Rutuja Rathod

Senior Software Engineer – Full Stack - Iris Software Technologies - Pune, India

(2026-02)

Contributing to internal enterprise application development using Java Spring Boot microservices, focusing on REST API development, service layer logic, and backend integration.
Writing and maintaining unit test cases using JUnit and Mockito, ensuring code quality, stability, and regression safety across assigned backend modules.
Identifying and resolving vulnerability issues flagged in code reviews and static analysis, ensuring backend services meet enterprise security and compliance standards.
Reviewing and refactoring backend microservices code against enterprise coding standards, Git-based version control, and structured peer code review processes.
Participating in internal POC activities and knowledge transfer sessions, gaining exposure to cloud-native microservices patterns and Spring Boot best practices.
Working in Agile/Scrum with sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, and cross-team collaboration.
Utilising GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted code generation to reduce boilerplate and accelerate backend development tasks.

Engineer II – Full Stack - Verizon - Bengaluru, India

(2023-08 - 2025-12)

Architected and delivered 10+ multitenant, cloud-native microservices using Java 17, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, and REST APIs for large-scale telecom provisioning platforms.
Led Java 17 migration of legacy services, cutting system latency by 25% through query optimization, async processing, and JVM tuning; boosted observability and maintainability.
Engineered event-driven pipelines using Apache Kafka for asynchronous communication across provisioning, order management, and downstream systems — lifting throughput by 30%.
Streamlined full-stack features integrating Spring Boot microservices with React.js dashboards, giving real-time system visibility to 500+ internal operations users.
Enforced secure API governance using 42Crunch and ran OSS vulnerability scanning with Black Duck — zero critical security findings across 3 consecutive audit cycles.
Optimized AWS-based deployments for high scalability, fault tolerance, and monitoring across distributed, high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
Maintained 85%+ unit test coverage via TDD with JUnit and Mockito; contributed to design reviews and Agile/Scrum sprint planning.
Boosted team productivity using GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted code generation, reducing repetitive coding effort across the development lifecycle.

Software Engineer - MateBench Software - Pune, India

(2021-02 - 2023-07)

Constructed high-performance backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture, supporting 10,000+ requests per minute (RPM).
Engineered and maintained RESTful APIs focused on scalability and low-latency performance, achieving a 25% reduction in API response time through query and logic optimization.
Crafted Angular 14 frontend modules — components, services, reactive forms, HTTP client — consuming backend REST APIs for seamless end-to-end feature delivery.
Established backend logic using JPA/Hibernate for efficient data persistence, ORM mapping, and transaction management across relational databases.
Gained hands-on expertise in Apache Kafka — topics, partitions, consumer groups, offsets, and message serialization — for asynchronous event-driven messaging.
Enforced TDD using JUnit and Mockito ensuring code quality, stability, and regression safety across all service layers.
Resolved API performance bottlenecks through targeted tuning, exception handling, and debugging in distributed backend systems.
Partnered with frontend and QA teams to support end-to-end feature delivery and smooth API integrations.

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