Hi i am niharika java full stack developer with 11 yrs of experience my expertise mostly lies in backend platforms

Kanuganti Niharika Reddy

Hi i am niharika java full stack developer with 11 yrs of experience my expertise mostly lies in backend platforms

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Hi i am niharika java full stack developer with 11 yrs of experience my expertise mostly lies in backend platforms

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Java Backend Developer at Mastercard
July 1, 2023 - Present
Designed and delivered scalable backend services with Node.js and TypeScript, building RESTful and GraphQL APIs to support high-volume, event-driven payment and notification workflows. Implemented distributed, asynchronous systems using Kafka (producers/consumers, Streams), RabbitMQ, and AWS SNS/SQS, enabling resilient message processing, retries, and fault tolerance. Built notification and event-processing microservices with Node.js + TypeScript, integrating AWS SNS, SQS, SES, Pinpoint, Webhooks, Twilio, and Lambda triggers to support multi-channel, high-throughput delivery. Developed backend APIs for Notification Management platforms using Node.js, MongoDB, DynamoDB, and Kafka for low-latency data access. Designed and operated cloud-native applications on AWS (EC2, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, CloudWatch). Collaborated with DevOps to maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and Git-based workflows. Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terrafor
Java Backend Developer at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Elevance Health)
April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2023
Designed and delivered scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript, building RESTful APIs for healthcare workflows such as member onboarding, eligibility validation, and claims processing. Implemented event-driven, asynchronous processing using AWS SNS/SQS, Lambda, and Kafka to enable reliable notifications, workflow triggers, retries, and fault tolerance. Built notification and workflow services integrating Node.js, Twilio, and healthcare event hooks (FHIR-based), supporting high-volume alerts and downstream integrations. Developed cloud-native applications on AWS using EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, ensuring scalability and secure data exchange. Collaborated with DevOps to create CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Maven/Nexus, and Terraform. Designed backend services with clean architecture (service layering, DAO/MVC), emphasizing API versioning, idempotency, caching, and observability. Leveraged Generative AI tools to accelerate code gene
Java Developer at State of Nebraska
June 1, 2018 - March 31, 2020
Developed and maintained enterprise applications with Java 8, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate ORM, and 40% frontend using React 16/17, ES6+, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap. Engineered RESTful APIs and backend services enabling efficient microservice communication; applied Spring Dependency Injection and ORM with Hibernate. Built SPAs using React components with TypeScript. Implemented robust security protocols and deployed Java applications on Apache Tomcat and JBoss with enterprise security standards. Replaced Netflix OSS patterns with Spring Config Server, Eureka alternatives, and RabbitMQ for messaging. Integrated Azure Service Bus and Azure SQL for backend messaging and storage. MVC architecture with Servlets, JSP, Struts; Managed and optimized SQL queries in MySQL and Oracle; designed RFP microservices with Spring Boot. Integrated ELK stack for monitoring and logging. Created reporting with Crystal Reports. Implemented CI/CD with Jenkins, Docker, AWS EC2, and S3. Applie
Java Developer at Verizon
July 1, 2013 - August 31, 2017
Contributed to large-scale enterprise application development using Java SE 7/8, J2EE, JSP, Struts, Spring MVC, and Hibernate, aligning with Verizon's modernization efforts. Designed scalable, modular applications following Agile Scrum methodology. Deployed on JBoss, WebLogic, and Apache Tomcat. Built Spring Boot microservices and RESTful APIs; integrated with RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, and AWS Lambda for event-driven architectures. Developed SOAP and REST web services using JAX-RS (Jersey) and Apache CXF; migrated frontend to AngularJS/Angular 2.x. Built reusable components with Struts, Spring IoC, DAO patterns. Built cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure; created build environments with CloudFormation, automated deployments via Jenkins, stored artifacts in Nexus/Artifactory. Developed Unix Search Utility with Spring MVC and JSch for SSH automation. Built core routing with Apache Camel; Process Monitor tool for workflow visibility. Unit testing with JUnit/Mockito; Lucene for search; Integr

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science at KMIT, Hyderabad, India
August 1, 2009 - May 1, 2013

Qualifications

AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026
Azure Certified Developer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Government, Financial Services