Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale cloud-native applications, microservices, and distributed systems for Fortune 500 organizations across banking, insurance, and aerospace. Expertise in Java and Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, REST APIs, and Event-Driven Architecture, with a strong focus on secure software engineering and system reliability. Proven track record of modernizing legacy platforms, building scalable high-performance backend systems, and leading mission-critical initiatives from architecture and development through production deployment. Experienced in cloud transformation, DevOps and CI/CD automation, application security, and observability while collaborating across cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and business value.

MULUKEN DENEKE

Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale cloud-native applications, microservices, and distributed systems for Fortune 500 organizations across banking, insurance, and aerospace. Expertise in Java and Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, REST APIs, and Event-Driven Architecture, with a strong focus on secure software engineering and system reliability. Proven track record of modernizing legacy platforms, building scalable high-performance backend systems, and leading mission-critical initiatives from architecture and development through production deployment. Experienced in cloud transformation, DevOps and CI/CD automation, application security, and observability while collaborating across cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and business value.

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Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale cloud-native applications, microservices, and distributed systems for Fortune 500 organizations across banking, insurance, and aerospace. Expertise in Java and Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, REST APIs, and Event-Driven Architecture, with a strong focus on secure software engineering and system reliability.

Proven track record of modernizing legacy platforms, building scalable high-performance backend systems, and leading mission-critical initiatives from architecture and development through production deployment. Experienced in cloud transformation, DevOps and CI/CD automation, application security, and observability while collaborating across cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and business value.

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Language

Javanese
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Work Experience

Senior Java Backend Engineer at Wells Fargo
May 1, 2025 - Present
Designed, developed, and enhanced cloud-native microservices and distributed backend applications using Java 17/21, Spring Boot, AWS, and Apache Kafka for high-volume, mission-critical banking systems. Built secure RESTful APIs and integration solutions using Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, Hibernate/JPA, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, and Redis. Contributed to modernization of legacy monoliths into microservices, applying resiliency, observability (tracing, centralized logging), and performance optimization patterns. Developed asynchronous event-driven components with Kafka for scalability, reliability, and throughput. Implemented infrastructure and container orchestration using AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, and IaC. Developed CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube, and DevSecOps scanning to improve release quality. Collaborated with architects, product managers, DevOps, security, and QA teams; supported production with monitoring, troubleshooting, and
Senior Software Engineer at Amazon Project Kuiper
September 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Designed and developed cloud-native microservices and distributed systems using Java 17, Spring Boot/Cloud, Spring Data JPA, AWS, and Event-Driven Architecture supporting mission-critical satellite communication platforms. Built secure REST APIs and GraphQL services using Spring Security, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, OpenAPI/Swagger, and enterprise persistence and caching with PostgreSQL/MongoDB and Redis. Implemented event-driven and asynchronous services using Apache Kafka and AWS services including SQS/SNS/EventBridge to improve scalability and fault tolerance. Delivered cloud infrastructure and container orchestration using EC2, Lambda, S3, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation. Created CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions/Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube, automated and security testing, and DevSecOps practices. Built automated testing using JUnit/Mockito/Testcontainers plus Cypress/Playwright; applied DDD and SOLID principles to produc
Software Engineer at American Express
December 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
Architected, developed, and maintained enterprise-scale Java applications, cloud-native microservices, and distributed systems supporting wealth management, investment banking, and mission-critical financial platforms. Implemented scalable RESTful APIs and backend services using Java, Spring Boot/Framework, Hibernate, and microservices architecture to enable secure and high-performance transaction processing. Developed event-driven components using Kafka and asynchronous messaging to improve scalability and real-time processing capabilities. Built secure system architectures with Spring Security, OAuth2, JWT, and API security to meet regulatory/compliance needs. Delivered cloud-native application capabilities on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch, API Gateway). Optimized data access using Oracle/PostgreSQL/MongoDB, SQL/PL/SQL, and JPA/Hibernate. Implemented CI/CD and testing automation using Jenkins, Maven, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, SonarQube, JUnit/Mockito, improving software qualit
Java Developer at Morgan Stanley
March 1, 2017 - November 30, 2021
Designed, developed, and maintained enterprise-grade Java/J2EE applications for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), ensuring secure authentication, authorization, and access control across multiple business applications. Developed scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring MVC/Core, Hibernate, and JPA. Enhanced web applications with Angular, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, and Bootstrap. Built and consumed SOAP and REST web services for secure data exchange and integration with third-party systems. Wrote and optimized complex SQL queries, PL/SQL stored procedures, and Oracle database objects to improve performance and reliability. Modernized legacy systems by implementing Spring-based service-oriented solutions. Performed production support including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to reduce downtime. Implemented unit/integration testing with JUnit/Mockito/Postman/Swagger and used Git/Maven/Jenkins for source control, build automation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Maharishi International University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
Year UP Information Technology Certificate at Puget Sound
January 11, 2030 - July 13, 2026

Qualifications

Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
January 11, 2030 - July 13, 2026
Bellevue College Introduction to Technical Support & Quality Assurance Coursework
January 11, 2030 - July 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services