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I am a software engineer who loves building scalable, reliable microservices and cloud-native applications. I design and implement Java-based solutions with Spring, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, while emphasizing clean architecture, testability, and strong observability. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust, production-ready software.\n\nI am a proactive teammate who values code quality, continuous learning, and delivering measurable business value through well-architected systems and thoughtful CI/CD practices.…I am a software engineer who loves building scalable, reliable microservices and cloud-native applications. I design and implement Java-based solutions with Spring, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, while emphasizing clean architecture, testability, and strong observability. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust, production-ready software.\n\nI am a proactive teammate who values code quality, continuous learning, and delivering measurable business value through well-architected systems and thoughtful CI/CD practices.

Chakra Paul Paka

Web Developer, Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I am a software engineer who loves building scalable, reliable microservices and cloud-native applications. I design and implement Java-based solutions with Spring, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, while emphasizing clean architecture, testability, and strong observability. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust, production-ready software.\n\nI am a proactive teammate who values code quality, continuous learning, and delivering measurable business value through well-architected systems and thoughtful CI/CD practices.…I am a software engineer who loves building scalable, reliable microservices and cloud-native applications. I design and implement Java-based solutions with Spring, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, while emphasizing clean architecture, testability, and strong observability. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust, production-ready software.\n\nI am a proactive teammate who values code quality, continuous learning, and delivering measurable business value through well-architected systems and thoughtful CI/CD practices.

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I am a software engineer who loves building scalable, reliable microservices and cloud-native applications. I design and implement Java-based solutions with Spring, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, while emphasizing clean architecture, testability, and strong observability. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust, production-ready software.\n\nI am a proactive teammate who values code quality, continuous learning, and delivering measurable business value through well-architected systems and thoughtful CI/CD practices.

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Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

January 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025

Designed and developed enterprise-grade microservices using Java 17, Spring, and Spring Boot; implemented REST controllers, service-layer abstractions, and repository patterns with PostgreSQL; developed asynchronous workflows using Kafka; implemented centralized exception handling and environment-specific configurations; achieved 80%+ integration test coverage with JUnit/Cucumber/Mockito.

Software Developer at Cognizant (Client: JPMorgan Chase)

February 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023

Developed and maintained high-volume Java Spring Boot microservices for financial transaction processing; built RESTful APIs with validation, DTO mapping, and global exception handling; used Spring Data JPA with PostgreSQL, optimized queries, and ensured data integrity; implemented fault-tolerant patterns (retries, idempotency) and Kafka-based asynchronous processing; owned CI/CD with Jenkins and Azure DevOps; implemented logging/monitoring and JWT-based security.

Programmer Analyst Intern at Cognizant (Client: Goldman Sachs)

August 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Contributed to Java/Spring-based REST API development; wrote unit and integration tests using JUnit/Mockito; debugged issues across development and UAT environments; participated in Agile ceremonies and iterative feature development.

UI/UX Web Developer (Freelance)

July 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020

Designed responsive, component-based web applications using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/React; integrated REST APIs with proper request/response handling and error management; optimized rendering and data fetching to improve performance; collaborated with backend teams to validate API contracts and ensure end-to-end workflow quality.