I am a Java Backend Developer with a Master's degree in Computer Science and hands-on experience building backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, MySQL, Docker, and Git. I have developed REST APIs and microservices, implemented JWT authentication, and worked with relational databases. I enjoy building clean, scalable backend solutions, continuously improving my skills, and contributing to real-world software projects. I am motivated, quick to learn, and committed to delivering high-quality code.

Elvin Jalilov

I am a Java Backend Developer with a Master's degree in Computer Science and hands-on experience building backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, MySQL, Docker, and Git. I have developed REST APIs and microservices, implemented JWT authentication, and worked with relational databases. I enjoy building clean, scalable backend solutions, continuously improving my skills, and contributing to real-world software projects. I am motivated, quick to learn, and committed to delivering high-quality code.

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I am a Java Backend Developer with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and hands-on experience building backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, MySQL, Docker, and Git. I have developed REST APIs and microservices, implemented JWT authentication, and worked with relational databases.

I enjoy building clean, scalable backend solutions, continuously improving my skills, and contributing to real-world software projects. I am motivated, quick to learn, and committed to delivering high-quality code.

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Work Experience

Java Software Engineer (Contract based) at AzTeam
February 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and maintained Spring Boot microservices for a customer insight platform, improving scalability and reducing backend processing time by 20%. Built secure REST APIs with JWT authentication and role-based access control. Modeled and implemented entities (communities, topics, posts, replies) using JPA/Spring MVC with pagination, sorting, validation, and CRUD operations. Optimized MySQL with indexing and query fixes; added Redis caching to boost performance and reduce load. Enhanced safety with rate limiting, profanity filters, and flood control mechanisms. Documented APIs with OpenAPI and executed API tests with Postman and unit tests with JUnit. Worked on debugging and continuous feature improvements. Containerized and deployed applications using Tomcat, Docker/Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and AWS; contributed to CI/CD pipelines using Gradle, GitLab CI, and AWS Cloud for automated build, test, and deployment to staging and production.
Software Engineer Intern at Intern Intelligence
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
Optimized a Spring Boot + Hibernate backend by refactoring inefficient JPQL queries and improving fetch strategies using FetchType.LAZY. Implemented MySQL indexing for high-frequency search columns and added pagination for large datasets, improving query performance, memory efficiency, and API responsiveness under concurrent load. Built secure REST APIs using Spring Boot, Spring Security (JWT), Hibernate (JPA), and MySQL with full CRUD operations and role-based authentication; documented endpoints using Swagger/OpenAPI and structured the application with a layered Controller–Service–Repository approach. Developed a Movie API using Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, MySQL, and Spring Security with relational schemas, CRUD functionality, role-based access control, and Swagger documentation, applying clean architecture principles.

Education

Master’s in Computer Science at Vizja University
March 1, 2024 - March 1, 2026
Bachelors of Engineering (Back-End Engineering with Java Program) at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
September 1, 2019 - July 1, 2023
Back-End Engineering with Java (Software Engineering Fundamentals; Data Structures and Algorithms; OOP; Coding with Java; Practical Implementations) — 1 semester at By Individual Instructor
February 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022

Qualifications

Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer (goal)
September 1, 2026 - July 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet

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