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Nikhitha K

Redmond,WA

Summary

Senior Software Development Engineer with 5+ years of expertise in designing scalable microservices, developing intelligent cloud-native applications, and integrating AI/ML into backend systems. Proficient in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), system design, and automation. Passionate about solving real-world engineering problems through AI-driven architectures and infrastructure optimization.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Engineer

Walmart
01.2025 - Current

- Automated Azure network management and monitoring using Python, Prometheus, and Grafana.
- Integrated Azure AI Services for anomaly detection in cross-region latency and network health metrics.
- Developed AI-powered automation workflows for proactive monitoring threshold adjustments.
- Reduced network incident response time by 40% through AI-enhanced Slack alerting and predictive analytics.
- Collaborated with security teams to implement compliance-driven network configurations.
- Created reusable Python modules for multi-subscription Azure resource validation.
- Optimized ExpressRoute performance monitoring with AI-generated threshold tuning.
- Designed and delivered cloud operations dashboards for leadership reporting.
- Automated Azure subscription compliance checks across multiple environments using Python and Bash scripts.
- Improved CI/CD integration for infrastructure-as-code pipelines using Azure DevOps and Terraform.

Software Engineer

Nestor Technologies
04.2023 - 01.2025

- Built and deployed Spring Boot microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) serving eCommerce workloads.
- Integrated Azure Machine Learning models for real-time recommendation engines and anomaly detection pipelines.
- Implemented Azure Cognitive Search with AI-driven semantic search and ranking.
- Automated deployment and rollback processes using Azure DevOps and Helm charts.
- Optimized query performance and improved data caching strategies using Redis and PostgreSQL.
- Participated in system architecture reviews and cloud cost optimization initiatives.
- Mentored junior developers on best practices in cloud-native microservice development.
- Developed AI-based REST APIs for content personalization and search ranking improvements.
- Built scalable event-driven architectures using Azure Event Grid and Service Bus for asynchronous processing.

Software Engineer

KPSIT
09.2022 - 04.2023

- Developed and maintained backend microservices using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and RESTful APIs.
- Built dynamic Angular frontends integrated with secure API endpoints.
- Implemented Azure Functions and Azure App Services to support serverless microservice architecture.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Azure DevOps, improving release reliability.
- Migrated legacy .NET Framework services to modern .NET Core-based solutions.
- Worked on Azure SQL Database and Azure Blob Storage for application data storage.
- Implemented centralized logging and monitoring using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.

Software Engineer

ScriptBees Technologies
01.2020 - 08.2021

- Developed Angular-based frontend components integrated with Spring Boot RESTful services.
- Designed reusable UI libraries and contributed to the organization’s frontend design system.
- Improved frontend performance by optimizing API consumption and reducing load times.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver feature enhancements and bug fixes in Agile sprints.
- Integrated payment gateways and third-party APIs for various business modules.
- Supported automation test script development and contributed to CI/CD pipeline maintenance.
- Documented frontend best practices and created knowledge-sharing guides for new team members.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
08-2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

VVIT
India
06-2020

Skills

  • Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, SQL, Bash
  • Frameworks: Spring Boot, NET Core, Nodejs, FastAPI, Angular, React, HTML, CSS
  • Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP (Compute, Serverless, IAM, Networking)
  • AI/ML:Vertex AI, SageMaker, Azure ML, OpenAI APIs, Scikit-learn
  • Data & Storage: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Firebase
  • DevOps & Tools:Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Prometheus, Grafana, Git, JIRA

Certification

  • Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer
  • Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
  • Google Professional Cloud Architect
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Timeline

Software Engineer

Walmart
01.2025 - Current

Software Engineer

Nestor Technologies
04.2023 - 01.2025

Software Engineer

KPSIT
09.2022 - 04.2023

Software Engineer

ScriptBees Technologies
01.2020 - 08.2021

Master of Science - Information Technology

University of Cincinnati

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

VVIT