Dheeraj Bhamare

Backend Developer with 3 years of hands-on experience building and supporting production-ready Java applications using Spring Boot, REST APIs, and SQL databases. Have a strong foundation in object-oriented programming, database design, and secure API development, with experience handling real-world workloads and improving performance and reliability.

Software Engineer at BlueSapphire IT (2025-09 – Present)

Backend development of an internal Timesheet web application

• Contributed to backend development of an internal Timesheet web application used daily to log end-of-day work hours across tasks and projects.
• Built and maintained REST APIs to handle employee hour submissions, enabling real-time data capture and reducing manual excel sheet tracking effort by 70%
• Developed cost calculation engine in Java that automatically computed daily, weekly, and monthly cost-to-company per employee based on logged hours and role-based billing rates
• Wrote unit and integration tests using JUnit, maintaining 80% code coverage and catching bugs before production releases.
• Leveraged AI-powered tools for code optimization, debugging, and accelerating development workflows, improving productivity and reducing development time.
• Used Postman for API testing and validation, ensuring all endpoints returned accurate data under various input conditions

Junior Developer at TransPerfect India Pvt Ltd. (2024-01 – 2025-09)

Secure document upload portal development and maintenance

• Designed and deployed a secure document upload portal where document formatting specialists uploaded formatted document for review and final delivery.
• Build RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL, handling 100+ daily requests.
• Enhanced application security by implementing JWT-based authentication, role-based access control, and AWS S3 pre-signed URLs, reducing security vulnerabilities by approximately 40%.
• Improved code quality and system reliability by implementing comprehensive JUnit test coverage and automated schema validation.
• Collaborated with developers, QA, product to identify issues early, minimize rework, and support smooth sprint execution.

Intern at Padhega Bharat (2023-08 – 2023-12)

Responsive web application development for university project

• Developed a responsive web application for a university project, implementing features that improved user experience and increased user retention by 25%
• Actively participated in coding workshops and hackathons, collaborating with other developers to build innovative solutions and expand my skill set

Software Developer Intern at GTL Software (2023-02 – 2023-06)

Java development bootcamp and web application development

• Completed an intensive 5-month Java development bootcamp focused on Spring Boot, SQL, RESTful APIs, and enterprise application design patterns.
• Created a responsive web application for a university project, implementing features that improved user experience and increased user retention.

MCS in M.Sc. Computer Science – Pune University (2021-06 – 2023-08)

BCS in B.Sc. Computer Science – Pune University (2018-06 – 2021-05)