About Ricardas
- Java and Spring Boot Backend Development
- REST API Design
- Microservices and Distributed Architectures
- Kafka and Event-Driven Systems
- Platform and External Service Integration
- Performance Optimization and Scalability
- Data Platforms and Business Intelligence
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Lithuanian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Experience
- Mercadona,Senior Java Backend EngineerJanuary 2026 - Today (5 months)Development of backend services to facilitate the access, integration, and exploitation of analytical and business data. Design and implementation of APIs for the integration and consumption of information between platforms. Automation and optimization of processes related to Business Intelligence environments. Evolution of data platforms to improve the availability, accessibility, and consumption of information.
- Banco Santander,Senior Java Backend EngineerFebruary 2025 - January 2026 (11 months)Development of card payment processing and card lifecycle management systems in high-availability financial environments. Performance optimization of an event-driven architecture using concurrency and parallelism mechanisms, eliminating bottlenecks and significantly increasing processing capacity. Refactoring of complex microservices applying SOLID principles to improve maintainability, scalability, and accelerate the functional evolution of the platform. Design and implementation of transactional mechanisms to ensure data integrity and consistency in critical operations. Integration with payment platforms and tokenization solutions, contributing to compliance with PCI DSS security standards. Participation in the planning and coordination of production deployments, ensuring service continuity.
- PagoNxt (Grupo Santander),Senior Java Backend EngineerJanuary 2023 - February 2025 (2 years and 1 month)Development of remittance and payment processing systems under ISO-20022 standards. Design and implementation of microservices using Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and RabbitMQ. Performance optimization through caching strategies, reduction of external service calls, and simplification of critical processes. Resolution of critical production incidents and support for high-availability systems, ensuring service continuity. Collaboration with DevOps teams in deployment automation, CI/CD pipeline optimization, and service migration to Kubernetes, improving the platform's scalability and operational efficiency.
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Education
- Higher Vocational TrainingFlorida Universitaria.2020FP Superior
- Higher Vocational TrainingFlorida Universitaria.2019FP Superior