Venkat Naresh Thota

About Venkat Naresh Thota

I thrive on the thrill of solving complex puzzles that technology presents—there\'s something incredibly rewarding about crafting efficient solutions that make a real difference. With over four years of experience in backend engineering focused on microservices architecture, I\'ve had the opportunity to work on systems that serve tens of thousands of users daily while maintaining an impressive uptime of 99.99%. My journey began at Aadyam Solutions Limited where I embraced the challenge of migrating a monolithic B2B procurement platform to a microservices architecture on Kubernetes. This effort not only improved our release cycles by 3x for over enterprise clients but also ignited my passion for building scalable systems.Currently at Southern Glazer\'s Wine and Spirits of Texas, I led the development of three robust microservices using Java and Spring Boot on AWS Lambda. These services now handle over 30K daily API calls while achieving an uptime of 99.99%. It\'s fulfilling to see how my work directly impacts efficiency and user satisfaction—especially when I managed to reduce order processing times significantly.One of my proudest moments was designing RESTful APIs for order management during my early days as a Junior Software Developer at Aadyam Solutions Limited. This initiative successfully handled over daily requests while reducing system downtime by an impressive 35%. Each project has taught me valuable lessons about teamwork and innovation.Outside of work, I enjoy exploring new technologies through personal projects and contributing to open-source initiatives whenever I can. It keeps my skills sharp and allows me to connect with like-minded individuals who share my enthusiasm for tech.If you\'re interested in discussing backend engineering challenges or potential collaborations, feel free to reach out via email! I\'m always excited to connect with fellow tech enthusiasts.Skills- Java- Spring Boot- Microservices Architecture- Docker- Kubernetes (K8s)- AWS Lambda- RESTful APIs

Experience

1. Camunda Developer

   Verizon

   Sep 2024 — Present

   Designed and implemented scalable, cloud-native workflow orchestration using Camunda 8 (Zeebe) to coordinate distributed microservices.• Built event-driven workflows using Camunda 8, Kafka, and REST APIs, enabling reliable asynchronous processing for high-volume telecom transactions.• Developed Java 17–based external workers using Spring Boot to execute service tasks, improving scalability and fault tolerance of long-running processes.• Modeled and deployed BPMN workflows in Camunda 8 to automate exception handling, retries, and compensations, reducing manual intervention by 35%.• Implemented DMN decision tables for eligibility checks and routing logic, centralizing business rules and accelerating change cycles.• Integrated Camunda 8 with AWS (EC2, EKS, S3) and containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes, supporting horizontal scaling in production.• Secured workflow APIs using OAuth 2.0 and JWT, ensuring compliance with enterprise authentication and authorization standards.• Used Camunda Operate & Tasklist (production monitoring) to monitor workflow execution, troubleshoot failures, and reduce incident resolution time by 40%.• Collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams to migrate legacy synchronous flows to event-driven architectures, improving system resilience and throughput.• Automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, and Git, enabling faster deployment of workflow definitions and backend services.

Education

• Trine University

  Master's degree, Information Science/Studies