Nikhil Desai
Iselin,NJ
Summary
Solutions Architect and Full Stack Developer with extensive experience designing, architecting, and implementing scalable, high-performance systems across domains. I specialize in end-to-end solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, microservices, CIAM integrations, and Google Cloud technologies, combining hands-on development expertise with strategic system design.
While much of my recent experience has been in e-commerce, my skills in system architecture, cloud solutions, and full-stack development are applicable across industries including finance, healthcare, enterprise SaaS, and more.
- Architecture: Headless Commerce, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture.
- Engineering: Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, Microservices Design, System Integration.
- Platforms: Commercetools, SAP Customer Data Cloud (CDC), HCL Commerce
- Cloud & Data: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), PostgreSQL, Kafka, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, IBM DB2, Redis
- Management & Collaboration: Jira,Confluence.
- CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins , Docker, Kubernetes
- Methodologies: Agile , DevSecOps, Continuous Deployment,
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Principal Software Engineering
LTIMindtree
11.2022 - Current
- Strategic Revenue Growth: Orchestrated an architectural overhaul of the cart-to-order flow following a cross-functional discovery workshop; proposed a modernized API model that generated an estimated $18M increase in annual revenue.
- High-Concurrency Engineering: Designed and headed the implementation of a multi-threaded asynchronous execution framework, reducing end-to-end checkout latency by 40%.
- Technical Leadership: Mentored senior engineers and provided architectural governance to resolve complex integration hurdles under tight "Go-Live" deadlines.
- Partnered with cross functional teams to implement customer centric strategies like personalized recommendations leveraging data driven insights to drive substantial growth in upsell opportunities,
- Tech Stack: Spring Boot, Microservices, commercetools, SAP CDC, Kafka, MQ, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, GCP, docker containerization, Spring Cloud, Dynatrace, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Confluence.
Senior Technical Specialist
Mindtree Ltd.
09.2018 - 10.2022
- Monolith-to-Microservices Transformation: Led the phased migration of legacy platforms to a cloud-native ecosystem on GCP, dividing the functionality into multiple microservices with high availability ensuring zero downtime during high-traffic business cycles.
- Domain Ownership: Governed the architecture and lifecycle of 25+ mission-critical microservices (Cart, Checkout, Order, Personalization), ensuring strict domain boundaries and high availability.
- Headless Integration: Defined the technical contract and orchestration layer for commercetools and SAP CDC integration, successfully decoupling business logic from legacy core systems.
- Data Migration & Integrity: Designed high-volume batch synchronization jobs to move legacy data to PostgreSQL, maintaining a frictionless transition for the end-user.
- Avaya Chat Integration: Implemented ecommerce support chat for a major ecommerce application using Avaya systems and websocket protocol.
- UPS integration: Architected and deployed a custom UPS API integration to automate return label generation for a major B2B ecommerce website.
- Tech Stack and tools: Spring Boot, Microservices, Spring Security, Kafka, IBM MQ, Elastic, PostgreSQL, GCP, docker containerization, commercetools, SAP CDC, jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, bitbucket, nexus repository.
Technical Specialist
Mindtree Ltd.
07.2016 - 08.2018
- B2B PunchOut Framework: Architected a standardized PunchOut integration layer, enabling seamless procurement flows for enterprise-tier customers and increasing B2B adoption.
- Platform Modernization: Led the migration from WCS 7 to WCS 8, refactoring legacy code and implementing improved monitoring and logging standards.
- Integration Lead: Designed modular integration patterns across WCS, IBM MQ, and Sterling systems to improve platform stability.
- Tech Stack: IBM WCS, IBM MQ, Java, JSP, JavaScript, Struts, AJAX, IBM DB2, IBM Sterling Integrator, jenkins
Senior Software Engineer
Mindtree Ltd.
07.2014 - 06.2016
- Search Optimization: Involved in implementing a new order history solution for an ecommerce platform using elastic search. Implemented ingestion logic and wrote endpoints for get, search and update endpoints.
- Feature Ownership: Led the implementation of complex B2B features, including purchase order workflows and cost-allocation modules.
- Tech Stack: IBM WCS, IBM MQ, Java, JSP, JavaScript, Struts, AJAX, DB2, Elastic, Kabana, jenkins
Program Analyst
Mindtree Ltd.
08.2011 - 06.2014
- Foundational Engineering: Completed intensive specialized training in Java, J2EE, Spring, Hibernates; contributed to the development of core B2B e-commerce features for enterprise vendors.
- System Growth: Implemented feature enhancements and resolved critical bugs across WebSphere Commerce and IBM MQ environments, ensuring stability during early growth phases.
- Tech Stack: IBM WCS, Java, J2EE, JSP, JavaScript, jquery, Struts, AJAX, IBM DB2. Quickbuild, Quickbase.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
University BDT College of Engineering
Davanagere, India06-2011
Skills
- Java
- Python
- Spring boot
- Node js
- Databases
- Commercetools
- SAP CDC
- GCP
- Gen AI, RAG, MCP
- Agentic AI
TECHNICAL INNOVATION LAB (Self-Study & Research)
- Python Mastery & Scripting: Developed advanced proficiency in Python (Basic to Advanced), understabding Pythonic design patterns, asynchronous programming, and data manipulation libraries to automate complex architectural workflows.
- LLM Orchestration & Integration: Experimented with connecting enterprise-grade applications to Large Language Models (LLMs) using industry-standard modules such as LangChain, OpenAI SDK.
- Agentic AI & RAG: Built personal prototypes using LangGraph and LlamaIndex to explore autonomous agent behaviors and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for localized knowledge bases.
- Vector Databases: Researched high-speed semantic search implementation using ChromaDB and Pinecone to optimize AI response accuracy and context retrieval.
- Experimented by building custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in python and Java (Spring AI) to bridge the gap between Large Language Models and local data environments, enabling LLMs to execute real-time queries against structured databases and file systems.
Timeline
Associate Principal Software Engineering
LTIMindtree
11.2022 - Current
Senior Technical Specialist
Mindtree Ltd.
09.2018 - 10.2022
Technical Specialist
Mindtree Ltd.
07.2016 - 08.2018
Senior Software Engineer
Mindtree Ltd.
07.2014 - 06.2016
Program Analyst
Mindtree Ltd.
08.2011 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
University BDT College of Engineering