Surya Devathi

About Surya Devathi

As a Software Engineer (Backend / Full Stack) with 6+ years of experience, I design and deliver high-performance, cloud-native systems that power scalable products and accelerate business growth. My expertise spans Python (FastAPI, Django) and Java (Spring Boot, Microservices) — building production-grade APIs and distributed systems across AWS and Azure environments. I specialize in microservice architecture, API design, event-driven systems (Kafka, Redis), and CI/CD automation, combining clean code practices with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and DevOps excellence. I’m passionate about engineering systems that are not just functional, but resilient, maintainable, and easy to evolve. Key Achievements: • ADP: Led backend and automation initiatives for a multi-cloud platform — improving API performance by 30% and reducing manual operations by 40% through infrastructure automation. • Orange County Superior Court: Architected secure Java microservices and optimized CI/CD pipelines, improving system reliability and developer velocity in a cloud-first environment. Core Skills: Python, FastAPI, Django, Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Kafka, Redis, REST APIs, System Design Beyond coding, I enjoy mentoring developers, modernizing architectures, and driving continuous improvement across engineering teams. Let’s connect if you’re interested in building scalable platforms, advancing cloud-native architectures, or sharing insights on backend engineering, Python/Java development, and DevOps automation.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   ADP

   Nov 2022 — Present

   Leading the design and development of cloud-native backend and full-stack systems using Python (FastAPI, Flask) and Java (Spring Boot), delivering scalable, resilient, and high-performance enterprise applications.Key Achievements:• Developed and deployed 28+ microservices (Python FastAPI/Flask & Java Spring Boot) achieving 99.99% uptime and improving fault tolerance by 35%.• Optimized 100+ PostgreSQL queries and implemented high-performance async/event-driven pipelines using Python asyncio, Java Streams, multithreading, and Pandas, cutting API response times by 40% and boosting throughput by 25%.• Built event-driven architectures leveraging Kafka and AWS ElastiCache (Redis), processing 1M+ messages/hour, reducing latency by 45%.• Automated infrastructure provisioning and container deployments with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, VPC); implemented CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins and GitHub Actions, enabling daily releases and reducing deployment errors by 60%.• Integrated RESTful and GraphQL APIs with React dashboards, improving internal productivity by 30% and reducing support tickets by 20%.• Authored 15+ technical design documents, ensuring compliance with security, scalability, and engineering standards across Python and Java services.• Leveraged GitHub Copilot and prototyped OpenAI API integrations for log summarization, code review assistance, and CI/CD analytics, improving development efficiency and release quality.Tech Stack: Python (FastAPI, Flask), Java (Spring Boot), AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), React, GraphQL

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

  2013 — 2017

• Wichita State University

  Master's degree

  2020 — 2021