Hi, I’m Swetha, a Full Stack Developer with 3+ years of experience building secure, scalable, transaction-driven applications in finance and payments. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, maintainable code and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready solutions. I specialize in Java, Spring Boot, React.js, Node.js, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments on AWS. I’m passionate about performance optimization, system integration, and delivering robust fintech products with strong security (OAuth2/JWT) and reliable data persistence.

Swetha Chakrawarthy Pothu Raju

Hi, I’m Swetha, a Full Stack Developer with 3+ years of experience building secure, scalable, transaction-driven applications in finance and payments. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, maintainable code and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready solutions. I specialize in Java, Spring Boot, React.js, Node.js, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments on AWS. I’m passionate about performance optimization, system integration, and delivering robust fintech products with strong security (OAuth2/JWT) and reliable data persistence.

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Hi, I’m Swetha, a Full Stack Developer with 3+ years of experience building secure, scalable, transaction-driven applications in finance and payments. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clean, maintainable code and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

I specialize in Java, Spring Boot, React.js, Node.js, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments on AWS. I’m passionate about performance optimization, system integration, and delivering robust fintech products with strong security (OAuth2/JWT) and reliable data persistence.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at Fidelity Investments
October 1, 2024 - Present
Architected brokerage microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs to support portfolio rebalancing, trade processing, and integration, reducing transaction latency by 18% for 150K+ accounts. Implemented data persistence using Hibernate/JPA with PostgreSQL on AWS RDS and Redis, maintaining transactional integrity and improving response times for investment account services by 22%. Developed responsive advisory dashboards using Next.js and Tailwind CSS, enabling financial professionals to visualize portfolio performance and make faster allocation decisions. Secured service endpoints using OAuth2 and JWT, strengthening access control and protection of sensitive financial data across distributed components. Deployed containerized applications on AWS EC2 with Docker and Kubernetes, supporting stable brokerage infrastructure and enterprise releases. Integrated OpenAI API in internal research tools to generate portfolio summaries, monitored metrics with Prometheus, and maintained
Full Stack Developer at PayPal
August 1, 2021 - July 1, 2023
Developed backend payment services using Node.js with Express, processing structured JSON data to support 500K+ daily transactions efficiently. Designed relational schemas in MySQL and Oracle, writing optimized SQL queries for reconciliation, refunds, and audit compliance, reducing reconciliation errors by 28%. Implemented event-driven messaging using Apache Kafka to propagate real-time payment status updates, improving end-to-end transaction notification time. Built interactive checkout interfaces using React.js and Material UI, enhancing cross-border workflows and improving user experience. Configured serverless deployments using AWS Lambda and Amazon S3, supporting scalable payment workloads, reducing operational costs through scalable serverless deployment. Validated API integrations through Swagger and Postman, automated builds with Jenkins, managed Bitbucket repos, and monitored logs with ELK Stack, cutting mean time to resolve payment incidents by 30%.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, IIIT, Ongole, India
June 1, 2019 - May 1, 2023
Master of Science in Computer Science at Kent State University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, IIIT, Ongole
June 1, 2019 - May 1, 2023

Qualifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner (in progress)
January 11, 2030 - March 16, 2026
Full-Stack Web Development – JavaScript, SQL, GitHub Essentials
January 11, 2030 - March 16, 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
Full-Stack Web Development – JavaScript, SQL, GitHub Essentials
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment