Gade K.

Lead Backend Developer with 16+ years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications across Insurance, Banking, Healthcare, and Automotive domains. Specialized in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, Hibernate/JPA, and SQL databases, with a strong track record of building robust backend systems that support business-critical operations and large user bases. Experienced in leading end-to-end software development initiatives, including requirements analysis, solution architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support. Proven ability to design distributed microservices architectures, implement event-driven systems, optimize application performance, and establish CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable releases. Over the last 4+ years, I have successfully led development teams, mentored engineers, conducted code reviews, and collaborated with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions. Adept at solving complex technical challenges, driving engineering best practices, and ensuring system scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Core Competencies Java, J2EE, Spring Boot Microservices Architecture RESTful API Development Apache Kafka & Event-Driven Systems Hibernate, JPA Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL System Design & Solution Architecture CI/CD (Jenkins, Maven, GitHub) Production Support Agile/Scrum Methodologies Technical Leadership & Team Mentoring Application Modernization & Cloud Readiness Services Offered ✔ Backend Application Development ✔ Spring Boot & Microservices Development ✔ REST API Design & Integration ✔ Kafka Integration & Messaging Solutions ✔ System Architecture & Design Reviews ✔ Legacy Application Modernization ✔ Technical Consulting & Team Mentoring ✔ Production Support & Issue Resolution Available for: Freelance Projects | Contract Roles | Technical Leadership Assignments | Backend Architecture Consulting | Remote Opportunities Tagline: Lead Backend Developer | Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | Kafka | REST APIs | 16+ Years Experience