Java/J2EE and Java 21 developer with 4+ years of experience building scalable enterprise backend systems, microservices, and REST/SOAP web services across banking and healthcare domains. Experienced in Spring (Spring Boot/Spring MVC/Spring Security), Hibernate/JPA, SQL/PLSQL, and cloud-native deployments on AWS. Also integrates AI/GenAI capabilities (OpenAI APIs, LLMs, RAG, AI agents) into secure backend workflows using Kafka/JMS for asynchronous processing, with strong DevOps skills in Docker and CI/CD via Jenkins. Focused on performance, security (OAuth2/JWT), and reliable production support.

Rahul Patel

Java/J2EE and Java 21 developer with 4+ years of experience building scalable enterprise backend systems, microservices, and REST/SOAP web services across banking and healthcare domains. Experienced in Spring (Spring Boot/Spring MVC/Spring Security), Hibernate/JPA, SQL/PLSQL, and cloud-native deployments on AWS. Also integrates AI/GenAI capabilities (OpenAI APIs, LLMs, RAG, AI agents) into secure backend workflows using Kafka/JMS for asynchronous processing, with strong DevOps skills in Docker and CI/CD via Jenkins. Focused on performance, security (OAuth2/JWT), and reliable production support.

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Java/J2EE and Java 21 developer with 4+ years of experience building scalable enterprise backend systems, microservices, and REST/SOAP web services across banking and healthcare domains. Experienced in Spring (Spring Boot/Spring MVC/Spring Security), Hibernate/JPA, SQL/PLSQL, and cloud-native deployments on AWS.

Also integrates AI/GenAI capabilities (OpenAI APIs, LLMs, RAG, AI agents) into secure backend workflows using Kafka/JMS for asynchronous processing, with strong DevOps skills in Docker and CI/CD via Jenkins. Focused on performance, security (OAuth2/JWT), and reliable production support.

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Work Experience

Java/J2EE Developer at Encompass Health
April 1, 2025 - Present
Architected scalable backend systems using Java 21, Spring Boot, and microservices, enabling modular design and independent deployments. Built REST microservices using layered MVC (Controller, Service, DAO/Repository). Integrated OpenAI/LLM APIs for document summarization, intelligent search, and workflow orchestration, including secure invocation using OAuth2 and JWT. Implemented RAG with vector-based retrieval and designed asynchronous AI processing using Kafka and JMS for long-running tasks. Secured APIs using Spring Security, OAuth2, JWT, and HTTPS. Containerized applications with Docker and built AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, CloudFront/Route 53, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch components). Used Jenkins, Maven, Git, and JUnit for CI/CD and unit testing, and applied agile practices with support during production migration.
Java/J2EE Developer at Frost National Bank
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Delivered end-to-end SDLC for enterprise financial applications using Java 17, J2EE, and Spring Boot. Developed microservices with REST APIs for delivery workflows, route optimization, and real-time status updates. Implemented Spring MVC with IOC/Dependency Injection and DAO patterns; used DTOs/business objects and Hibernate ORM mappings. Built event-driven components using Apache Kafka for asynchronous communication. Implemented security using Spring Security and JWT. Created REST and SOAP APIs for integration with internal/external applications and integrated LLM-based services in enterprise Java workflows. Added AWS Lambda APIs for serverless processing. Developed database procedures/triggers (MySQL) and performed unit testing with JUnit 5. Used Docker, Maven, Git, Jenkins, and Tomcat as part of delivery and operations.
Software Developer at Change Healthcare
June 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Performed analysis and design across SDLC for web applications. Developed services using Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Hibernate with Java 11 features (Collections, Streams, functional interfaces, multithreading, beans, and exception handling). Optimized debugging and performance tuning in Eclipse. Built scalable Spring Boot microservices exposing RESTful APIs. Implemented asynchronous event-driven components with Apache Kafka for logistics and notification systems. Migrated legacy APIs to cloud-native REST APIs deployed on Azure App Services. Containerized Java and Node.js applications with Docker. Used Log4j for logging and created unit tests using JUnit; worked with clients in weekly status updates and web operations.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2022
Bachelor of Computer Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Amazon Web Series)
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Healthcare