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Hi, I'm Sowmya Reddy Kakularapu, a passionate software developer currently pursuing my Master's in Computer and Information Sciences at Saint Louis University. I specialize in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and microservices, and love optimizing systems for performance and scalability. My experience ranges from building secure transaction systems for major financial institutions to developing user-centric web applications. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can contribute to building reliable and efficient software solutions using modern technologies like Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes. Outside work, I enjoy exploring new technology trends and enhancing my skills in software architecture and cloud computing.…Hi, I'm Sowmya Reddy Kakularapu, a passionate software developer currently pursuing my Master's in Computer and Information Sciences at Saint Louis University. I specialize in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and microservices, and love optimizing systems for performance and scalability. My experience ranges from building secure transaction systems for major financial institutions to developing user-centric web applications. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can contribute to building reliable and efficient software solutions using modern technologies like Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes. Outside work, I enjoy exploring new technology trends and enhancing my skills in software architecture and cloud computing.

Sowmya Reddy Kakularapu

Developer, Back-End Developer, Cloud Developer

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Hi, I'm Sowmya Reddy Kakularapu, a passionate software developer currently pursuing my Master's in Computer and Information Sciences at Saint Louis University. I specialize in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and microservices, and love optimizing systems for performance and scalability. My experience ranges from building secure transaction systems for major financial institutions to developing user-centric web applications. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can contribute to building reliable and efficient software solutions using modern technologies like Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes. Outside work, I enjoy exploring new technology trends and enhancing my skills in software architecture and cloud computing.…Hi, I'm Sowmya Reddy Kakularapu, a passionate software developer currently pursuing my Master's in Computer and Information Sciences at Saint Louis University. I specialize in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and microservices, and love optimizing systems for performance and scalability. My experience ranges from building secure transaction systems for major financial institutions to developing user-centric web applications. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can contribute to building reliable and efficient software solutions using modern technologies like Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes. Outside work, I enjoy exploring new technology trends and enhancing my skills in software architecture and cloud computing.

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Hi, I’m Sowmya Reddy Kakularapu, a passionate software developer currently pursuing my Master’s in Computer and Information Sciences at Saint Louis University. I specialize in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and microservices, and love optimizing systems for performance and scalability. My experience ranges from building secure transaction systems for major financial institutions to developing user-centric web applications.

I thrive in collaborative environments where I can contribute to building reliable and efficient software solutions using modern technologies like Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes. Outside work, I enjoy exploring new technology trends and enhancing my skills in software architecture and cloud computing.

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Experience Level

Expert

Expert

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Intermediate

Intermediate

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Intermediate

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Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant at Saint Louis University

August 31, 2024 - July 31, 2025

Architected and optimized backend systems using Spring Framework, improving RESTful API data processing efficiency by 30% and reducing response time by 20%, increasing user engagement for the Loan Lending Project. Engineered RESTful APIs to support real-time analytics and loan approval predictions, managing 50% more concurrent users while maintaining 95% predictive accuracy, ensuring smooth frontend-backend communication.

Software Developer at Wipro Technologies Limited

August 31, 2023 - July 31, 2025

Engineered backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL for Citibank’s Secure Transaction Processing System, ensuring scalability and handling high-volume transactions. Optimized backend performance by refining SQL queries and integrating Redis caching, reducing response times by 20%. Developed UI and APIs enabling real-time transaction submissions and automated report generation, improving efficiency and reducing manual tasks by 30%. Collaborated on microservices design and deployed them on AWS EC2 and Kubernetes, enhancing system reliability and scalability. Automated CI/CD workflows with Docker, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions, cutting deployment time by 15%. Managed event-driven architecture with RabbitMQ to process over 200K events daily, ensuring real-time data processing and high code reliability through unit and integration testing with JUnit and Mockito.

Software Developer Intern at Genoparadigm

December 31, 2021 - July 31, 2025

Developed interactive, mobile-first features for the MRCET e-learning portal using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, increasing user engagement by 40%. Integrated Amazon Cloud APIs to enable Anywhere Anytime Lab services, reducing infrastructure costs and ensuring 99.9% uptime for remote learning. Identified and resolved critical production bugs, decreasing post-deployment issues by 95%. Converted wireframes into reusable UI components with cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility, significantly enhancing user experience.