Yugandhar Samudrala

Java Full Stack Developer with 5+ years of experience designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting enterprise-grade applications across the healthcare and e-commerce domains. Proficient in Java 11/17, Spring Boot, Microservices, Angular, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, Hibernate, Docker, OpenShift, and CI/CD, with hands-on experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance applications. Skilled in developing member enrollment, claims processing, care management, and eligibility solutions, integrating healthcare systems using FHIR and HL7, and implementing secure authentication with Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT to meet HIPAA compliance requirements.

Experienced in optimizing application performance, troubleshooting production issues, performing root cause analysis, and delivering reliable software through Agile Scrum practices. Strong background collaborating with cross-functional teams, improving API performance, automating deployments, and delivering business-critical solutions that enhance operational efficiency, system reliability, and user experience.

Java Full Stack Developer at Molina Health, USA (2024-03 – Present)

• Designed and maintained enterprise healthcare applications using Java 17, Spring Boot, and Microservices to support member enrollment, eligibility verification, care management, prior authorization, and claims processing while integrating with enterprise healthcare platforms.
• Built responsive Angular applications and self-service portals that enabled members, providers, and care coordinators to access benefits, manage authorizations, track claims, and request healthcare services, reducing manual service requests by 35%.
• Created secure RESTful APIs to connect custom healthcare applications with Epic EHR, Salesforce Health Cloud, and internal enterprise systems using FHIR and HL7 standards for seamless clinical data exchange.
• Implemented core business functionality for Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace plans, including member eligibility, provider network management, claims validation, and benefit administration in accordance with healthcare workflows.
• Implemented robust authentication and authorization using Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT, ensuring secure access to Protected Health Information (PHI) while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
• Improved backend application performance by optimizing PostgreSQL databases with Hibernate, reducing API response time by 40% and supporting high-volume healthcare transactions.
• Packaged and deployed microservices using Docker on Red Hat OpenShift, while automating build and deployment processes through Jenkins and Git to support reliable CI/CD workflows.
• Worked closely with Epic, Salesforce, DevOps, QA, and business teams to deliver integrated healthcare solutions, participating in Agile Scrum ceremonies throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Conducted unit, API, and integration testing, supported production deployments, investigated application issues, and resolved defects to ensure stable and reliable healthcare applications.
• Delivered scalable, secure, and cloud-ready healthcare solutions that simplified member services, enhanced claims processing and care coordination, and improved the overall reliability and maintainability of enterprise healthcare systems.

Java Developer at Cognizant, India (2020-01 – 2022-07)

• Investigated and resolved 150+ production incidents per quarter through log analysis, SQL validation, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), reducing recurring production issues by 30%.
• Enhanced and maintained enterprise e-commerce applications using Java 11, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture, delivering bug fixes, performance improvements, and production support for business-critical modules.
• Developed and enhanced secure RESTful APIs for order processing, payment validation, inventory synchronization, shipment tracking, and customer account management, ensuring seamless backend integration.
• Optimized SQL queries and validated transactional data across orders, payments, inventory, and customer records, reducing API response time by 35% and improving overall application performance.
• Supported application deployments across Development, QA, UAT, and Production environments by performing release validation, smoke testing, post-deployment verification, and production monitoring via CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborated with business analysts, QA engineers, DevOps teams, and product owners to analyze production defects, implement enhancements, and ensure timely delivery using Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Monitored application logs, identified system bottlenecks, managed configuration changes, and coordinated hotfix deployments to maintain stable, reliable production operations.
• Maintained technical documentation, support runbooks, and knowledge base articles while contributing to continuous process improvement and operational efficiency.

Master's in Data Analytics – Indiana Wesleyan University, KY, USA

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering – Narasaraopet Engineering college, India