Aayasha Palikhe

Led the migration from a monolithic platform to distributed microservices for student enrollment operations. Built a centralized portal with automated workflows, a self-service data access layer, and an intelligent GPT-4–based chatbot to handle complex inquiries. Implemented a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system using LangChain and FAISS for semantic search across institutional documents. Designed inter-service communication with Spring Cloud OpenFeign, Kafka, and AWS EventBridge; secured APIs with Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, JWT and AWS Cognito. Built modular React components and Node.js middleware to optimize front-end data exchange. Deployed cloud-native infrastructure on AWS (EC2, Lambda, SQS, SNS, EventBridge) with CloudFormation and Amplify pipelines. Established monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch; increased test coverage with Jest/RTL and JUnit; improved release velocity via TDD and SonarQube.

At Shorelight, I helped streamline student enrollment operations by creating a centralized portal with automated workflows and self-service academic data access. I developed an intelligent chatbot using GPT-4, implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation with LangChain and FAISS for semantic search across academic documents. I refactored backend services to Java 11 improving runtime efficiency by 25%, built RESTful and GraphQL APIs within a Spring Boot microservices architecture, and secured applications using AWS Cognito and S3. I enhanced frontend interactivity with ReactJS and Material UI, achieving 85%+ UI test coverage. I also designed real-time data pipelines with Kafka and AWS Glue, automated infrastructure provisioning with AWS CloudFormation, and containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes, improving scalability, monitoring, and reducing technical debt.

Led the development of a centralized portal to streamline student enrollment operations by automating workflows and enabling self-service academic data access. Developed an intelligent chatbot using GPT-4 integrated with LangChain and FAISS for semantic search across institutional documents, significantly reducing support requests and improving response accuracy. Refactored backend services to Java 11 to improve performance and reduce technical debt while designing scalable RESTful and GraphQL APIs within a Spring Boot microservices architecture. Secured applications using AWS Cognito and optimized cloud-based document storage with AWS S3. Built modular ReactJS components with Redux and Next.js, improving frontend reusability and SEO through server-side rendering and dynamic routing. Ensured accessibility compliance and implemented robust testing suites, achieving high code quality. Orchestrated cloud deployments using AWS services, Kafka streaming, and containerization tools like Dock