Software Engineer with hands-on experience in building backend systems and data-driven platforms using Java (Spring Boot), Python, and PostgreSQL. Skilled in designing data ingestion pipelines, developing RESTful APIs and implementing validation, transformation and reporting workflows for large-scale analytics platforms. Experienced in cloud and DevOps practices including AWS, Docker and CI/CD, with a strong focus on performance optimization and clean, maintainable code. Passionate about translating complex data processes into reliable, scalable software solutions that enhance transparency and decision-making.

Riya Richard

Software Engineer with hands-on experience in building backend systems and data-driven platforms using Java (Spring Boot), Python, and PostgreSQL. Skilled in designing data ingestion pipelines, developing RESTful APIs and implementing validation, transformation and reporting workflows for large-scale analytics platforms. Experienced in cloud and DevOps practices including AWS, Docker and CI/CD, with a strong focus on performance optimization and clean, maintainable code. Passionate about translating complex data processes into reliable, scalable software solutions that enhance transparency and decision-making.

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Software Engineer with hands-on experience in building backend systems and data-driven platforms using Java (Spring Boot), Python, and PostgreSQL. Skilled in designing data ingestion pipelines, developing RESTful APIs and implementing validation, transformation and reporting workflows for large-scale analytics platforms. Experienced in cloud and DevOps practices including AWS, Docker and CI/CD, with a strong focus on performance optimization and clean, maintainable code. Passionate about translating complex data processes into reliable, scalable software solutions that enhance transparency and decision-making.

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Work Experience

Software Developer at Community Dreams Foundation
August 1, 2025 - October 29, 2025
Contributing to the development of an internal collaboration and monitoring platform that helps teams track project activities, review changes and maintain transparency across community programs. Developing backend services in Python and PostgreSQL for activity logs, role-based access and dashboards, improving leadership visibility into ongoing initiatives.
Assistant System Engineer at Data Consultancy Services
July 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023
Contributed to the development of backends for an enterprise analytics platform using Java (Spring Boot) and relational databases, enabling unified reporting across multiple business units. Implemented data ingestion pipelines by applying validation and transformation algorithms on the data and then loading it into SQL-based reporting databases to ensure consistent daily processing. Improved API performance with server-side filtering and paging, which reduced response sizes and sped up downstream processing by 30%. Assisted in CI/CD automation and Docker based containerization, reducing deployment times and enabling smoother release cycles.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at California State University, Long Beach
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2020

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Education