Anshu Kumar

Backend Java and full-stack Software Engineer with 6+ years building secure, cloud-native systems on the JVM, and AWS Certified with hands-on experience hardening serverless pipelines using Lambda, Step Functions and SQS. Track record of cutting incident response time by 35-40%, reducing security vulnerabilities by 60% and improving delivery predictability across the SDLC.

Software Engineer II - JPMorgan Chase - Columbus, OH

(2022-02)

• Cut incident triage and recovery time by 35-40% by building an AI-based application inventory tool in React that quickly identifies the right application owner during production issues
• Lowered security vulnerabilities by 60% by leading photon upgrade work across multiple services and coordinating cross-team dependencies to meet internal security standards
• Resolved a deployment-blocking production configuration issue with the ESCM team, restoring release execution and reducing recurrence risk
• Standardized knowledge transfer and documentation for architecture, APIs and operational workflows, shortening new-joiner ramp-up time
• Led code reviews focusing on scalability and security, reducing production defects by 30%
• Improved reliability of a serverless AWS data-migration pipeline by hardening Lambda functions against runtime crashes and standardizing retry/backoff strategies across Step Function orchestrators for Lambda, S3 and SFN transient errors
• Designed an error-classification and automated-redrive framework using Step Functions (Choice/Pass/Fail states) and Amazon SQS, embedding structured failure metadata so failed batches could be programmatically redriven or permanently failed
• Queried AuroraDB and reviewed CloudWatch logs in a development environment to confirm record states and validate pipeline behavior after running Lambda functions and Step Function executions

Volunteer - Equality Ohio Education Fund Project - JPMorgan Chase

(2023-03 - 2023-10)

• Enhanced WordPress donation flow, event registration pages and social media feeds; delivered backend enhancements to streamline processes and support consolidation into a single CRM workflow
• Assisted the organization to save $2,500 annually by lessening technology costs and eliminating errors from manual data copying between backend systems

Engineer, Software Engineer - Nationwide Insurance - Columbus, OH

(2019-06 - 2022-02)

• Reduced incident investigation time by analyzing requirements and business processes, using Splunk to identify bottlenecks, log anomalies and failure patterns across distributed services
• Increased PolicyCenter processing efficiency and reduced manual errors by 20% by developing/enhancing PolicyCenter workflows in Gosu and implementing optimized business rules
• Decreased production defects by partnering with QA to strengthen test coverage and validate business logic through unit and integration testing

M.S. - Computer Science - Georgia Institute of Technology (2022-12)

B.S. - Computer Science & Engineering - Ohio State University (2019-05)