Elice Kimaro
Bridgewater
Summary
BACKEND DEVELOPER
Established Software Developer with hands-on experience contributing to all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle using design patterns, modern development techniques, and object-oriented programming. Implemented back-end components for various applications, using languages and technologies such as Java, REST, Spring Boot, Micro-services, Hibernate, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer(Java)
CHG Healthcare Via Insight Global
08.2024 - Current
- Implemented REST API end point for the Pay Service using Spring Boot
- Integrated caching mechanisms using Redis, with configurable TTL to enhance API performance and reduce load.
- Conducted load, spike and stress testing for the Pay Service APIs using K6, creating custom test scenarios to simulate real-world traffic and ensure optimal performance under high-load conditions
- Implemented exponential backoff retry logic for the client credit check service
- Participated in story writing for development tasks, ensuring clear requirements, acceptance criteria, and actionable development tasks.
- Set up and configured monitoring and alerting for service health and uptime using Kibana and OpsGenie, ensuring timely incident response
- Developed unit and integration tests for controller and service layers using JUnit and Mockito, ensuring code coverage and service reliability
- Configured health checks and readiness probes for the Pay Service application using Spring Boot Actuator
- Provided debugging and production support to ensure system stability and resolve issues quickly.
Software Engineer
Outlier
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Wrote and optimized code to ensure it runs efficiently.
- Created and tested robust test cases to verify code functionality and performance.
- Explained how data science can solve problems and compared different solution methods.
- Improved SQL queries for better performance and accuracy by fixing existing issues.
- Identified and resolved SQL query errors to ensure clean and correct data retrieval.
- Reviewed and corrected SQL queries generated by models to fix errors and improve results.
Software Engineer
Cognizant
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Designed and implemented RESTful API endpoints using the Spring Boot framework, focusing on business logic for client trade-ins at Verizon to support seamless user interactions.
- Investigated and resolved system defects by replicating issues in local environments, enabling root cause analysis and efficient bug fixes.
- Developed unit tests for backend web applications, ensuring that core functionalities met business and technical requirements.
- Created and maintained clear project documentation, providing insights into completed work and facilitating knowledge sharing across teams.
- Developed SQL stored procedures to handle complex data operations, enabling smooth data manipulation, updates, and integration with business processes.
- Collaborated with QA teams to identify and resolve bugs found in production environments, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software.
- Utilized Kibana for real-time log analysis, enabling faster issue detection, root cause identification, and system reliability improvements.
Java Developer
Cammimaria Logistics
11.2017 - 09.2021
- Developed business logic for logistics operations and contributed to the creation of RESTful APIs, enabling smooth data flow and system integration.
- Ensured functionality robustness by writing and executing unit tests with JUnit and Mockito, supporting test-driven development (TDD) practices.
- Enhanced application stability and error handling by implementing global exception handling via Controller Advice, ensuring smooth user experience during runtime errors.
- Implemented a shipment filtering mechanism and integrated pagination functionality, optimizing the processing of large datasets and improving system efficiency.
- Created aggregate tables to summarize and pre-compute data, resulting in faster query execution and improved database performance for key operational processes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaMaster of Science - Computer Science
Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IASkills
- Java
- Microservices
- RestTemplate
- SQL
- Kafka
- Nosql
- Debugging
- Spring Boot
- Kibana
- Git
- Maven
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Design Patterns
- JUnit
- Mockito
Certificates
- Software Engineer Certification – HackerRank
- REST API Certification – HackerRank
- SQL Certification – HackerRank
- Problem Solving Certification – HackerRank
- Amazon Web Services for Developers – LinkedIn Learning
- AWS Essentials – Udemy
- Microservices with Java Spring Boot and Spring Cloud – Udemy
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) – Scrum Alliance
Timeline
Software Engineer(Java)
CHG Healthcare Via Insight Global
08.2024 - Current
Software Engineer
Outlier
04.2024 - 08.2024
Software Engineer
Cognizant
10.2022 - 10.2023
Java Developer
Cammimaria Logistics
11.2017 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Dar Es Salaam
Master of Science - Computer Science
Maharishi International University
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