I am a Java Back-End Developer with 9+ years of experience building enterprise-grade software using Java, Spring, and modern microservices. I partner with product and business teams to design scalable, secure services and data pipelines, delivering reliable APIs, asynchronous messaging, and cloud-ready deployments. Throughout my career I have worked across Insurance, Biotech/Healthcare, and Financial Services, deploying on Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS, implementing CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and performance tuning to ensure reliability and efficiency.

Appaji Manthena

I am a Java Back-End Developer with 9+ years of experience building enterprise-grade software using Java, Spring, and modern microservices. I partner with product and business teams to design scalable, secure services and data pipelines, delivering reliable APIs, asynchronous messaging, and cloud-ready deployments. Throughout my career I have worked across Insurance, Biotech/Healthcare, and Financial Services, deploying on Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS, implementing CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and performance tuning to ensure reliability and efficiency.

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I am a Java Back-End Developer with 9+ years of experience building enterprise-grade software using Java, Spring, and modern microservices. I partner with product and business teams to design scalable, secure services and data pipelines, delivering reliable APIs, asynchronous messaging, and cloud-ready deployments.

Throughout my career I have worked across Insurance, Biotech/Healthcare, and Financial Services, deploying on Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS, implementing CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and performance tuning to ensure reliability and efficiency.

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Work Experience

Java Back-End Developer at Homesite Insurance
January 1, 2024 - October 28, 2025
Involved in all SDLC phases (requirements gathering to production deployment) in an Agile/Waterfall setting. Designed enterprise apps using Spring MVC/Spring Boot, implemented DAO patterns with Hibernate, and secured services with Spring Security, LDAP, and JWT. Built responsive UI with JSP/Servlets, and created reusable REST controllers with Spring Boot. Integrated Apache Kafka for real-time messaging and set up CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions. Led automated testing with JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber and implemented logging/monitoring with ELK Stack and Prometheus/Grafana. Worked with DB2, Oracle, and PostgreSQL, and collaborated with mainframe teams for data synchronization. Supported UAT and production deployments.
Java Back-End Developer at Gilead Sciences
December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
Participated in all SDLC phases; applied design patterns; developed RESTful APIs and consumed SOAP services (JAX-WS, JAXB) for system integrations. ORM with Hibernate; Dozer for mapping; presented layers with JSP/JSTL/Servlets. Secured services via Spring Security with LDAP and JWT. XML/XSD processing; XSLT; XML DOM4J/JAXB; multithreading via Java Concurrency. Deployed on IBM WebSphere 8.5 and containerized with Node for cloud readiness. Automated builds with Gradle and Bamboo, artifacts to Nexus. Version control with Git; monitoring with Kibana; DB2/Oracle; XA transactions; UNIX shell scripts for automation. Engaged with stakeholders during UAT.
Java Back-End Developer at First Republic Bank
May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Analyzed design using ISDM; produced UML artifacts; implemented Core Java components; designed persistence with Hibernate and caching; REST/SOAP services; JMS with ActiveMQ for asynchronous messaging; WebSphere/JBoss app servers; PL/SQL for Oracle; moved from Ant to Maven/Gradle; Git; JUnit/Mockito; Linux; collaborated with QA; supported UAT; production deployments; built J2EE components; session beans; EJB.
Java Back-End Developer at Mu Sigma
December 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Translated requirements into robust Java solutions; XML processing with XSD/XSLT; Dozer mapping; Spring Core with DI; SOAP services; JMS/MQ; MDBs; WebLogic; Oracle PL/SQL; SVN; JUnit; Selenium; Agile.
Java Back-End Developer at Persistent Systems
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018
Developed UI/presentation layers with Servlets/JSP; Struts; DOJO; AJAX; Spring/Hibernate; SOAP; Oracle 9i/10g; WebLogic; SVN; Scrum; JBoss; Ant; migration to Maven; Wrote unit tests; production support.
Java Back-End Developer at Homesite Insurance
January 1, 2024 - November 11, 2025
Involved in all phases of the SDLC in an Agile/Waterfall environment. Implemented SOAP and REST web services using Spring Web Services, JAX-WS/JAXB; designed enterprise apps with Spring MVC, Spring Boot, and Spring Core; implemented DAO/Service layers with Hibernate ORM and JDBC. Enforced session management and security via interceptors, Spring Security with LDAP and JWT-based authentication/authorization. Built responsive UI with JSP/Servlets, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery; leveraged AJAX for dynamic form generation. Created reusable REST controllers with Spring Boot; integrated Apache Kafka for real-time messaging; built Maven/Gradle scripts; deployed on IBM WebSphere, Tomcat, and JBoss, later containerized with Docker. Configured CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions; tested with JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber; monitored via ELK Stack and Prometheus/Grafana. Worked with DB2, Oracle, and PostgreSQL, including stored procedures; coordinated with mainframe teams for data synchronizat
Java Back-End Developer at Homesite Insurance
January 1, 2024 - November 24, 2025
Java Back-End Developer responsible for SDLC activities in an Agile environment. Built and consumed SOAP/REST web services (JAX-WS, JAXB, Spring Web Services), designed modular enterprise apps with Spring MVC/Boot, and implemented DAO layer with Hibernate. Secured services via Spring Security (LDAP/JWT), and integrated real-time messaging with Apache Kafka. Implemented CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), automated builds and deployments, and monitored applications using ELK Stack and Prometheus. Worked with DB2, Oracle, and PostgreSQL; deployed to IBM WebSphere/WebLogic/Tomcat and containerized in Docker; collaborated with cross-functional teams and supported UAT.
Java Back-End Developer at Gilead Sciences
December 31, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Java Back-End Developer delivering scalable microservices with Spring Boot/Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA/Hibernate. Designed and consumed SOAP/REST web services (JAX-WS, JAXB, CXF). Implemented security via LDAP/JWT and managed asynchronous processing with Java Concurrency and JMS (ActiveMQ). Worked on XML/XSD transformations, Dozer for DTO mapping, multithreading, and cloud readiness with containerization (Docker) and AWS. Built and tested APIs, automated builds with Gradle, Bamboo, and Nexus artifacts; monitored with Kibana and Splunk; collaborated with cross-functional teams.
Java Back-End Developer at First Republic Bank
May 31, 2022 - May 31, 2022
Analyzed and designed modules using J2EE; implemented RESTful and SOAP services; used Hibernate ORM with Oracle DB; developed multi-threaded modules (Executors, Futures); implemented JMS with ActiveMQ for distributed messaging; built UI components with JSP/JSF; deployed on IBM WebSphere/JBoss; migrated builds to Maven/Gradle; created unit/integration tests with JUnit/Mockito; contributed to UAT and production support.
Java Back-End Developer at Mu Sigma
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Developed Java back-end components; implemented XML processing with XML/XSD/XSLT; built JSP/Servlet-based UIs; used JPA-Hibernate for persistence; implemented Spring core with DI; consumed SOAP/MQ-based services; implemented JMS and MDBs; wrote PL/SQL for Oracle; created automated tests with JUnit/Mockito; deployed on WebLogic; collaborated with QA during agile sprints.
Java Back-End Developer at Persistent Systems
September 30, 2018 - September 30, 2018
Designed presentation layer with Servlets/JSP; used Struts and Spring + Hibernate 3.2; integrated SOAP services; built Ant build scripts; deployed on JBoss; migrated to Maven/Gradle; implemented logs with Log4j; performed performance tuning; contributed to QA; participated in production deployments.

Education

B.Tech in CS at Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
B.Tech in CS at Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
B.Tech in CS at Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

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