I am a passionate Software Engineer with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Python, and JavaScript, committed to building scalable and high-performance applications. I have experience working with modern microservices architectures, REST and gRPC APIs, and cloud-native deployments on AWS and Kubernetes. My work focuses on optimizing systems by improving processing times, enhancing reliability through automation and performance tuning, and implementing secure coding practices. I pride myself on delivering innovative solutions that increase user engagement, improve system security, and streamline workflows. I enjoy tackling challenges across full-stack development, with a strong foundation in backend and frontend technologies, database optimization, and cloud services. I am continuously growing my skills and aim to make meaningful impacts in technological environments through agile collaboration and cutting-edge software engineering practices.

Balu Manikanta Balaboina

I am a passionate Software Engineer with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Python, and JavaScript, committed to building scalable and high-performance applications. I have experience working with modern microservices architectures, REST and gRPC APIs, and cloud-native deployments on AWS and Kubernetes. My work focuses on optimizing systems by improving processing times, enhancing reliability through automation and performance tuning, and implementing secure coding practices. I pride myself on delivering innovative solutions that increase user engagement, improve system security, and streamline workflows. I enjoy tackling challenges across full-stack development, with a strong foundation in backend and frontend technologies, database optimization, and cloud services. I am continuously growing my skills and aim to make meaningful impacts in technological environments through agile collaboration and cutting-edge software engineering practices.

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I am a passionate Software Engineer with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Python, and JavaScript, committed to building scalable and high-performance applications. I have experience working with modern microservices architectures, REST and gRPC APIs, and cloud-native deployments on AWS and Kubernetes. My work focuses on optimizing systems by improving processing times, enhancing reliability through automation and performance tuning, and implementing secure coding practices.

I pride myself on delivering innovative solutions that increase user engagement, improve system security, and streamline workflows. I enjoy tackling challenges across full-stack development, with a strong foundation in backend and frontend technologies, database optimization, and cloud services. I am continuously growing my skills and aim to make meaningful impacts in technological environments through agile collaboration and cutting-edge software engineering practices.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer Intern at First Citizen Bank
December 31, 2024 - August 21, 2025
Evaluated over 40 Java, Python, and SQL assignments weekly, improving student performance by 25%. Led labs on RESTful API development with Spring Boot and React, boosting system integration skills by 18%. Introduced SQL query optimization exercises, reducing execution errors by 30%. Guided teams in algorithm design and debugging, decreasing runtime errors by over 40%. Established structured Git workflows, which accelerated peer review by 20%. Demonstrated microservice deployment using Spring Boot and Docker, increasing successful deployments by 38%. Maintained Linux-based containerized lab environments, ensuring continuous access for technical sessions.
Full Stack Developer at First Citizens Bank
January 1, 2024 - Present
Designed Spring Boot microservices to handle over 2 million secure API transactions monthly with 99.98% uptime, significantly improving loan servicing and payment processing. Developed React.js and Redux web interfaces increasing online banking engagement by 27%, easing branch workloads. Enhanced API security by implementing OAuth2 and JWT authentication, achieving a 40% reduction in unauthorized login attempts and PCI-DSS compliance. Optimized PostgreSQL schema and indexing to reduce complex query times by 35%. Integrated Apache Kafka for real-time fraud detection alerts, improving intervention speed. Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing release cycles from two weeks to three days without downtime. Expanded automated testing with JUnit and Mockito, lowering post-release issues by 25%. Transitioned legacy loan tracking monolith to Kubernetes-orchestrated microservices, enabling faster horizontal scaling during peak demand.
Software Engineer at Augur Talent Care
July 31, 2023 - August 21, 2025
Optimized data models in PostgreSQL and Oracle databases, improving query speeds by 28%. Automated ETL workflows with Python and SQL stored procedures, reducing load times from 3 to under 2 minutes, enabling same-day analytics. Built interactive dashboards using Power BI and Tableau, shortening report preparation time substantially. Embedded scikit-learn churn prediction models into forecasting workflows, increasing accuracy by 14% and saving approximately $50K monthly on infrastructure. Developed secure REST APIs with Spring Boot for reporting and client portals, enhancing data delivery by 18%. Migrated Java monoliths to microservices containerized with Docker on Kubernetes, increasing release frequency by 35% and minimizing downtime. Improved backend reliability with 90% test coverage using JUnit and Mockito, reducing post-release defects by 22%.

Education

Masters in Information Science at Trine University
August 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025
Bachelors in Commerce and Computer Application at PB. Siddhartha College of Arts & Science
August 1, 2018 - September 30, 2021

Qualifications

Cyber Threat Intelligence - Issued by IBM
January 11, 2030 - August 21, 2025
Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies - Issued by IBM
January 11, 2030 - August 21, 2025
Certification in Advance Database - uCertify Course
January 11, 2030 - August 21, 2025
Certification in AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
January 11, 2030 - August 21, 2025
Certification in Data Mining Project - Issued by University of Colorado Boulder
January 11, 2030 - August 21, 2025
Certification in Introduction to Object Oriented Programming with Java - Issued by LearnQuest
January 11, 2030 - August 21, 2025
Certification in Machine Learning with Python - Issued by IBM Developer Skills Network
January 11, 2030 - August 21, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Education, Healthcare, Professional Services