Pooja Khakal

Highly skilled Software Developer with over 3.4 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-grade applications using Java 8, 17+, Node.js, Spring Boot, Microservices, React.js, Angular and DevOps (AWS, Azure, CI/CD) tools. Expertise in API Gateway, Spring Security, Kafka, Eureka Server, Swagger, Docker, and cloud-based deployment with load balancing. Adept at delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions following agile methodologies.

Software Developer - Explarity Solutions - Pune

(2023-01 - 2026-05)

• Designed and maintained microservices-based applications using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Eureka Server.
• Implemented API Gateway for centralized routing, authentication, and load balancing across distributed services.
• Integrated Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and asynchronous message processing.
• Developed RESTful APIs and documented them using Swagger for improved API usability.
• Secured microservices using Spring Security and JWT authentication.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes ensuring smooth deployments.
• Deployed microservices on AWS EC2 with auto-scaling and load balancing.
• Collaborated with DevOps teams to monitor performance and optimize infrastructure cost on AWS/Azure.

Bachelor of Engineering - Pune University (2020)