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I am a seasoned software professional with 9 years of hands-on experience architecting, designing, and delivering web-based applications using Node.js, Express, Angular, React, and a broad modern stack. I have worked across E-commerce, Financial Services, and trading platforms, contributing to scalable backend services and rich, responsive frontends. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into robust, maintainable solutions. I excel at building microservices, deploying in cloud environments (AWS and Azure), and implementing CI/CD with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tooling. I’m passionate about performance, security, and data-driven UI experiences—delivering dashboards, AI-enabled features, and reliable systems that users trust and rely on daily.…I am a seasoned software professional with 9 years of hands-on experience architecting, designing, and delivering web-based applications using Node.js, Express, Angular, React, and a broad modern stack. I have worked across E-commerce, Financial Services, and trading platforms, contributing to scalable backend services and rich, responsive frontends. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into robust, maintainable solutions. I excel at building microservices, deploying in cloud environments (AWS and Azure), and implementing CI/CD with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tooling. I’m passionate about performance, security, and data-driven UI experiences—delivering dashboards, AI-enabled features, and reliable systems that users trust and rely on daily.

Varun Kaitha

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +4

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I am a seasoned software professional with 9 years of hands-on experience architecting, designing, and delivering web-based applications using Node.js, Express, Angular, React, and a broad modern stack. I have worked across E-commerce, Financial Services, and trading platforms, contributing to scalable backend services and rich, responsive frontends. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into robust, maintainable solutions. I excel at building microservices, deploying in cloud environments (AWS and Azure), and implementing CI/CD with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tooling. I’m passionate about performance, security, and data-driven UI experiences—delivering dashboards, AI-enabled features, and reliable systems that users trust and rely on daily.…I am a seasoned software professional with 9 years of hands-on experience architecting, designing, and delivering web-based applications using Node.js, Express, Angular, React, and a broad modern stack. I have worked across E-commerce, Financial Services, and trading platforms, contributing to scalable backend services and rich, responsive frontends. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into robust, maintainable solutions. I excel at building microservices, deploying in cloud environments (AWS and Azure), and implementing CI/CD with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tooling. I’m passionate about performance, security, and data-driven UI experiences—delivering dashboards, AI-enabled features, and reliable systems that users trust and rely on daily.

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I am a seasoned software professional with 9 years of hands-on experience architecting, designing, and delivering web-based applications using Node.js, Express, Angular, React, and a broad modern stack. I have worked across E-commerce, Financial Services, and trading platforms, contributing to scalable backend services and rich, responsive frontends. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into robust, maintainable solutions.

I excel at building microservices, deploying in cloud environments (AWS and Azure), and implementing CI/CD with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps tooling. I’m passionate about performance, security, and data-driven UI experiences—delivering dashboards, AI-enabled features, and reliable systems that users trust and rely on daily.

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Full Stack Developer at QVC

November 1, 2023 - Present

Led development of RESTful APIs using Node.js and MongoDB for scalable, high-traffic web applications. Built dynamic Angular 14+ UIs with PrimeNG and Angular Material. Deployed AI-enabled microservices on Azure App Services with endpoints via Azure API Management and secured by Azure AD tokens. Implemented Node.js middleware for secure external API integrations with rate limiting and token-based authentication. Built real-time Kafka pipelines for inter-service communication. Created REST APIs to serve AI models hosted in Azure ML, logging to Azure Table Storage. Optimized CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and Jenkins. Refactored legacy AngularJS to Angular 14+. Implemented Redis caching; created dashboards and real-time UI updates; tested with Jest, Mocha, and Supertest.

Full Stack Developer at Principal Financial

October 1, 2023 - September 18, 2025

Developed and deployed AI-driven microservices using Node.js and Python, integrating with AWS SageMaker for real-time inference; scaled with Kubernetes and API Gateway. Built Dockerized test environments and Kubernetes-based deployments. Created a design system and component library using Angular Material and SCSS. Implemented modern JavaScript features; integrated NgRx for state management. Deployed microservices on AWS EC2 with RDS/PostgreSQL; configured IAM roles and S3 access. Implemented feature toggles with LaunchDarkly; built front-end with Angular 12+. Built RESTful APIs with Node.js/Express using CouchDB and PostgreSQL, and administered Apache Kafka-based pipelines.

Full Stack Developer at Verizon

December 1, 2021 - September 18, 2025

Developed microservice onboarding tools using Python and Jenkins to automate CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes deployments. Built backend services with Node.js and MongoDB including logging and batch-like processing. Migrated from monolith to microservices; implemented design patterns (Singleton, Factory, Strategy, DAO). Built front-end with Angular 8; designed in ARM templates for Azure. Created middleware APIs in Golang to interface with third-party services; configured OpenShift for container orchestration. Integrated Splunk for log monitoring and Sentry for exception tracking; built RESTful APIs with Express and MongoDB; documented APIs with Postman/Swagger; automated deployments via Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps.

Software Developer at Equity Residential

January 1, 2020 - September 18, 2025

Contributed to front-end and back-end development using Node.js, Express, Angular (with NgRx), and MongoDB. Containerized applications with Docker and orchestrated on OpenShift and AWS ECS/Fargate; configured AWS RDS PostgreSQL for multi-tenant workloads. Built RESTful services and background workers in Node.js; created feature-rich dashboards with Angular; implemented complex forms and charting. Designed microservices in Java/Golang as needed and integrated with cloud ML models via REST APIs.

Software Developer at Digit88

November 1, 2016 - September 18, 2025

Involved in SDLC (RUP/Rational Rose) including requirements, design, and code development. Designed UML diagrams, implemented JSP with Struts, and built DAO with Hibernate for IBM DB2. Integrated external benefits data via SOA with WSDL/SOAP. Used JUnit for testing; set up test environments; managed version control with Rational; contributed to source control. Gained experience in Java/J2EE stack and service-oriented architecture.

Full Stack Developer at QVC

November 1, 2023 - Present

Developed and maintained RESTful APIs using Node.js and MongoDB for scalable, high-performance web applications. Built dynamic UI components with Angular 14+ and Material libraries, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and accessibility. Implemented AI-enabled microservices on Azure App Services with API Management and Azure AD token security. Created secure middleware for external API integration, implemented real-time data pipelines with Kafka, and designed CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and Jenkins. Refactored legacy AngularJS to modern Angular, added Redis caching, and delivered comprehensive dashboards using Angular/React with real-time updates. Wrote unit/integration tests (Jest/Mocha) and documented APIs with Swagger. Led security hardening and ARM-based deployment strategies, and automated monitoring and alerting.

Full Stack Developer at Principal Financial

October 1, 2023 - September 18, 2025

Owned a microservice module from requirements gathering through design, architecture, development, testing, and deployment. Built AI-driven microservices in Node.js and Python, integrated with AWS SageMaker for real-time inference, and orchestrated via Kubernetes and API Gateway. Created test environments with Docker/Kubernetes, developed a design system with Angular Material/SCSS and NgRx for complex UI state. Used CouchDB and PostgreSQL for storage, with AWS RDS/DynamoDB support. Implemented LaunchDarkly feature toggles for controlled releases, and deployed on AWS EC2 with Jenkins-based CI/CD. Ensured security with IAM, and supported offline-first patterns and multi-tenant RDS setups.

Full Stack Developer at Verizon

December 1, 2021 - September 18, 2025

Developed microservice onboarding tools with Python and Jenkins to automate CI/CD and Kubernetes deployments. Built backend services with Node.js and MongoDB, including structured logging and batch-like processing for scheduled tasks. Delivered Angular 8 frontend, RESTful APIs with Express, and containerized apps with Docker. Managed OpenShift-based clusters and integrated Splunk for log monitoring and Sentry for error analysis. Migrated monolithic systems to modular microservices and authored API specifications with Postman/Swagger.

Software Developer at Equity Residential

January 1, 2020 - September 18, 2025

Contributed to full-stack development using Node.js for backend and Angular/TypeScript for frontend. Defined JSON contracts for frontend-backend communication and built RESTful endpoints for internal microservices and external APIs. Containerized applications with Docker, automated CI/CD with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, and worked with MongoDB and PostgreSQL via Mongoose/Sequelize. Implemented modular service architecture and created dynamic UI dashboards, with cloud deployments on AWS ECS/Fargate.

Software Developer at Digit88

November 1, 2016 - September 18, 2025

Participated in the full SDLC (RUP) with Rational Rose; designed and coded JSPs using Struts, developed DAO layers with Hibernate for IBM DB2, and integrated Spring Web Services with external benefits applications via SOAP/WSDL. Created JUnit tests, established test environments, and used Rational ClearQuest for defect tracking and Rational ClearCase for source control. Contributed to UI development with JSP/Struts and implemented SOA with Spring/Hibernate for external data exchanges.