Suryasai K
Reston
Summary
Senior Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience in designing and operating large-scale distributed backend systems. Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka, with a track record of delivering high-throughput platforms and enhancing system reliability. Proven ability to reduce infrastructure costs and implement CI/CD automation in healthcare and retail sectors, including HIPAA-compliant systems.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Software Engineer
Walmart Global Tech
Reston
01.2024 - Current
- Architected and operated event-driven microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Apache Kafka, processing 150M+ events per day for 1.6M+ U.S. associates across multi-region deployments.
- Migrated production services from Java 8 to Java 17, upgrading runtime and dependencies, validating functionality in stage and production, and executing controlled releases via CRQ with zero post-deployment issues.
- Led end-to-end delivery of real-time inventory and notification features, integrating 85% of upstream systems via Kafka, improving inventory accuracy to 95%.
- Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 50% by redesigning Firebase HTTP integrations using reactive, non-blocking communication with Project Reactor, Spring WebFlux, and HTTP/2 multiplexing, resulting in lower CPU and memory utilization.
- Diagnosed and resolved production memory leaks through JVM heap, thread, and GC profiling, stabilizing Kubernetes pods under sustained peak load.
- Optimized Cassandra access patterns and database queries, eliminating query timeouts and improving response latency by 25–30%.
- Designed and optimized Kubernetes deployments using Grafana metrics, reducing annual infrastructure costs by 10–35% while maintaining SLA compliance.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, achieving 85–90% coverage, reducing deployment errors by 15%, and validating platform stability under 3× peak seasonal load using JMeter.
- Built real-time observability dashboards using Splunk and OpenObserve, reducing MTTR by 15% through automated alerts for API latency, Kafka lag, and Cassandra timeouts.
Software Engineer
Elevance Health (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Richmond
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Designed and developed HIPAA-compliant, microservices-based healthcare platforms using Java, Spring Boot, and SOA, supporting claims processing, member enrollment, eligibility validation, and provider integration across distributed systems.
- Built and secured RESTful APIs using Spring Cloud API Gateway, OAuth2, and JWT, enforcing centralized authentication, authorization, and audit logging to protect PHI, and meet healthcare compliance requirements.
- Optimized data persistence and asynchronous messaging layers using Spring Data JPA, MongoDB, ActiveMQ, and RabbitMQ, improving data retrieval performance by 35%, and increasing the reliability of insurance processing workflows.
- Deployed and operated cloud-native healthcare services on Azure, leveraging Azure App Services, Azure SQL, and Key Vault, and automated releases via Jenkins CI/CD, reducing manual deployment effort by 40%, while maintaining compliance and stability.
Graduate Research Assistant
Dakota State University
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Responsible for guiding a batch of 30 students for INFS web application development.
- Developed a RAWLAB website which consists of a Twitter feed, News feed, Sampling Site locations using Angular, Bootstrap 4 and deployed it on the Netlify cloud platform.
Software Developer
proyuga advanced technologies
Hyderabad
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Contributed to the launch of iB Cricket, an immersive virtual reality sports platform, building end-to-end product features across backend game logic and frontend interfaces in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Developed core backend components, including gameplay mechanics, multi-profile detection, and AI-assisted footwork prediction, collaborating closely with senior engineers through design, testing, and release.
Intern
proyuga advanced technologies
Hyderabad
08.2017 - 07.2018
- Designed and developed reusable React components and internal UI libraries, delivering pixel-perfect, responsive dashboards, and enterprise user interfaces.
- Built core frontend features, including custom editors, drag-and-drop functionality, dynamic routing, and SSO authentication, supporting scalable product delivery and technical education platforms.
Education
Master of Science - Information Systems
Dakota State University
Madison, SD08.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science Engineering
Vignan
Hyderabad, India05.2017
Skills
Programming languages
Java (8, 11, 17), JavaScript, Python, Golang
Backend and application frameworks
Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring WebFlux, Hibernate, SOA
Frontend technologies
React, Angular, HTML, and CSS
Messaging and streaming
Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ
Databases
MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Azure Cosmos DB
Cloud and containerization
AWS,GCP, Docker, Kubernetes
CI/CD and build tools
Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory
Monitoring and observability
Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, OpenObserve
Testing and quality engineering
JUnit, Mockito, Postman, JMeter, Smoke, and Performance Testing
API and integration
Rest APIs, HTTP/HTTPS, API testing
Version control and agile tools
GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira
Software engineering concepts
Object-oriented programming (OOP), Agile, and Scrum methodologies
Projects
Tic Tac Toe Web App using cloud infrastructure, Deployed a React web application to the cloud for playing tic tac toe using Docker images and provided continuous integration using the AWS Amplify Service.
The web application also uses Node as a backend for React. Feedback Collection, Designed and developed a web site using the MERN stack (Mongo, React-Redux, Express, Node) for collecting feedback from multiple candidates through email using SendGrid API and used Stripe for payment gateway.
Awards
- Certified in Advanced Java Programming which was conducted by Edu Run Technologies, India.
- Underwent a 7-month learning program at CMC institute (TCS ion) on Core and Advanced Java training program.
- Gained major project certification during my final year of undergrad from the reputed Defence govt organization (Bharath dynamics limited, India).
- Received a Best Project Award from AMD worth 50000 INR.
Certification
Introduction to Generative AI, Google Cloud Issued Dec 2024
Timeline
Software Engineer
Walmart Global Tech
01.2024 - Current
Software Engineer
Elevance Health (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield)
11.2022 - 12.2023
Graduate Research Assistant
Dakota State University
08.2021 - 08.2022
Software Developer
proyuga advanced technologies
08.2018 - 05.2021
Intern
proyuga advanced technologies
08.2017 - 07.2018
Master of Science - Information Systems
Dakota State University
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science Engineering
Vignan