Kavy Rodrigues

Background

About Kavy Rodrigues

Experienced backend engineer with 8+ years of expertise in Java (8/11/17, 21), Spring Boot, and microservices architecture. Proven track record of building secure, scalable, and cloud-native systems across regulated domains including banking, airline, and fintech. Skilled in performance optimization, secure-by-design development, and team mentorship. Domain Impact & Achievements- Delivered multi-region platforms handling £100M+ daily transactions with high availability and fault tolerance- Integrated decision engines for compliance automation - Led fraud detection workflows and secure API development using Kafka and REST APIs, reducing false positives by 20%- Migrated legacy systems to Spring Boot REST APIs, cutting infrastructure costs by 25%- Improved sprint velocity and reduced latency by 30% through process and codebase optimization. Technical Skills & Tools- Languages & Frameworks: Java (8/11/17,21), Spring Boot, REST, JPA, Hibernate - DevOps & Containers: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Azure DevOps, AWS - Messaging & Integration: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache Camel, Swagger/OpenAPI, API Gateway - Cloud & Infra: Azure, AWS multi-region deployments - Security: OAuth2, JWT, secure-by-design architecture - Monitoring & Tools: SonarQube, Kibana, Postman, SoapUI, GitHub, GitLab, Gerrit, IntelliJ, JIRA, confluence Team Leadership & Agile Delivery- Mentored engineers in clean code, TDD, and secure coding standards- Led code reviews, sprint planning, and release coordination with QA and DevOps- Authored technical documentation, deployment guides, and onboarding materials- Delivered features in Agile/Scrum environments, ensuring timely and defect-free releases. Focused on solving complex backend challenges in regulated environments