SKAbout Sumanth
Hi! I'm Sumanth Kokkilagadda, a passionate and reliable backend developer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in building scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems.
I specialize in:
- Java & Spring Boot development
- REST API design and integration
- Microservices architecture
- Database design (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- CI/CD pipeline setup (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
- Cloud & containerization basics (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes - beginner level)
- Agile development practices (Scrum, TDD, Pair Programming)
I’ve worked in retail and banking domain, where I’ve led backend feature development, modernized legacy applications, and improved DevOps pipelines. I'm proactive, detail-oriented, and love solving real-world problems through clean and maintainable code.
Whether you need to build a new backend service, fix existing issues, migrate to microservices, or improve performance. I’m here to help. Let’s bring your idea to life!
English
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
Telugu
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Infosys LtdJava BackEnd DeveloperOctober 2024 - April 2025 (6 months)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India• Led the upgrade of backend services to Java 21 and Spring Boot 3.4 improving system stability and maintainability across multiple business-critical modules.• Developed backend services for a credit decisioning platform used by banking employees, optimizing APIs to reduce response time by 30%.• Resolved 25+ critical security vulnerabilities across backend services, reducing backlog by 70% and improving application security posture.
- Tata Consultancy ServicesJunior Java BackEnd DeveloperOctober 2020 - September 2024 (3 years and 11 months)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India• Designed and developed RESTful APIs for a retail e-commerce platform used across 6 countries, enhancing service performance and reducing average response time by 30%.• Optimized complex SQL queries in PostgreSQL-based services, improving data retrieval speed by 30% and reducing DB load during peak usage.• Participated in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and Reviewed 60+ pull requests, ensuring adherence to clean code and architectural standards.• Delivered backend features from planning to production, contributing to architectural decisions.• Led the migration of CI/CD pipelines from Jenkins to GitLab, cutting deployment and build times by 70% and improving release stability by 90%.
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Education
- Bachelor of Technology (BTech)National Institute of Technology Calicut2020Bachelor of Technology (BTech)
- Master Microservices with Spring Boot & Spring CloudUdemy2025Master Microservices with Spring Boot & Spring Cloud