
Sandhya Gandra
Software Engineer
Salary / Daily rate
Irving, TX, USA
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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About me
Intro
Software Engineer with 4+ years of expertise in Java microservices and cloud-native architecture. Proven track record of improving system performance by 30% and reducing deployment time through AWS/Kubernetes solutions. Specialized in Spring Boot development, AI integration, and DevOps automation to deliver scalable, high-performance applications.
Work experience
Software Engineer
HCLTech
Aug 2024 - Present
2 years 3 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
• Built Java-based microservices with Spring Boot, Hibernate, and RESTful APIs. • Automated data extraction using Jsoup and AWS Lambda, storing results in S3. • Secured applications using Spring Security. • Established CI/CD with Maven, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline & CodeBuild. • Collaborated in Agile teams and followed SOLID/design principles for maintainable code.
Software Engineer
Tech Mahindra
Feb 2020 - Jul 2023
3 years 6 months
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Migrated desktop application to cloud-native microservices architecture using Java 11, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud (Eureka, Zuul, Config Server), and Hibernate (JPA), improving runtime efficiency by 26% and enhancing system scalability. Designed and developed high-performance RESTful APIs leveraging asynchronous processing and Redis caching, achieving a 30% improvement in response time and 95% fulfillment of business requirements. Architected microservices infrastructure for service discovery, centralized configuration, and intelligent routing using Spring Cloud Netflix components, boosting fault tolerance and deployment flexibility. Containerized microservices with Docker and managed orchestration, scaling, and zero-downtime deployments using Kubernetes in cloud environments. Provisioned and maintained scalable, secure AWS infrastructure using EC2, S3, RDS, and implemented monitoring with CloudWatch for enhanced system reliability. Integrated Generative AI capabilities by incorporating OpenAI GPT APIs and custom Transformer models for intelligent content generation and conversational AI features, enhancing user engagement and automation. Implemented MLOps pipelines for GenAI model deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS SageMaker, ensuring seamless integration and continuous delivery of AI models in production. Developed and maintained robust unit and integration test suites using JUnit 5, Mockito, and Spring Test, achieving 90%+ code coverage and reducing production defects through TDD practices.
Education
Southern Arkansas University
Master's degree
2023 - 2025
1 year 10 months
JNTUH
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
2016 - 2020
4 years 5 months