I am Sri Harika Vaddineni, a Senior Java Full Stack Developer with over seven years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern front-end frameworks. I thrive in Agile environments delivering secure, high-performance backend services and AI-powered features across financial services, cloud, and enterprise domains. My expertise spans distributed systems, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud-native deployment, and AI integrations including LangChain, LLMs, and vector databases. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to design robust architectures, optimize databases, implement CI/CD pipelines, and create intuitive user experiences on React/Angular front-ends.

Sri Harika Vaddineni

I am Sri Harika Vaddineni, a Senior Java Full Stack Developer with over seven years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern front-end frameworks. I thrive in Agile environments delivering secure, high-performance backend services and AI-powered features across financial services, cloud, and enterprise domains. My expertise spans distributed systems, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud-native deployment, and AI integrations including LangChain, LLMs, and vector databases. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to design robust architectures, optimize databases, implement CI/CD pipelines, and create intuitive user experiences on React/Angular front-ends.

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I am Sri Harika Vaddineni, a Senior Java Full Stack Developer with over seven years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern front-end frameworks. I thrive in Agile environments delivering secure, high-performance backend services and AI-powered features across financial services, cloud, and enterprise domains.

My expertise spans distributed systems, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud-native deployment, and AI integrations including LangChain, LLMs, and vector databases. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to design robust architectures, optimize databases, implement CI/CD pipelines, and create intuitive user experiences on React/Angular front-ends.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Java Full Stack Developer at Edward Jones
May 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and implemented cloud-native microservices (Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud) for high-volume financial applications, with secure RESTful APIs (Spring Security, OAuth2, JWT, GraphQL) and event-driven messaging via Apache Kafka. Led AI-enabled initiatives: LangChain-based workflows, RAG pipelines, OpenAI APIs, AWS Bedrock, and vector stores (FAISS, Pinecone) delivering semantic search, intelligent recommendations, document retrieval, and chatbot automation. Built scalable front-end using React/Angular and responsive UI; containerized with Docker, orchestrated via Kubernetes and OpenShift; automated CI/CD with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven/Gradle, and Terraform. Leveraged AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, ECS, RDS) for resilient infra; implemented API governance, Swagger/OpenAPI docs, OAuth2/JWT-based auth, and GraphQL. Designed observability with Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana; tuned Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB for performance. Collaborated in Agile/Scrum, SDLC, and
Java Full Stack Developer at Simmons Bank
May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
Developed enterprise web apps using Java, Spring Boot, React.js, and microservices. Built RESTful APIs with Spring MVC, Spring Security, Hibernate; implemented SPA front-ends with React/Redux. Secured APIs with OAuth2/JWT and RBAC; built event-driven services with Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ. Containerized with Docker, deployed on Kubernetes; automated CI/CD with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Maven, GitHub Actions. Integrated MongoDB and Oracle databases; contributed to AI-assisted workflow automation and enterprise integrations. Worked with AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch) for deployment and monitoring.
Java Developer at Synergy International
November 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Developed enterprise applications using Core Java, Spring, Hibernate, and J2EE technologies. Designed backend modules and database integration components using JDBC, Hibernate, and SQL queries. Developed web applications using MVC Architecture, JSP, Servlets, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS. Implemented multithreading and concurrent processing for high-volume enterprise applications. Developed reusable business components and data access layers for scalable enterprise systems. Built batch processing and scheduled job execution modules for data processing workflows. Optimized database queries and implemented stored procedures for improved application performance. Participated in application troubleshooting, debugging, production support, and root cause analysis. Worked in Agile development environments with cross-functional development and QA teams.
Java Developer at Qualcomm
November 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Developed enterprise applications using Java, Spring MVC, Hibernate, REST/Web services; designed backend services in a microservices context; implemented JMS/Kafka messaging for asynchronous processing. Built SOAP/REST integrations; optimized Oracle SQL queries; contributed to telecom-domain projects; collaborated in SDLC, Agile.
Java Developer at Synergy International
January 1, 2019 - November 1, 2021
Developed enterprise applications using Core Java, Spring, Hibernate; designed backend modules and data access with JDBC/SQL; implemented multithreading, batch processing, and scheduled jobs; built SOAP/REST integrations; performance tuning; contributed to production support.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Saint Louis University
August 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Master of Science in Computer Science at Saint Louis University
August 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024

Qualifications

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2027
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2027

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services