Saketh Vardhineni

Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems, backend platforms, cloud-native microservices, and full-stack enterprise applications. Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, REST APIs, Temporal workflows, Kubernetes, React.js, and event-driven architectures. Experienced in designing high-throughput inventory, fulfillment, and marketplace integration systems supporting 100K+ SKUs and large-scale operational workflows.

Proven success delivering end-to-end onboarding platforms, cloud migration initiatives, and real-time inventory allocation systems in Agile environments. Skilled in full-stack development, API design, distributed system architecture, CI/CD automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support across Azure and GCP environments.

Software Engineer at Staples (2023-01 – Present)

• Designed and developed scalable distributed microservices for inventory management, marketplace integrations, and fulfillment operations using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and cloud-native technologies.
• Built a marketplace integration platform using Temporal workflows to process Amazon marketplace orders and integrate with downstream fulfillment and supply chain systems.
• Developed inventory publishing services supporting 100K+ SKUs across 30+ fulfillment locations, enabling near real-time synchronization of inventory, pricing, ASN, and shipment notifications.
• Engineered distributed inventory allocation and ATP calculation pipelines that processed real-time supply and demand changes and published regional and global product availability.
• Led the implementation of regional inventory publishing for 150K+ SKUs to Google Merchant Center, improving product availability accuracy and customer fulfillment visibility.
• Developed scalable SKU mapping and cross-reference (XREF) services supporting 200K+ SKUs and enabling marketplace onboarding and inventory synchronization capabilities.
• Designed virtual bundle and multi-pack inventory allocation systems to reduce overselling by dynamically calculating inventory split percentages using supply-demand balancing and historical sales data.
• Built end-to-end onboarding platforms and React-based UI applications enabling onboarding of 60K+ products for Fulfillment by Staples (FBS) customers.
• Led migration of 150+ microservices and cloud resources including Redis, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and Kubernetes workloads from Azure to GCP while ensuring operational stability.
• Developed CI/CD deployment pipelines and managed Kubernetes deployments using Helm and FluxCD across distributed cloud environments.
• Conducted code reviews, implemented monitoring and telemetry using Splunk and New Relic, and improved system reliability through proactive troubleshooting and performance optimization.
• Contributed to automation and inventory optimization initiatives estimated to save approximately $10M through improved marketplace integrations and fulfillment workflows.

Graduate Assistant at Texas Tech University (2022-08 – 2022-12)

Assisted in Advanced Java Development and Advanced Data Management courses, supporting students in software engineering and database concepts.

• Developed automation and data processing solutions to streamline graduate course registration workflows for 1,700+ students.
• Designed and optimized data management workflows, reducing registration processing overhead by 20%.
• Extracted, transformed, and analyzed academic data to support departmental reporting and decision-making initiatives.

Software Developer at Cognizant (2021-01 – 2022-07)

• Developed and maintained scalable ETL pipelines and backend services using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring reliable high-volume data processing.
• Designed data transformation and reporting solutions integrating AWS services including Lambda, S3, and RDS to improve reporting accuracy and scalability.
• Built scalable APIs and backend services following object-oriented programming principles and microservices architecture patterns.
• Contributed to CI/CD automation and Agile development workflows to support rapid software delivery and high-quality releases.
• Participated in code reviews, defect resolution, root cause analysis, and production support activities to improve software stability and maintainability.

Master's in Computer Science – Texas Tech University

Bachelor's in Computer Science Engineering – Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science