Yash Shah

6+ years of experience in Java back-end development, specializing in designing and implementing distributed, scalable microservice-based applications using the Spring Boot framework. Experienced across the development, debugging, validation, deployment and production support, with hands-on work connecting microservices to relational and NoSQL data stores, event-streaming with Apache Kafka, and Proficient in leveraging AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding, debugging and code review workflows.

Application Development Senior Analyst at Accenture (2025-01 – Present)

• Designed and implemented distributed, scalable Java Spring Boot microservices and RESTful APIs for enterprise-scale cloud-native applications, following full Software Development Life Cycle practices from design through production support.
• Connected microservices to relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and cloud-native NoSQL/analytical data stores (BigQuery, Bigtable), and integrated GCP Pub/Sub for event-driven, streaming-style communication between services.
• Developed event-driven solutions using Pub/Sub and serverless integrations using Python-based AWS Lambda functions, improving system scalability and operational efficiency.
• Implemented Apache Spark jobs using Java and Scala for distributed processing, validation of high-volume datasets during enterprise cloud migration programs.
• Designed Apache Airflow DAGs and automated ETL workflows.
• Identified and resolved production defects through code reviews and hands-on debugging; used GitHub Copilot to accelerate coding, debugging and code review cycles for faster delivery.

Software Engineer Lead at Capgemini (2023-11 – 2025-01)

• Designed and delivered 10+ REST APIs using Java, Spring Boot and Microservices architecture, applying scalable architecture and design principles.
• Owned AWS integrations involving S3, Cognito and Parameter Store, connecting services to underlying data stores.
• Performed code reviews, bug identification and resolution, technical collaboration and production support for critical applications.

Systems Engineer / Senior Systems Engineer at Infosys (2021-08 – 2023-11)

• Promoted to Senior Systems Engineer and recognized with Rising Star and Business Ninja awards.
• Developed backend modules using Java, Spring Framework and Hibernate, applying core data structures and algorithms to application design.
• Established CI/CD practices using Jenkins, Maven and Git in compliance with full Software Development Life Cycle standards.

Junior Java Developer at Silcore Technology (2019-12 – 2021-08)

• Developed IoT and Industry 4.0 microservice-based applications using Spring Boot, connecting services to PostgreSQL databases.
• Integrated Apache Kafka for streaming data between services and managed PostgreSQL databases.

B.E. in Computer Science – Gujarat Technological University (2015 – 2019)