Hi, I’m Rakul Senthilkumar, a software engineer with over 3 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable enterprise applications. I specialize in building event-driven microservices, secure API integrations, and cloud-native solutions using Java, Spring Boot, React.js, and AWS. I excel at delivering end-to-end software solutions across microservices architectures, database optimization, and CI/CD automation. I bring a strong focus on security compliance (SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS), collaborative agile teamwork, and high-availability deployments in distributed systems. I’m a clear communicator and dedicated to performance, reliability, and continuous improvement in fast-paced environments.

Rakul Senthilkumar

Hi, I’m Rakul Senthilkumar, a software engineer with over 3 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable enterprise applications. I specialize in building event-driven microservices, secure API integrations, and cloud-native solutions using Java, Spring Boot, React.js, and AWS. I excel at delivering end-to-end software solutions across microservices architectures, database optimization, and CI/CD automation. I bring a strong focus on security compliance (SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS), collaborative agile teamwork, and high-availability deployments in distributed systems. I’m a clear communicator and dedicated to performance, reliability, and continuous improvement in fast-paced environments.

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Hi, I’m Rakul Senthilkumar, a software engineer with over 3 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable enterprise applications. I specialize in building event-driven microservices, secure API integrations, and cloud-native solutions using Java, Spring Boot, React.js, and AWS.

I excel at delivering end-to-end software solutions across microservices architectures, database optimization, and CI/CD automation. I bring a strong focus on security compliance (SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS), collaborative agile teamwork, and high-availability deployments in distributed systems. I’m a clear communicator and dedicated to performance, reliability, and continuous improvement in fast-paced environments.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer at MetLife, USA
July 1, 2025 - Present
Engineered event-driven microservices using Spring Boot, Kafka, and REST APIs to support policy updates, claim adjudication, and underwriting workflows, improving processing speed and scalability across distributed systems. Built secure data integration pipelines between internal policy systems and external banking networks using Spring Cloud, AWS Lambda, and S3, ensuring SOX and PCI DSS data-handling standards. Implemented RBAC and audit logging via Spring Security and JWT, strengthening system integrity and audit readiness for regulatory inspections. Deployed containerized applications on AWS ECS using Docker and Terraform, enabling high-availability infrastructure with zero-downtime deployments. Collaborated with data analytics teams to expose policy and claims datasets via GraphQL APIs for real-time insights and retention analysis.
Software Engineer at Persistent Systems
November 1, 2020 - July 1, 2023
Designed, developed, and deployed scalable backend microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs to ensure reliable data exchange across multiple business applications. Created and optimized MySQL database schemas with indexing and query optimization, improving data retrieval efficiency. Developed dynamic front-end modules with Angular and TypeScript for 500+ daily users. Implemented authentication/authorization with JWT, OAuth2, and Spring Security to enhance security and access control. Automated build, test, and deployment with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Git/Maven) deploying to AWS (EC2/S3/RDS), reducing release cycle time. Collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams using Jira and Confluence for planning, backlog management, and progress tracking.

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) in Human–Computer Interaction at DePaul University
August 1, 2023 - November 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai
June 1, 2019 - June 1, 2023

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Financial Services, Healthcare