I'm Meghana Dhanekula, a full-stack Python developer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable, secure applications across e-commerce, healthcare, and financial domains. I specialize in Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend service design, while also building responsive UI with React/Angular/Node.js. I thrive in Agile teams and practice TDD, CI/CD, and secure software practices. I love solving complex problems with data-driven insights, real-time streaming (Kafka), cloud-native deployments on AWS/GCP, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes to enable reliable, scalable systems.

Meghana Chowdary Dhanekula

I'm Meghana Dhanekula, a full-stack Python developer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable, secure applications across e-commerce, healthcare, and financial domains. I specialize in Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend service design, while also building responsive UI with React/Angular/Node.js. I thrive in Agile teams and practice TDD, CI/CD, and secure software practices. I love solving complex problems with data-driven insights, real-time streaming (Kafka), cloud-native deployments on AWS/GCP, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes to enable reliable, scalable systems.

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I’m Meghana Dhanekula, a full-stack Python developer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable, secure applications across e-commerce, healthcare, and financial domains. I specialize in Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend service design, while also building responsive UI with React/Angular/Node.js.

I thrive in Agile teams and practice TDD, CI/CD, and secure software practices. I love solving complex problems with data-driven insights, real-time streaming (Kafka), cloud-native deployments on AWS/GCP, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes to enable reliable, scalable systems.

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Work Experience

Software Application Developer at CareDocs.ai
September 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and developed Python microservices using FastAPI with Pydantic, built scalable REST APIs and service layers, implemented OAuth 2.0/JWT/RBAC for security, developed asynchronous Kafka-based workflows with retries and idempotency, managed schema evolution with versioned contracts, built background tasks with Celery, optimized PostgreSQL queries, implemented Elasticsearch-based search, developed SPA dashboards with React/TypeScript, and established observability with CloudWatch/ELK. Containerized with Docker and deployed on Kubernetes (EKS), and automated CI/CD with Jenkins and GitHub Actions; performed comprehensive testing with pytest and API testing with Postman.
Full-Stack Developer at Optum
June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Developed secure backend services in Python (Django REST Framework) for patient care management, implementing HIPAA-aligned controls including RBAC and field-level data masking. Built REST APIs for claims, eligibility, and patient history with efficient querying, implemented AWS-based resiliency (timeouts, retries, dead-letter queues), background processing via AWS Lambda/Step Functions, and event-driven updates via SQS/SNS. Created front-end dashboards in Angular and React, migrated from Angular to React, and automated CI/CD with AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild. Enabled secure API integration and monitoring using CloudWatch and OpenSearch/ELK; performance tuning with profiling and query optimization.
Full-Stack Developer at Accenture
June 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Built enterprise backend modules with Python (Flask/Django) for healthcare claims processing; implemented OAuth 2.0/JWT RBAC; asynchronous messaging with RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka; streaming pipelines with Kafka; front-end SPA using React/TypeScript; Azure automation via Terraform; hosting on Azure SQL/NoSQL Cosmos DB; observability via Splunk; API testing with Postman/Swagger.
Full-Stack Developer at Value Labs
August 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021
Developed backend features in Python (OOP, concurrency, file handling) to support HR workflow automation and reporting tasks. Built RESTful APIs using Flask with modular structure; implemented request validation and consistent API error handling; integrated with databases using pyodbc/cx_Oracle and SQLAlchemy; followed TDD/unit testing; implemented asynchronous messaging with RabbitMQ and streaming with Kafka; built SPA front-end in React + TypeScript; automated builds and deployments using Jenkins and Python packaging; worked with Azure DevOps/Terraform for IaC.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Lamar University
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2024

Qualifications

Talent Next Course Completion Certificate in JAVA J2EE
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Database Management Systems (NPTEL)
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Data Analysis with Python (NPTEL)
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Product Design & Manufacturing (NPTEL)
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Forest Management (NPTEL)
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

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