streaming, and delivered dynamic UI with React/Redux. Automated deployments using Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines in an Agile environment.
Java Developer at New York Life Insurance
October 1, 2018 - November 1, 2020
Developed Spring Boot microservices for policy systems, designed REST APIs for policy lifecycle management, and implemented JWT-based authentication with Spring Security. Built modular applications using Spring MVC, IoC, and AOP. Optimized MongoDB and Oracle databases, automated batch processes with Spring Batch, and developed responsive UI with React/Redux. Implemented logging with Log4j and deployed on Tomcat/WebLogic in an Agile setting.
Java Developer at Citi
August 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018
Developed web applications using Spring Framework, Servlets, JSP, and React. Implemented RESTful services and API integration, applied DI and MVC patterns, and used Hibernate/JPA for data persistence. Implemented authentication via JWT/OAuth 2.0. Worked with Git/Maven, and collaborated in Agile teams to deliver features and resolve issues.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at University of Texas at Arlington
January 11, 2030 - April 8, 2026

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Industry Experience

Telecommunications, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other