Nikhil Reddy

8+ years of experience in software development specializing in Java Full Stack Development, delivering scalable, cloud-native applications across finance, healthcare, and enterprise domains. Strong expertise in Core Java (8-21), object-oriented design, and building high-performance backend systems using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architecture. Extensive experience designing and developing RESTful APIs using OpenAPI (YAML) contract-first approach and GraphQL services, enabling standardized and efficient service communication. Proven ability to design scalable and resilient systems using controller-service-adapter patterns, data transformation layers, and distributed service orchestration. Hands-on experience working with AWS services including ECS, Lambda, IAM, and CloudWatch, supporting containerized and serverless application deployments in cloud-native environments. Strong experience in optimizing system performance through caching strategies (Redis), efficient database design, and query optimization across PostgreSQL and NoSQL systems. Experience building event-driven architectures using Kafka and implementing asynchronous and concurrent processing for high-throughput systems. Proficient in DevOps practices, implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, and GitHub Actions, and managing deployments across cloud environments. Strong understanding of application security using Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and IAM-based access control for secure and reliable API communication. Experienced in leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and LLM-based solutions for debugging, log analysis, and improving development efficiency in modern engineering workflows.