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Hi! I’m Nikhitha, a passionate Java Full Stack Developer with over 10 years of experience building scalable and cloud-ready enterprise applications. I enjoy creating rich, responsive user interfaces with Angular and React, while designing robust backend microservices using Spring Boot and integrating them seamlessly into cloud environments. Collaboration and continuous learning keep me excited about every project I work on.
I specialize in delivering high-quality solutions across financial, healthcare, and insurance domains. Whether it’s developing secure APIs, managing deployments on AWS, or improving system performance through automation and testing, I strive to make technology work smarter for users and businesses alike.
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Sr. Java Full Stack Developer at AgFirst, Columbia, SC
October 1, 2022 - PresentDeveloped and enhanced enterprise-grade loan processing and member portal applications using Java 17, Spring Boot, Angular 15, and RESTful APIs, supporting financial services and agricultural banking products. Designed scalable microservices, improved front-end customer experience, and built batch jobs for financial processing. Integrated real-time event streaming with Kafka, developed middleware with Node.js, automated deployments with Docker and Kubernetes, and monitored applications using Splunk and Grafana. Collaborated across cross-functional teams with Agile-Scrum and managed source control with Git.
Java Full Stack Developer at AbbVie, Vernon Hills, IL
September 30, 2022 - July 10, 2025Developed pharmaceutical compliance and clinical trial data management applications using Java 11, Spring Boot, React JS, and Oracle. Designed backend services increasing modularity and performance, built responsive UIs, integrated messaging systems with RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ, and developed ETL pipelines with Spring Batch. Delivered hybrid mobile apps with React Native, ensured secure API integration with OAuth2, and managed deployments on WebSphere. Utilized JIRA for Agile project management and SonarQube for code quality improvement.
Java Full Stack Developer at Global Atlantic Financial Group, Indianapolis, IN
June 30, 2019 - July 10, 2025Designed and developed annuity and life insurance servicing applications leveraging Java 1.7, Spring Boot, Angular 4, and RESTful APIs. Built secure authentication workflows, integrated Kafka and ActiveMQ for real-time data stream processing, containerized full-stack apps using Docker, and automated deployments using Jenkins and Bamboo. Optimized application search with Elasticsearch and Redis, and hosted microservices on AWS cloud infrastructure. Supported Agile methodology and collaborated with DevOps and QA teams.
Associate Software Engineer at Full Creative, Hyderabad, India
December 31, 2016 - July 10, 2025Contributed to full-stack development of web-based business applications using Java, Spring Framework, JSP, HTML, and jQuery. Built reusable backend modules, developed and consumed RESTful and SOAP APIs, configured CI pipelines with Jenkins, and managed source control with Git and SVN. Assisted in deployment and configuration on Linux/UNIX servers, participated in Agile sprints, and helped refactor legacy components to modern Spring Boot applications.
Sr. Java Full Stack Developer at AgFirst, Columbia, SC
October 1, 2022 - PresentDeveloped and enhanced enterprise-grade loan processing and member portal applications using Java 17, Spring Boot, Angular 15, and RESTful APIs, following Agile-Scrum methodology to support AgFirst’s financial services and agricultural banking products. Designed scalable microservices, created interactive front-end components, built batch jobs, and integrated third-party services to improve interoperability and automation. Deployed backend services to AWS cloud, utilized Apache Kafka for real-time event streaming, and leveraged Node.js for middleware services. Employed Python scripts for automation and Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments. Automated deployment pipelines with Jenkins, ANT, and Maven, and monitored application performance using Splunk and Grafana. Developed data persistence with Hibernate and managed services on JBoss and Linux. Wrote unit and integration tests with JUnit and collaborated using Jira and Git.
Java Full Stack Developer at AbbVie, Vernon Hills, IL
September 30, 2022 - July 10, 2025Developed pharmaceutical compliance and clinical trial data management applications using Java 11, Spring Boot, React JS, Redux, and Oracle. Designed backend services with Spring Boot and JPA, built responsive UIs with React JS and associated technologies. Integrated RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ for secure messaging, developed ETL pipelines with Spring Batch, and created RESTful and SOAP web services for interoperability. Managed sprints in JIRA and ensured code quality with JUnit and SonarQube. Built hybrid mobile apps using React Native. Secured APIs through OAuth2 and integrated JMS workflows for asynchronous communication. Migrated legacy interfaces to modern React JS and handled deployments on WebSphere Application Server. Collaborated with DBAs to optimize data models and supported integration of PBM-related healthcare workflows.
Java Full Stack Developer at Global Atlantic Financial Group, Indianapolis, IN
June 30, 2019 - July 10, 2025Designed and developed digital annuity and life insurance servicing applications using Java 1.7, Spring Boot, JPA, Angular 4, and REST APIs. Created responsive front-end modules with Angular and Bootstrap, consumed REST services with React-Axios, and implemented OAuth2.0 authentication workflows. Developed backend microservices with Spring Boot, JPA, MySQL, and Cassandra, integrated Apache Kafka and ActiveMQ for event streaming and asynchronous communication. Containerized applications with Docker and managed CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins and Bamboo. Configured logging with Log4j and optimized search features using Elastic Search and Redis. Hosted microservices on AWS cloud infrastructure with load balancing for scalability. Engaged in Agile-Scrum development and collaborated with DevOps and QA teams for performance tuning and database optimization.
Associate Software Engineer at Full Creative, Hyderabad, India
December 31, 2016 - July 10, 2025Contributed to full-stack development of web-based business applications using Java, Spring Framework, JSP, HTML, CSS, and jQuery. Built reusable backend modules with Spring, Hibernate, and JDBC. Developed and consumed RESTful and SOAP APIs for integration with payment gateways. Configured Jenkins for continuous integration and managed source control with GIT and SVN. Utilized Maven for dependency management and performed backend log monitoring with Log4j. Participated in Agile sprints using JIRA and assisted in Linux/UNIX server deployment and configuration. Refactored legacy XML-driven components to modern Spring Boot REST services.
Sr. Java Full Stack Developer at AgFirst, Columbia, SC
October 1, 2022 - PresentDeveloped and enhanced enterprise-grade loan processing and member portal applications using Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Angular 15, and RESTful APIs, following Agile-Scrum methodology to support AgFirst’s financial services and agricultural banking products. Designed and implemented scalable microservices using Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, and MySQL, enabling seamless integration with third-party services and reducing monolithic dependencies in core lending modules. Created interactive front-end components using Angular 15, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap, improving customer experience for loan tracking and document management systems across devices. Built batch jobs using Spring Batch for daily interest calculations, account reconciliation, and financial report generation, accelerating nightly processing time and ensuring data accuracy for over 100K accounts. Consumed and exposed REST and JSON-based APIs to connect internal services with third-party systems lik
Java Full Stack Developer at AbbVie, Vernon Hills, IL
September 30, 2022 - July 10, 2025Developed enterprise-level pharmaceutical compliance and clinical trial data management applications using Java 11, Spring Boot, React JS, Redux, and Oracle, supporting AbbVie’s digital initiatives in research and drug development. Designed and implemented backend services using Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, and MySQL, creating modular APIs that improved performance, reusability, and integration with third-party clinical platforms. Built dynamic and responsive UIs using React JS, HTML5, CSS3, SASS, AJAX, and JavaScript, enabling researchers and compliance officers to manage trial data and regulatory submissions effectively. Integrated messaging systems using RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ to enable secure and real-time data transfer between modules, improving reliability and traceability of sensitive patient records. Leveraged Spring Batch to develop robust ETL pipelines for importing lab and research datasets from external vendors into internal data lakes, enabling quicker insights for R&D te
Java Full Stack Developer at Global Atlantic Financial Group, Indianapolis, IN
June 30, 2019 - July 10, 2025Designed and developed digital annuity and life insurance servicing applications using Java 1.7, Spring Boot, JPA, Angular 4, and RESTful APIs, enabling internal stakeholders and agents to manage client policies and claims efficiently. Created modular, responsive front-end components using Angular 4.0, Bootstrap 4.0, HTML5, CSS3-SASS, JavaScript (ES6), and TypeScript, enhancing usability across desktops and tablets for customer onboarding modules. Consumed RESTful services using React-Axios and integrated AJAX HTTP Services, facilitating smooth and reactive interactions in premium payment portals and account management systems. Built secure authentication workflows using OAuth2.0 for login, session control, and token-based access to backend APIs, aligning with security protocols for financial application standards. Developed backend APIs and microservices using Spring Boot, JPA, MySQL, and Cassandra DB, enabling seamless data retrieval and transaction processing for policy records and
Associate Software Engineer at Full Creative, Hyderabad, India
December 31, 2016 - July 10, 2025Contributed to full-stack development of web-based business applications using Java, Spring Framework, JSP, HTML, CSS, and jQuery, supporting internal tools and customer-facing portals across Agile and Waterfall projects. Built reusable backend modules using Spring, Hibernate, and JDBC, streamlining data access logic for order processing and user management systems, improving maintainability of the codebase. Developed and consumed RESTful Web Services and SOAP APIs for integration between core platforms and external payment gateways, enabling real-time transaction tracking and audit synchronization. Configured continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins, automating build, test, and deployment workflows, and reducing manual intervention during release cycles. Managed source control using GIT and SVN, creating branches, resolving merge conflicts, and collaborating with team members through pull requests in version-controlled environments. Utilized Maven for dependency management and p
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Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Mining, Software & Internet
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