I am a software engineer with over 5 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications and distributed systems. I've worked with industry leaders like Meta, Amazon, and Cognizant, specializing in full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, React, Python, TypeScript, and GraphQL. I enjoy creating efficient microservices, cloud-native solutions, and automating DevOps processes across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker environments. Known for my hands-on approach, cross-functional leadership, and dedication to software quality, I am passionate about leveraging AI to drive user engagement and enhance product velocity. Throughout my career, I have optimized system performance by reducing latency and improving API efficiency, integrated AI-driven features, and advocated for Test-Driven Development with extensive experience in automated testing frameworks. I mentor peers and foster collaboration across teams to deliver measurable improvements in deployment reliability and product delivery timelines. I thrive in agile environments where continuous learning and innovation drive exceptional software solutions.

Apeksha Padaliya

I am a software engineer with over 5 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications and distributed systems. I've worked with industry leaders like Meta, Amazon, and Cognizant, specializing in full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, React, Python, TypeScript, and GraphQL. I enjoy creating efficient microservices, cloud-native solutions, and automating DevOps processes across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker environments. Known for my hands-on approach, cross-functional leadership, and dedication to software quality, I am passionate about leveraging AI to drive user engagement and enhance product velocity. Throughout my career, I have optimized system performance by reducing latency and improving API efficiency, integrated AI-driven features, and advocated for Test-Driven Development with extensive experience in automated testing frameworks. I mentor peers and foster collaboration across teams to deliver measurable improvements in deployment reliability and product delivery timelines. I thrive in agile environments where continuous learning and innovation drive exceptional software solutions.

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I am a software engineer with over 5 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications and distributed systems. I’ve worked with industry leaders like Meta, Amazon, and Cognizant, specializing in full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, React, Python, TypeScript, and GraphQL. I enjoy creating efficient microservices, cloud-native solutions, and automating DevOps processes across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker environments. Known for my hands-on approach, cross-functional leadership, and dedication to software quality, I am passionate about leveraging AI to drive user engagement and enhance product velocity.

Throughout my career, I have optimized system performance by reducing latency and improving API efficiency, integrated AI-driven features, and advocated for Test-Driven Development with extensive experience in automated testing frameworks. I mentor peers and foster collaboration across teams to deliver measurable improvements in deployment reliability and product delivery timelines. I thrive in agile environments where continuous learning and innovation drive exceptional software solutions.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer at Meta
June 1, 2024 - Present
Engineered interactive features for Instagram’s Discovery platform using React (TypeScript), GraphQL (Relay), and Python (Django), increasing user engagement by 12% via A/B-tested UI enhancements. Optimized high-throughput Node.js (Express) API handling 50,000+ requests/sec, reducing latency by 30% through Redis caching and Kafka-based asynchronous processing. Automated CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes (ArgoCD), GitHub Actions, and Bazel, reducing deployment failures by 25% and improving release reliability. Open-sourced an internal React component library adopted by 100+ teams and maintained using Mercurial (Sapling). Led mentorship on GraphQL (Apollo), promoting best practices and improving test coverage to 85% using Jest and Cypress. Integrated generative AI (Llama) into Instagram’s content pipeline enabling real-time AI-assisted caption and hashtag generation, boosting creator post volume by 18%. Led cross-functional collaboration between product, design, and engineering to acce
Software Engineer at Amazon
June 1, 2024 - September 2, 2025
Built an internal Knowledge Sharing Platform using Java, Spring Boot, React, and AWS S3/CloudFront, reducing partner search time by 40% with advanced search algorithms. Developed AI-enhanced UIs with React Server Components, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Next.js, achieving 30% performance improvements via GraphQL Apollo Federation and real-time WebSocket updates. Automated regulatory compliance reporting for China operations with AWS Lambda, S3, and API Gateway, reducing manual audits and errors by 98%. Designed scalable databases using PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and ElastiCache to handle peak loads. Architected and deployed microservices with Spring Boot and Docker on Kubernetes, improving scalability and cutting deployment time by 35%. Enhanced system reliability by 25% through DevOps collaboration on AWS CodeBuild and Kubernetes, monitored via CloudWatch and ELK Stack. Led Test-Driven Development efforts using JUnit 5, Mockito, and TestNG, reaching 98% code coverage and reducing defects
Software Engineer at Cognizant
December 31, 2021 - September 2, 2025
Developed and maintained Java/Spring Boot microservices for a Fortune 500 e-commerce client, improving API performance by 40% through query optimization and Redis caching. Implemented microservices with Spring Boot and Flask, building secure RESTful APIs with JWT authentication, increasing scalability by 40% and reducing latency by 30%. Designed and deployed cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure using Azure Functions, AKS, Docker, and App Services, reducing infrastructure costs by 25%. Built responsive front-end applications with Angular, TypeScript, and modern CSS frameworks, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and accessibility compliance. Improved software quality with unit and integration testing using JUnit, Mockito, and pytest, reducing defects by 25%. Advocated Agile and Test-Driven Development to increase sprint delivery consistency and minimize deployment issues.

Education

Master's in Computer and Information Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas
January 11, 2030 - September 2, 2025
Bachelor's in Technology at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, National Institute of Technology, Punjab, India
January 11, 2030 - September 2, 2025

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Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Professional Services, Education

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