# Saikiran Burra > Senior Software Engineer at IBM Location: Overland Park, Kansas, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/saikiran • 7 years of experience in developing Java enterprise applications, SQL, React, JavaScript, RestFul microservices using Docker. • A passionate developer and a continuous learner looking to indulge in the era of big data and Machine Learning • A risk taker with quality of an affable personality, trying to look for innovative ways to get things done on time • Well versed with Agile development methodologies • Quick learner with excellent code reading and understanding ability • Proven ability of flawlessly accomplishing tasks on time with efficient delivery • Looking for Research opportunities ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ IBM Jan 2023 – Present • Developed high performance kafka connector to Integration server in webMethods for customer to integrate data. • Designed and implemented EHCache as queue for messaging to reduce cost of maintenance for the customer. This reduced softwareAG cloud cost by 10%. • Migrated Integration server’s internal package format, and reduced the customers package size by 150% for better memory management. ### Application Developer @ Transcend IT Solutions Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 ### Software Engineer II @ GameStop Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 ### Senior Software Engineer @ Securonix Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Addison, Texas, United States • Designed and developed a high-performance migration system using Spark and Kafka to migrate 90 million records in the Solr database reducing downtime of the application from 10 hrs. to 4 hrs. • Took ownership of Risk score analysis streaming job and worked towards improving application code quality independently. • Participated in design discussions with System architects and QA to develop a low latency streaming application and developed to handle 10,000 requests per 5 seconds. • Responsible for deploying applications in AWS EC2 and on-premises client environments, monitoring dashboards by rotational support in the team. • Implemented POC to migrate from Java to Kotlin as part of continuous improvement and learning. ### Software Engineer @ Cerner Corporation Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States • Designed and improved the performance of SMART Health IT application rendering within Cerner’s Revenue Cycle application by 40% and fixed significant security flaws. • Troubleshoot production issues in the client environment and provided high-quality code quick fixes. • Mentored junior team members, providing educational expertise on technical concepts, and assisted in system design of project tasks. • As part of migrating existing application, I am working on AWS services cloud formation, IAM, SNS, SQS, and S3 buckets. • Took the initiative to use React-on-Rails in the desktop application by launching a system browser which increased team efficiency by 50% by using React as a UI framework. • Responsible for creating microservices in Koltin to handle OAuth authentication as well as launch UI using spring boot. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Micro Focus Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Houston, Texas Area • Migrate Postgresql SQL scripts to Oracle queries to run efficiently and improved query performance. • Involved in creating Business Intelligence tools to streamline the database report development process and add functionality, using a custom JavaScript tool that accepted JSON and outputs XML report display. ### Project Engineer @ Wipro Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Hyderabad Area, India • Performed full life cycle development of complex commercial enterprise applications leveraging object-oriented Java and J2EE technologies, SQL, and agile. • Extended our platform functionality to support web-related functions in RCP Application. • Led team of 15 in developing and securing Web Application, SOAP and RESTful Web services Development, SOA, EDI, System Analysis, Technical Design, A2A, and B2B Development, Implementation, Performance Tuning, and Testing. • Managed to learn Python scripting to develop SFTP operations by understanding legacy bash scripts. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science University of Houston Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 ### Executive MBA in Information Technology Ottawa University Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science University of Houston Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 ### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology Osmania University Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/saikiran-burra-3953a942 --- Source: https://flows.cv/saikiran JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/saikiran/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22