Baliram Bhande

Senior Java Developer with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering Enterprise and Web Applications across IoT, Healthcare, Travel, and Finance domains, using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Microservices across AWS and GCP. Working with Cursor, Claude, and Gemini for AI-assisted development, and experienced integrating Swagger-documented REST/SOAP APIs, Apache Kafka, and Apache Beam into event-driven architectures. Skilled in both Microservices and Monolithic architectures, applying Saga, API Gateway, and Observability patterns along with OAuth 2.0, SSL, and JWT-based security.

Proven track record of leading engineering teams, mentoring developers, and delivering highly available, scalable enterprise applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins CI/CD, and Agile Scrum methodologies.

Java Principal Consultant at Pyramid Mahagan Consulting Inc (Client: Accenture) (2024-12 – 2026-04)

Retirement Plan Management System | Team Size: 35

• Led design and development of a large-scale financial platform managing customer retirement accounts, contributions, withdrawals, and fund allocations for millions of users.
• Designed and developed scalable microservices using Spring Boot, and built/consumed REST APIs for account management and transaction processing.
• Implemented event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka for real-time transaction updates.
• Worked on database design, optimization, and performance tuning using MySQL, and integrated third party financial and payment services.
• Implemented secure authentication and authorization using OAuth2, JWT, SSO, and Okta, and configured SAML2AWS integration for secure AWS resource access.
• Developed, deployed, and maintained applications on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, SNS/SQS), containerized with Docker, and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Argo CD.
• Monitored application performance, logs, and system health using Splunk and Datadog; troubleshot production issues through proactive monitoring and log analysis.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum for sprint planning, development, and delivery, and led code reviews and best-practice discussions.
• Leveraged GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot and CloudAi to accelerate code generation, code review, and technical documentation.

Team Lead – Java at Dataction Analytics India Pvt Ltd (2024-02 – 2024-12)

Navan Pro — Corporate Travel & Expense Management | Team Size: 11

• Led a team delivering a next-generation corporate travel and expense platform enabling users to book, view, and manage business travel with data-driven insights.
• Designed and developed microservices using Spring Boot, and architected, designed, and reviewed enterprise-grade Java applications.
• Implemented Hibernate JPA for ORM-based database interactions and developed RESTful APIs for seamless inter-service communication.
• Stored and retrieved files from AWS S3, and configured Azure DevOps for automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Implemented SonarQube for code quality checks and static analysis, and integrated Kafka for real-time event streaming and messaging.
• Processed and transformed large datasets using Google Dataflow and DataProc, and monitored application performance using New Relic to resolve bottlenecks.

Senior Java Developer at UST-PTEC Global (Client: Equifax) (2022-01 – 2023-10)

Smart Building Automation & IoT Infrastructure Platform | Team Size: 24

• Delivered a cloud-based Smart Building Automation Platform integrating IoT devices, sensors, HVAC systems, smart lighting, CCTV, and access control into a centralized platform.
• Built microservices using Java 17 and Spring Boot for real-time device communication and data processing.
• Implemented AWS IoT Core and MQTT protocol for secure communication between connected building devices.
• Designed REST APIs and AWS Lambda-based server less services for automation workflows.
• Implemented Spring modules including Spring Boot, Microservices, Hibernate, Apache Beam, Spring JDBC, Spring Transactions, and Spring Security.
• Configured caching mechanisms to load static tables into secondary storage for improved performance.
• Managed application builds using Maven, implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and utilized AWS services including EC2, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, SQS, and SNS.
• Performed unit testing using JUnit and Power Mock, and conducted code reviews to enforce best practices.

Senior Java Developer at SoftDel System Inc. (2020-10 – 2021-12)

Industrial Data Analytics Platform (IDAP) — Molex LLP | Team Size: 28

• Contributed to a configurable IoT analytics platform with dashboarding functionality for productivity optimization and automated predictive maintenance, covering system/parameter configuration and alarm management via email and SMS.
• Designed and developed core product features ensuring scalability and performance, and architected microservices using Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
• Provided technical leadership, guiding code reviews and design decisions.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines and monitored production systems using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Worked with GCP for cloud storage and monitoring dashboards, and ensured code quality through automated tests, code coverage (Jacoco), and static analysis (SonarQube).
• Assisted in project estimation, planning, and risk management.

Software Engineer at SSP – SA-Technologies Pvt Ltd (2015-03 – 2020-02)

• Contributed to enterprise Java application development, gaining foundational experience across the full software development lifecycle prior to progressing into senior and lead roles.
• Supported design, development, and testing activities using core Java and web technologies, building the base for subsequent Microservices and Cloud specialization.

Master of Computer Application (MCA) – Sinhgad College, University of Pune (2015)

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) – COCSIT College, Latur, Maharashtra (2011)

HSC (12th) – R.H. Latur Junior College of Arts & Science, Latur, Maharashtra (2008)

SSC (10th) – SSMV Latur, Maharashtra (2006)