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I'm Rabindra Pokharel, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Houston, TX, with 7+ years of experience delivering scalable web and distributed systems. I specialize in Java, Node.js, Angular, React, Python, and cloud-native architectures, building high-performance APIs, microservices, and data-driven solutions. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean designs and flying fast with automation, testing, and observability to deliver value to users and stakeholders. I also love sharing knowledge, mentoring teammates, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to continuously improve engineering practices, security, and UX. Whether architecting new features or refactoring legacy systems, I stay focused on delivering reliable software that aligns with business goals and customer needs.…I'm Rabindra Pokharel, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Houston, TX, with 7+ years of experience delivering scalable web and distributed systems. I specialize in Java, Node.js, Angular, React, Python, and cloud-native architectures, building high-performance APIs, microservices, and data-driven solutions. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean designs and flying fast with automation, testing, and observability to deliver value to users and stakeholders. I also love sharing knowledge, mentoring teammates, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to continuously improve engineering practices, security, and UX. Whether architecting new features or refactoring legacy systems, I stay focused on delivering reliable software that aligns with business goals and customer needs.

Rabindra Pokharel

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I'm Rabindra Pokharel, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Houston, TX, with 7+ years of experience delivering scalable web and distributed systems. I specialize in Java, Node.js, Angular, React, Python, and cloud-native architectures, building high-performance APIs, microservices, and data-driven solutions. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean designs and flying fast with automation, testing, and observability to deliver value to users and stakeholders. I also love sharing knowledge, mentoring teammates, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to continuously improve engineering practices, security, and UX. Whether architecting new features or refactoring legacy systems, I stay focused on delivering reliable software that aligns with business goals and customer needs.…I'm Rabindra Pokharel, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Houston, TX, with 7+ years of experience delivering scalable web and distributed systems. I specialize in Java, Node.js, Angular, React, Python, and cloud-native architectures, building high-performance APIs, microservices, and data-driven solutions. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean designs and flying fast with automation, testing, and observability to deliver value to users and stakeholders. I also love sharing knowledge, mentoring teammates, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to continuously improve engineering practices, security, and UX. Whether architecting new features or refactoring legacy systems, I stay focused on delivering reliable software that aligns with business goals and customer needs.

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I’m Rabindra Pokharel, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Houston, TX, with 7+ years of experience delivering scalable web and distributed systems. I specialize in Java, Node.js, Angular, React, Python, and cloud-native architectures, building high-performance APIs, microservices, and data-driven solutions. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean designs and flying fast with automation, testing, and observability to deliver value to users and stakeholders.

I also love sharing knowledge, mentoring teammates, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to continuously improve engineering practices, security, and UX. Whether architecting new features or refactoring legacy systems, I stay focused on delivering reliable software that aligns with business goals and customer needs.

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Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer at Dollar Tree, Inc.

May 1, 2023 - Present

Designed and developed scalable microservices with Java 21, Spring Boot, and Node.js/TypeScript (Nest.js, Express.js), deployed on AWS. Delivered RESTful, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs; optimized PostgreSQL queries for high-volume workloads; applied OOAD and design patterns to build event-driven architectures with Kafka. Implemented AI/ML for predicting customer purchasing patterns; built responsive Angular 15 UIs connected to Java APIs and real-time dashboards using Kafka. Secured applications with Spring Security, OAuth/JWT, and Okta; managed data in AWS S3, RDS, and Oracle. Automated multi-environment provisioning with Terraform and built end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift. Conducted architecture reviews, mentored junior engineers, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.

Full-Stack Software Engineer at Morgan Stanley

June 1, 2020 - April 1, 2023

Developed end-to-end insurance solutions with Java 17/Spring Boot backends and Angular 12 WCAG-compliant UIs; leveraged Spring Cloud for service discovery, and secured applications with Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and Okta. Built cloud-native enterprise solutions on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), with asynchronous workflows via AWS Lambda and API Gateway, and secure authentication with AWS Cognito. Built Prometheus & Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring; migrated MongoDB clusters and worked with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB for high-volume data access. Refactored monolithic apps into microservices; implemented IaC with Terraform; collaborated in Agile environments and maintained enterprise-grade API contracts with cross-team stakeholders.

Java Backend Engineer at Exelon

July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020

Built high-volume mortgage processing backends with Java 8/Spring MVC; migrated legacy enterprise applications to AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) to improve availability and scalability. Implemented AI/ML in Python to forecast energy demand and optimize load balancing. Tuned Oracle, PostgreSQL, and DB2 databases with advanced SQL optimization and indexing. Automated deployments with Python scripts integrated into Maven/Gradle/Jenkins pipelines; adopted microservices via AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS Lambda for asynchronous tasks. Containerized applications with Docker and deployed to AWS ECS; established proactive monitoring with CloudWatch and custom metrics.