
Akhil Reddy Pabbathi Reddy
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Jersey City, NJ, United States
Toptal member since March 28, 2025
Akhil is a full-stack developer with 11 years of experience delivering scalable, secure, high-performance enterprise applications. His expertise spans Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, React, and Apache Kafka, with a proven track record across the finance, healthcare, and government sectors. Akhil is skilled in cloud-native architecture, clean code practices, and end-to-end system design.
Portfolio
Experience
- Object-oriented Programming (OOP) - 11 years
- Microservices - 11 years
- Java - 11 years
- React - 10 years
- Spring Boot - 10 years
- Kubernetes - 7 years
- Docker - 7 years
- Apache Kafka - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Jenkins, AWS Management Console, Java
The most amazing...
...solution I’ve developed at Discover is a high-speed payment processing system that boosted throughput by 50% and reduced latency.
Work Experience
Java Full-stack Developer
Discover
- Developed a real-time transaction platform with Java 17, Spring Boot, and Apache Kafka, enabling secure payment processing of over 10 million credit card and loan transactions daily while ensuring PCI DSS and SOX compliance across financial services.
- Designed microservices with Spring Cloud and Kubernetes on Amazon EKS, achieving horizontal scalability and 99.99% uptime for transaction workflows, reducing downtime risk during peak financial events by 45%.
- Built AI-integrated fraud detection modules using Apache Kafka, AWS Lambda, and ML scoring, improving anomaly detection accuracy by 30% and reducing average chargeback processing time by 40%.
- Engineered an Angular 14 and RxJS-based payment dashboard, enhancing user experience for internal operations and reducing UI latency by 35%, enabling faster dispute resolution and transaction auditing.
- Refactored legacy systems by creating GraphQL and RESTful API adapters, enabling real-time integration with Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal APIs, reducing processing latency by 25% and boosting interoperability.
- Automated deployments with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) across 40+ microservices, decreasing release cycles from weekly to daily and enabling zero-downtime rollouts of compliance-critical financial features.
Java Full-stack Developer
State of Nebraska
- Developed a case management system using Spring Boot, Angular 11, and PostgreSQL, automating legal workflows and reducing document processing time by 40% through streamlined case routing and secure RESTful API integrations.
- Migrated legacy monolith to microservices with Spring Cloud, Docker, and Kubernetes on AWS, improving deployment agility, service decoupling, and scalability across departments by enabling modular case workflow orchestration.
- Built event-driven data sync with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and CDC pipelines, reducing inter-agency data sync delays by 35% and enabling real-time updates on case status, eligibility, and approvals across distributed back-end services.
- Integrated OAuth 2, LDAP, and Spring Security for secure access controls, enforcing identity management policies and improving audit compliance across user roles and departments with dynamic authorization configurations.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, automating deployments for containerized microservices and reducing production incidents by 50% through consistent code delivery and zero-downtime rollouts.
- Designed interactive Tableau dashboards for court managers, enabling real-time visualization of caseload metrics, backlog trends, and resolution timeframes, empowering better scheduling and resource planning decisions.
Senior Java Full-stack Developer
Humana
- Developed a real-time claims engine using Java 8, Spring Boot, and microservices that reduced adjudication time by 40%, enhanced cross-system claim validation, and improved processing efficiency across internal and external provider systems.
- Migrated legacy SOAP-based claim workflows to REST APIs using Spring MVC and JAX-RS, reducing integration latency by 30%, increasing 3rd-party interoperability, and modernizing claims exchange with HIPAA-compliant architecture.
- Built an event-driven fraud detection system using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, and real-time policy triggers, reducing false positive approvals by 25%, automating fraud alerting, and enhancing insurer risk management during high-volume cycles.
- Implemented an Angular 7-based provider portal and a React dashboard, enabling real-time submission and claim tracking and reducing rejection rates by 22% by validating data entry, improving transparency and streamlining physician workflows.
- Automated end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, achieving zero-downtime deployments, reducing manual intervention by 80%, and compressing regulatory release cycles from weekly deployments to daily rollouts.
- Integrated AWS services—EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB—for HIPAA-compliant data handling, migrated on-prem infrastructure to the cloud, reduced infra costs by 30%, and improved scalability, disaster recovery, and real-time claims analytics.
Senior Java Developer
Kaiser Permanente
- Developed a patient integration platform using Java 8, Spring Boot, and REST APIs to streamline medical data exchange across departments, boosting record accessibility by 60% and improving interoperability between hospital systems.
- Designed Spring Cloud-based microservices for claims and prescription data flow, reducing inter-service dependency, improving modularity, and cutting failure recovery time by 40% across Kaiser Permanente's core medical apps.
- Engineered asynchronous pipelines with Apache Kafka and ActiveMQ for event-driven patient record exchange, ensuring real-time syncing between insurers and diagnostic systems, reducing communication latency by 45%.
- Built HIPAA-compliant RESTful APIs with Spring MVC and JAX-RS for secure patient access, enabling seamless record interoperability and reducing provider lookup time by 50%.
- Containerized healthcare services using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS, enabling auto-scaling and zero-downtime deployments, which improved request handling by 35% and optimized server performance under load.
- Created role-based access control with Spring Security, integrating Role-based Access Control (RBAC) and OAuth 2 to safeguard sensitive medical records, ensuring HIPAA compliance and reducing unauthorized access risk across clinical systems by 90%.
Java Developer
Assurant
- Developed a Spring Boot–based policy management platform that improved claims adjudication speed by 25% by decoupling monolithic processes into microservices with optimized RESTful APIs.
- Implemented Apache Kafka-based event streaming to detect fraud in real time, reducing false claim approvals by 30% using pattern-based anomaly triggers and rule-matching on live policyholder activity.
- Built an AngularJS dashboard that displayed live policy and claim status by consuming internal APIs, improving agent response efficiency by 40% through streamlined UI and real-time updates.
- Designed microservices for claims and underwriting modules, reducing system dependencies and enabling biweekly deployments, which improved scalability and team velocity by 50%.
- Engineered LDAP-secured role-based access using Spring Security, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and internal audit policies while reducing unauthorized access incidents by 90%.
- Optimized 50+ high-cost SQL queries in Oracle and MySQL, reducing average policy data fetch latency by 40% and increasing claims transaction throughput during peak processing hours.
Java Developer
Syneos Health
- Developed a secure patient data system using Spring Boot and Hibernate, enabling HIPAA-compliant communication and seamless integration between providers and insurers.
- Migrated legacy SOAP services to RESTful APIs, boosting system interoperability and cutting 3rd-party integration costs by 40%.
- Engineered a high-volume Spring Batch processor handling over one million claims daily, reducing processing time by 30% and improving operational efficiency.
- Built a real-time AngularJS dashboard integrated with RESTful APIs and Node.js, enhancing claims visibility and accelerating issue resolution by operations teams.
- Implemented a JBoss Drools-based rules engine to automate complex claim validations, cutting manual processing effort by 60% and boosting accuracy.
- Automated CI/CD with Jenkins and Apache Maven, achieving daily deployments with zero downtime and reducing release cycle time by over 70%.
Experience
RoamSafe
The front end, built with React and Tailwind CSS, enables users to request help and track mechanics' arrival quickly. In contrast, the back end, powered by Spring Boot and Node.js microservices, ensures low-latency request processing, secure messaging, and intelligent routing.
For high availability, I implemented AWS-based infrastructure using Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, and Amazon S3 (AWS S3). I also leveraged containerized services with Docker and Kubernetes for scalability. The platform also features push notifications, authentication with OAuth 2, and real-time updates via WebSockets. This project demonstrated my ability to architect resilient systems, implement modern UI/UX, and orchestrate full-stack solutions with high production quality.
SentimentSphere: Scalable Sentiment Analysis Powered by Google Generative AI
I led full-cycle development, from architecting a modular, cloud-ready solution to implementing efficient chunk-based processing for large datasets. The platform includes a secure, RESTful API layer using Flask, with dynamic data visualizations powered by Matplotlib to present sentiment distributions. Designed with fault tolerance and extensibility in mind, SentimentSphere can be easily integrated into enterprise pipelines like customer feedback systems or social listening tools. It supports .env-based configurations and is deployable on cloud platforms such as AWS and Heroku. Future enhancements include live sentiment tracking, multi-language support, and richer visual analytics. This project reflects my commitment to building AI-powered, production-ready systems that are adaptable to evolving business needs.
Real-time Fraud Detection Engine for Financial Transactions
The project involved comprehensive data engineering, including ingestion of high-volume datasets, exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover hidden patterns, and feature engineering to optimize predictive accuracy. I built a robust machine learning pipeline using Scikit-Learn, integrating multiple classification models such as Random Forest, Logistic Regression, and Gradient Boosting. I also applied grid search and cross-validation techniques to fine-tune model hyperparameters, achieving a precision-recall balance critical for minimizing false positives in high-stakes financial environments. The final system included a modular, production-ready deployment strategy with model performance tracking.
I collaborated with a cross-functional team of data scientists, business analysts, and product stakeholders to align modeling outputs with actionable fraud insights. I deployed visual dashboards using Matplotlib and Seaborn for fraud pattern reporting and compliance visibility.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Andhra University - Vishakapatnam, India
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, REST APIs, Vue, JasperReports, Node.js, Java Message Service (JMS), JAX-RS, RxJS, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn
Tools
Jenkins, IBM MQ, Apache Maven, Jira, JBoss Drools, Subversion (SVN), Apache Tomcat, Tableau, RabbitMQ, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Terraform, Amazon EKS, Git, GitHub
Languages
Java, SQL, Java 8, TypeScript, Python
Frameworks
Angular 7, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring MVC, Hibernate, AngularJS, JUnit, JPA, Tailwind CSS, Mockito, Redux, OAuth 2, Spring Security, Angular 14, Flask
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile, Microservices
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Oracle, Apache Kafka, JBoss, Linux, OpenShift, Unix, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Lambda, WebSphere, Amazon EC2, Jupyter Notebook
Storage
Database Management Systems (DBMS), Oracle DBA, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Oracle 12c
Other
Computer Science, AWS Management Console, Data Structures, Operating Systems, Networking, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Modeling, Computer Networking, SOAP, CI/CD Pipelines, RESTFul APIs, Log4j, JUnit 4, SOX Compliance, PCI DSS, SOX, Spring Cloud, Google Generative AI, Machine Learning, LDAP, Maven XML, Amazon RDS, Amazon API Gateway, GitHub Actions, Java 17, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Scalable Architecture Design, Data Preprocessing, Cross-validation
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