Rakesh Kumar

About Rakesh Kumar

Detail-oriented leadership with good communication and computer skills with…

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   State Street

   Jan 2024 — Present

   Participated in Agile methodologies, actively engaged in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to improve team collaboration and project outcomes.• Led the migration of a legacy application to Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring smooth integration and improved performance.• Refactored event-driven applications using Java and Spring Boot, simplifying architecture and enhancing code readability.• Designed and executed functional and unit tests with mocked behavior to ensure reliability and accuracy of code.• Integrated Spring Data JPA and Hibernate for efficient database access and data manipulation.• Applied fail-safe and circuit breaker patterns in Spring Boot microservices using Hystrix and configured Swagger-UI for API documentation and Eureka service registration.• Diagnosed and resolved customer-reported production issues, deploying fixes within a week to maintain uninterrupted functionality.• Implemented real-time push notifications by integrating Firebase Cloud Messaging and event-driven architecture for instant commercial credit card alerts.• Automated deployment processes by utilizing Jenkins and deploying application artifacts to Artifactory across multiple environments.• Monitored system performance using Splunk and documented APIs with Swagger to enhance operational efficiency.• Secured APIs and system architecture by implementing Spring Security with OAuth 2.0 authentication and authorization protocols.• Scaled Kafka clusters horizontally to manage high-speed data processing and distributed database operations effectively.• Developed robust test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver and REST Assured, ensuring thorough testing processes.• Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab, increasing deployment efficiency and maintaining high-quality code standards.