POOJA SHELADIA

Philadelphia,USA

Summary

Results-driven Java Developer with over 5 years of experience designing and delivering scalable backend systems, microservices, and cloud-native applications. Strong foundation in object-oriented programming, test-driven development (TDD), and Agile methodologies. Proven ability to build reusable and secure application components, automate DevOps workflows, and improve observability across distributed systems. Hands-on expertise with AWS (ECS, Lambda, EC2), Spring Boot, Docker, MongoDB, and CI/CD pipelines. Known for delivering clean, modular code and collaborating cross-functionally to drive engineering excellence and operational efficiency.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Comcast

Philadelphia, PA

08.2023 - Current

Drove standardization of security practices across multiple internal teams by promoting adoption of the library as a plug-and-play module. This initiative streamlined onboarding, reduced configuration overhead, and improved traceability in production environments.
Built a scalable APIs to generate Oauth2.0 or SSL authentication tokens, signed using cryptography such as RS256, ES256 and encrypted using AES-256 to ensure integrity and confidentiality.
Architected and developed a centralized access token library (JAR) for abstracting security integration and consistent enforcement of access control into Spring services, streamlining logic for decoding and validating JWT access tokens.
Led the implementation of observability infrastructure using Prometheus and Grafana, including integration with AWS EC2 instances and building reusable dashboards and alerts. This integration improved the visibility and monitoring of the application logs to promptly identify any issue.
Integrated real-time alerting with Slack, Microsoft Teams, and ServiceNow, enabling proactive incident management and reducing response time by automating escalation processes for critical system events.
Built an end-to-end DevOps pipeline with GitHub Actions, incorporating code quality gates, Synk-based vulnerability scans, automated testing, and Maven artifact publishing. The pipeline accelerated delivery cycles and established a repeatable, high-quality release process for internal applications.
Designed and implemented an automated key rotation system using AWS services, triggered by a scheduled secret manager. The workflow refreshed credentials in Secrets Manager, invoked a Lambda function to archive the expired key and store the new one in DynamoDB, ensuring a secure, auditable record of all secret changes.
Adopted test-driven development (TDD) principles, writing unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito to improve code quality, reduce regressions, and ensure long-term maintainability.

Java Developer

Moody’s Analytics

Philadelphia, PA

11.2020 - 09.2022

Contributed to the development of scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs, supporting financial product workflows across multiple internal systems.
Gained hands-on experience with cloud-native engineering by deploying microservices to AWS ECS and integrating storage and compute services such as S3, EC2, and Lambda.
Practiced Agile software delivery and sprint-based development, working closely with product owners and QA teams to plan features, resolve blockers, and deliver reliable code on tight timelines.
Strengthened foundational programming skills by actively engaging in code reviews, refactoring legacy modules, and applying SOLID principles to new service development.
Built internal tooling and batch processes to streamline data pipelines using MongoDB and SQL-based systems, improving data consistency across reporting layers.
Collaborated on UI integration with Angular 2 and AJAX, supporting full-stack feature delivery for internal client applications.

Software Developer

Corpository (Yubi)

Ahmedabad, India

03.2019 - 07.2020

Developed a loan application processing pipeline that ingested typed PDF forms from downstream vendors, extracted structured data, and stored it in MongoDB for real-time evaluation using internal business-defined eligibility logic.
Automated loan approval workflows by integrating business rules with the backend, enabling efficient filtering of ineligible applicants and streamlining communication for pre-approved clients.
Built a web-based price comparison engine that aggregated product pricing across multiple e-commerce sites, allowing clients to identify best-value options in real time.
Modernized legacy systems by migrating Flash-based tools to responsive HTML5, improving accessibility and long-term maintainability across devices.
Designed and implemented an online school directory application using JSP, JavaScript, and Bootstrap for the frontend, with MySQL and Hibernate-based persistence on the backend.
Developed reusable backend infrastructure using DAO patterns and Java PDF libraries to support XML data processing and PDF report generation.
Collaborated closely with client teams during deployment and production support, ensuring successful system integrations and smooth post-launch transitions.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Gujarat Technological University

India

04.2019

Skills

Programming languages : Core Java, J2EE, C, SQL, Python
Cloud and log services : AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2, DynamoDB, Secret Manager, CloudWatch), Prometheus, Kibana, Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes, OAuth, API Gateways, SSL, Splunk, Bitbucket, Confluence
Database : MySQL, Oracle, JDBC, MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Amazon Lambdas

Framework : Microservice architecture, Hibernate, Spring MVC, Spring Core, Spring Boot, SOAP, REST, JSON Schema, Bootstrap UI, JSP, JDBC, Apache Tomcat server, Servlet, Maven, Gradle
Methodologies : Agile/Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD
Testing framework and tools : JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, Jasmine, Selenium, Postman, Insomnia

Websites

https://linkedin.com/in/pooja-sheladia1503

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