Ashay Deshpande

Solutions Architect & Site Reliability Engineer with 16+ years of experience in enterprise application development using Java, Spring Framework (Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring Boot), and microservices architecture. Strong expertise in designing scalable distributed systems, Dependency Injection, Hibernate/JPA ORM, RESTful APIs, CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies, and troubleshooting complex production systems at code level. Hands-on experience designing and deploying Agentic AI and Generative AI solutions using LangChain, LangGraph, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.

Experienced in building AI-powered workflow automation, developing intelligent agents, integrating Large Language Models (LLMs), and implementing retrieval pipelines over enterprise knowledge bases to improve business decision-making and operational efficiency. Experienced in architecting cloud-native AI and machine learning workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS, deploying highly available, resilient applications on Amazon EKS. Strong background in building scalable Spring Boot microservices processing high-volume enterprise workloads and integrating AI capabilities into modern cloud-native platforms.

Hands-on experience working with AWS cloud services including EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, and other cloud-native services, building secure, scalable, and highly available enterprise platforms. Proven expertise in designing resilient architectures, implementing observability, automation, and reliability engineering practices for mission-critical applications. Proven expertise in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), observability, and production support, with hands-on experience integrating Datadog, ServiceNow, OpenTelemetry, and automated monitoring solutions to improve system reliability and operational excellence.

Proven consultancy experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions for Fortune 500 organizations across the U.S., collaborating with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to define technology strategy and deliver cloud transformation initiatives.

Solutions Architect / Site Reliability Engineer - J.P. Morgan - Mumbai, India

(2021-09 - 2026-05)

• Architected and deployed end-to-end agentic AI systems utilizing LangGraph and LangChain to automate risk assessment workflows, reducing manual processing time by 40%.
• Engineered resilient, highly scalable microservices in Java (Spring Boot), deployed on AWS EKS handling over 100,000+ daily requests for financial data calculation pipelines.
• Implemented RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines to query internal unstructured financial, improving response times for portfolio valuation reports by 60%.
• Designed containerized ML and AI workloads using Docker and Kubernetes, deploying across AWS cloud environments to ensure 99.99% uptime.
• Designed and supported cloud-native payment processing Solutions Architect microservices deployed on AWS EKS, handling high-throughput financial transactions with low latency and high availability.
• Designed and implemented YAML-based configuration templates for orchestrating containerized workloads in Kubernetes environments.
• Built and containerized Spring Boot microservices using Docker, creating optimized multi-stage Docker files and publishing images to Amazon ECR.
• Implemented Kubernetes-based deployment strategies (Rolling, Canary) for payment services to ensure zero-downtime releases in production.
• Engineered real-time payment workflows (authorization, settlement, reconciliation) using event-driven architecture integrated with Kafka.
• Configured auto-scaling (HPA) on EKS clusters based on CPU, memory, and custom metrics for handling peak payment loads.
• Strengthened platform reliability by integrating Datadog. Created monitors for alerting and Dashboards for observability.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure secure payment processing (PCI compliance considerations, encryption, tokenization patterns).
• Automated infrastructure provisioning for EKS clusters and networking using Terraform, ensuring repeatable and consistent environments.
• Implemented OpenTelemetry instrumentation in Java applications for distributed tracing and latency analysis.
• Designed SLI Metrics Calculator and Grafana dashboards for real-time SLO tracking using PromQL.
• Performed JVM tuning, thread dump analysis, heap analysis, and performance optimization for Java services.
• Automated operational and reliability reporting using Python and Athena.
• Improved incident response and root cause analysis through Dynatrace and OpenTelemetry trace correlation.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Spinnaker, Maven, and Git.
• Demonstrated expertise in incident management and RCA processes, with experience in integrating Datadog monitoring with ServiceNow to enable automated incident tracking and resolution.

Java/J2EE Lead Developer - Atos Syntel - India

(2014-03 - 2021-09)

• Developed Spring Boot microservices for a real-time payment processing platform handling authorization, settlement, and reconciliation workflows; integrated with Oracle/RDS using Hibernate/JPA with query and index optimization; implemented Kafka-based asynchronous event processing between payment services; containerized applications using Docker and deployed on AWS ECS (EC2/RDS/S3); migrated to AWS EKS with Kubernetes rolling deployments and HPA-based autoscaling (2020–2021); automated build and
• Developed and maintained production-grade Spring MVC web applications with RESTful service layers integrated with Oracle and MySQL backends; applied Hibernate second-level caching, JPA query optimization, execution plan analysis, and schema indexing strategies to eliminate bottlenecks and sustain throughput under high-volume order transaction loads
• Designed and developed responsive front-end interfaces for Spring MVC web applications using JSP templates and AngularJS, implementing two-way data binding, client-side routing, and AJAX-based REST calls to Spring MVC controllers; utilized HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery alongside AngularJS directives and controllers to deliver interactive, high-performance UI for order management and transaction workflows
• Performed deep JVM diagnostics using Java Mission Control (JMC/JFR) for thread profiling and CPU hotspot analysis, Eclipse MAT for heap dump analysis and memory leak detection, and GC log analysis (GCViewer, GCEasy) for garbage collection tuning; applied findings to optimize G1GC configuration and Hibernate object lifecycles, improving service stability and reducing latency spikes across payment microservices.
• Built CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Maven to automate build, test, and deployment of containerized services.
• Improved application performance by optimizing Hibernate mappings, caching strategies, and DB indexing.
• Ensured application stability by implementing logging, monitoring, and exception handling strategies across application/microservices.

Senior Java Developer (Consultant) - Ecore Inc - USA

(2011-04 - 2014-01)

• Refactored legacy monolithic applications into modular Spring-based architecture, improving maintainability and deployment efficiency.
• Developed scalable RESTful web services using Spring MVC and Core Java for enterprise-grade applications.
• Designed and implemented reusable service and DAO layers following layered architecture and SOLID design principles.
• Improved Hibernate ORM performance through query optimization, lazy loading strategies, batching, and cache tuning.
• Optimized complex Oracle/MySQL SQL queries and stored procedures, reducing response times for high-volume transactions.
• Implemented multithreading and asynchronous processing for performance-critical backend operations.
• Worked extensively on JVM memory analysis, garbage collection tuning, and application performance troubleshooting.
• Built dynamic UI components using JSF, JSP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery for responsive enterprise applications.
• Integrated REST/SOAP web services with third-party enterprise systems and internal applications.
• Participated in full SDLC including requirement analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Worked in Agile/Scrum teams and collaborated with cross-functional teams across onsite and offshore locations.
• Performed code reviews, mentored junior developers, and enforced coding standards and best practices.
• Automated build and deployment activities using Maven, ANT, and Jenkins CI pipelines.
• Troubleshot production issues, performed root cause analysis (RCA), and implemented long-term stability fixes.
• Worked closely with business stakeholders and architects to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Java Developer (Consultant) - Xpedite Technologies Inc - USA

(2008-08 - 2011-03)

• Developed enterprise web applications using Java/J2EE, Struts, Spring Framework, and Hibernate.
• Designed layered architecture using DAO, Service, Controller, and MVC design patterns for scalable applications.
• Built secure and responsive web portals using JSP, Servlets, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and jQuery.
• Developed reusable backend components and business services using Core Java and Spring IOC concepts.
• Optimized Hibernate persistence layer and database interactions for improved application performance.
• Implemented efficient exception handling, logging, and debugging mechanisms for enterprise applications.
• Developed and consumed REST/SOAP-based web services for application integration.
• Participated in performance tuning of Java applications including thread analysis, connection pool tuning, and SQL optimization.
• Worked with Oracle and MySQL databases for schema design, query optimization, and stored procedure integration.
• Supported production deployments and resolved critical production incidents under tight timelines.
• Used SVN/CVS version control systems and participated in release management activities.
• Collaborated with QA teams during SIT/UAT phases and resolved application defects efficiently.
• Contributed to technical documentation, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.
• Participated in client discussions, requirement gathering, and technical solution design sessions.

M.S. - Computer Science - California State University, Fresno

B.E. - Information Technology - University of Mumbai