Ravalika V
Verified Expert in Engineering
Java Developer
Austin, United States
Toptal member since June 25, 2026
Ravalika is a Java full-stack developer with 8 years of experience in enterprise application development. Their expertise spans Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, with notable work at Finance Ops and Guaranty Bank. Ravalika improved system performance by diagnosing memory leaks and automating deployments, leading to more scalable and reliable applications.
Portfolio
Experience
- Hibernate - 8 years
- Java - 8 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 6 years
- RESTful Services - 6 years
- Spring Boot - 5 years
- Oracle - 4 years
- Apache Kafka - 2 years
- Docker - 1 year
Preferred Environment
IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Apache Tomcat, JProfiler, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence
The most amazing...
...system I've optimized is a Java microservices platform that improved performance and reliability for Finance Ops.
Work Experience
Java Full-stack Developer
Finance Ops
- Improved system performance using JProfiler by diagnosing memory leaks, tuning queries, and refining critical back-end processes.
- Improved productivity by using Copilot inside VS Code for Python, Java, and JavaScript development.
- Built GraphQL APIs with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud, enabling efficient data sharing across microservices.
- Automated provisioning and environment setup with Terraform to maintain consistent and reproducible deployments across development teams.
- Utilized Apache Kafka to establish event-driven communication and ensure dependable message processing.
- Created dynamic user interfaces with React, Redux, React Router, HTML5, CSS3, and Ajax for improved responsiveness across platforms.
- Provided technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers, conducting code reviews, enforcing coding standards, and promoting best practices in Agile environments.
- Led technical design discussions and contributed to architectural decisions for scalable, high-performance Java microservices using Spring Boot, Kafka, and IBM MQ.
- Leveraged Copilot for quick code suggestions, refactoring ideas, and API usage while actively reviewing and validating all generated code.
- Performed data processing, validation, and transformation using Python for back-end workflows.
Java/J2EE Developer
Guaranty Bank & Trust
- Automated continuous integration and delivery pipelines with Jenkins, and ensured code quality through unit testing with JUnit.
- Collaborated with product managers, security teams, and business stakeholders to design scalable solutions that met performance, compliance, and financial industry standards.
- Integrated JMS providers, including ActiveMQ, IBM MQ, and RabbitMQ, with Spring Boot applications to enable secure, reliable, event-driven communication.
- Utilized GitHub Copilot to accelerate development, improve code quality, and reduce debugging time.
- Integrated Elasticsearch into distributed Java microservices for fast full-text search and analytics.
- Configured and optimized MongoDB to enhance data retrieval speed and support scalable NoSQL structures.
- Built RESTful APIs using Spring Boot to enable seamless integration between client and server applications.
- Integrated the ELK Stack for centralized logging and monitoring, improving traceability and performance insights across distributed systems.
- Built high-performance concurrent and multi-threaded back-end services, optimizing applications for large-scale data processing and cloud-native deployments.
- Monitored and improved system health and code quality using Splunk and SonarQube, performing performance tuning, root cause analysis, and incident resolution.
Java Developer
Embitel
- Leveraged RabbitMQ for asynchronous messaging to enable reliable communication across distributed systems.
- Managed data pipelines using Azure Data Factory for efficient integration and transformation processes.
- Streamlined data access with Spring Data JPA and PostgreSQL, boosting performance and ensuring consistency.
- Built interactive front-end interfaces with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and jQuery, ensuring responsive design and cross-browser support.
- Deployed and supported enterprise applications in hybrid cloud environments, working within Agile DevOps teams and mentoring junior developers.
Java Developer
Creditsafe Technology
- Configured Log4J for detailed logging and monitoring, enabling quick debugging and efficient issue tracking.
- Utilized JMS for asynchronous message processing, ensuring reliability across distributed communication systems.
- Automated build and deployment processes with Apache Ant and Jenkins, enhancing CI/CD pipeline efficiency.
- Applied IoC and DI principles in Spring to strengthen modularity and simplify system maintenance.
- Developed enterprise applications using Java, Spring Framework, and Hibernate ORM for robust back-end functionality and smooth data handling.
Experience
TestMate AI
https://testmate-ai-six.vercel.app/Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
JNTU - India
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, React Router, jQuery, Java Message Service (JMS), JSTL
Tools
GitHub, JProfiler, Microsoft Copilot, Terraform, IBM MQ, Jenkins, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, GitHub Copilot, Splunk, SonarQube, Apache Ant, IntelliJ IDEA, Apache Tomcat, Jira, Confluence, Postman, Gradle, Apache JMeter, Cucumber, Apache Maven
Frameworks
Spring MVC, Spring Security, JPA, Angular, Mockito, Spring Boot, Redux, JUnit, Spring, Hibernate, Bootstrap, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP), Swagger, OAuth 2, JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
Paradigms
Scrum, Test-driven Development (TDD), Agile, Microservices, Event-driven Architecture, Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
Languages
TypeScript, Python, Java, JavaScript, GraphQL, HTML5, CSS3, HTML, CSS, Web Services Description Language (WSDL), Java SE (Core Java)
Storage
PL/SQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Platforms
Apache Kafka, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Eclipse, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Linux, Oracle
Other
Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), SOAP, Spring Cloud, Ajax, Log4j, Shell Scripting, RESTful Services, Code Review, Team Mentoring
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