# Saiprakash Bollam

> Software Engineer | Backend & Full-Stack Developer | 3+ years in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, AWS, SQL

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/saiprakash

Software Engineer with over 3 years of industry experience, a Master's degree in Computer Science, and a current focus on building scalable financial technology solutions at Raymond James.

I specialize in backend development within a Java and Spring Boot environment, leveraging generative AI tools and prompt engineering to accelerate development cycles and enhance software security. My expertise covers the full development lifecycle, from designing RESTful microservices and optimizing PostgreSQL databases to deploying containerized applications on AWS.

Core Competencies:

Languages: Java, Python, SQL, TypeScript, JavaScript, C++

Backend: Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate, Microservices, REST APIs, JUnit, Mockito

Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, ECS, RDS, Elastic Beanstalk), Jenkins, Docker, CI/CD

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Developer

AI/ML: Generative AI, Prompt Engineering

I am driven by the challenge of solving complex problems and am eager to contribute my skills in full-stack development and cloud platforms to a challenging software engineering role.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Raymond James Financial
Jan 2024 – Present
• Designed and implemented RESTful microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate to handle client onboarding, account management, and transaction processing.
• Developed secure authentication and authorization workflows leveraging Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT to protect client data and meet compliance standards.
• Optimized SQL queries and database schema design, reducing query response times by 35% and improving overall application performance.
• Collaborated with DevOps teams to containerize services using Docker and orchestrate deployments on AWS (ECS, EC2, RDS, and S3).
• Automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, ensuring faster release cycles and zero-downtime deployments.
• Conducted rigorous code reviews and implemented unit and integration testing with JUnit and Mockito, achieving 90%+ code coverage.
• Mentored junior developers in Java best practices, microservices, and Agile methodologies.

### Student Software Engineer @ Binghamton University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Binghamton, New York, United States
• Constructed and maintained internal academic tools using Java and Spring Boot, automating grading and evaluation tasks which accelerated processing by 60%.
• Architected a secure authentication and authorization system using Spring Security and OAuth 2.0 to safeguard over 1,000 student records and enforce role-based access controls.
• Enhanced frontend UI components with Thymeleaf and TailwindCSS to improve responsiveness and reduce page load times by 25%.

### Software Engineer @ LTIMindtree
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Pune, Maharashtra, India
• Engineered and deployed 6+ full-stack components for a client-facing financial application using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular, contributing to a 30% improvement in application performance.
• Delivered 10+ RESTful APIs for CRUD operations and customer data management, achieving 95% code coverage with JUnit and Mockito to ensure robust, error-free endpoints.
• Optimized complex SQL queries and Hibernate ORM mappings in a PostgreSQL database, reducing average API response time by over 30%.
• Orchestrated the CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins for deployments to AWS (EC2, S3), reducing manual deployment efforts and cutting release cycle times by 25%.
• Resolved 10+ critical production bugs related to Hibernate and SQL deadlocks, increasing system stability and contributing to a 15% reduction in user-reported error tickets for the quarter.
• Collaborated within a 4-team Agile environment, using JIRA for sprint planning and GitHub for version control to deliver features on a bi-weekly cadence.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Binghamton University

### Under Graduation in Information Technology
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute Of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/saiprakashbollam
- Portfolio: https://saiprakash-bollam-portfolio.netlify.app/

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Source: https://flows.cv/saiprakash
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/saiprakash/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-11