Kumar Nachiketa

Experience

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  HighRadius

  May 2019 - Jun 2019

  Summer Intern

  Developed and maintained Java applications integrated with SQL Server to enhance data retrieval and support business logic, optimizing SQL queries for improved performance.

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  Cognizant

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2024

  Senior Software Engineer

  Designed and implemented a property and casualty insurance application for the Commercial Auto line of business, transitioning from a monolithic structure to a microservices architecture in Java. Conducted a comprehensive analysis of existing systems, identifying 11 key components for decomposition into microservices, which enhanced focus and performance. Led integrations with third-party vendor APIs such as VIN for vehicle information and MVR/CLUE for driver details, while developing RESTful APIs in Spring Boot for rating calculations with improved error handling. Show less

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  ITC Infotech

  Aug 2024 - now

  Lead Consultant

  Developed a microservices-based policy system for Commercial Excess Auto Liability and Healthcare using Spring Boot, enhancing logging in MuleSoft middleware for centralized tracing in the ELK stack. Implemented Spring Security with custom roles for authentication and authorization, and utilized Apache Kafka for asynchronous service communication, improving throughput and reliability through design patterns like Circuit Breaker and API Gateway. Integrated the third-party vendor CAB for business information retrieval and implemented rate calculation logic, while managing deployment and monitoring of backend services. Show less