Who Am I?
Hello! I'm Pavan Swaroop Lebakula, a Software Engineer with nearly 4 years of experience in web development, specializing in backend frameworks, REST API development, and Full Stack Development. My expertise extends to front-end technologies like Angular and HTML5, as well as back-end services, ensuring robust, scalable, and efficient web applications. At Caterpillar Inc., I led cross-functional teams to success, optimized performance with Apache Kafka, and enhanced deployment efficiency with Jenkins CI/CD. My role involved collaborating closely with business customers and infrastructure teams, showcasing my strong problem-solving abilities and leadership skills. I have a proven track record of driving technical solutions, mentoring junior developers, and contributing to a positive team environment. Currently pursuing a Master's in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida, I am passionate about continuously learning new technologies and leveraging them to create innovative web solutions. I am an excellent communicator and team player, committed to achieving organizational goals and delivering high-quality results.
Software Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
July 2020 – July 2022
Junior Software Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
June 2019 – June 2020
Teaching Assistant
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL | January 2023 – May 2024
projects.
Vehicle Reservation System
Skills: Microservices, Angular, REST APIs, Spring Security, Docker, Hibernate
Developed a Vehicle Registration System web app with Angular, bolstered by Spring Security. Mastered both monolithic and microservices backends using Java, MySQL, and and Hibernate, utilized JSON Web Tokens (JWT) to ensure security.Cloud-native CI/CD Pipeline
Skills: Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Maven, AWS EC2
Developed a robust CI/CD pipeline for a Spring Boot application using Jenkins, Docker, SonarQube, Docker Hub, Kubernetes, and Argo CD, ensuring exceptional code quality and automation efficiency. Jenkins, Docker, and SonarQube are hosted on AWS EC2 instances.Scalable Cloud-based Full Stack Deployment
Skills: RDS, Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, S3, MySQL, Spring Boot, Angular
Deployed MySQL on AWS RDS linked with a Spring Boot app, streamlined via AWS Elastic Beanstalk. Hosted the frontend on an S3 bucket, enabling a dynamic web interface.Kubernetes Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
Skills: Kubernetes, Minikube, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, Helm, OpenTelemetry
Implemented a robust monitoring solution for a Kubernetes cluster using Prometheus and Grafana. Set up Minikube with Docker and managed packages with Helm. Deployed Prometheus and Grafana using Helm charts, exposing their services for browser access. Future plans include integrating Prometheus with Spring Boot applications using Micrometer for metrics and exploring OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing.Problems I like solving.
Software Engineering
Across the stack, including responsive web development
Microservices Architecture
Developed REST-based microservices, enhancing system performance and scalability
Messaging Tech
Experience in implementing Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ to handle huge stream of events.
Improving Deployment Efficiency
Increased deployment efficiency through Jenkins CI/CD integration with SonarQube and Groovy scripting.
Containerization (Docker & K8S)
Experience in containers and container orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes (K8S)
Cloud Services
AWS Certified. Experience in building scalable web application using AWS Lambda, S3, SQS, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Experience in leading a team to successful product releases, facilitating knowledge transfer and project demos.
Education
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