Karthik Katakam

Full-Stack Developer

Hyderabad, India 2+ yrs exp 86 · Excellent

About

Full-Stack Developer with 3 years of experience building web applications using React.js, Node.js, Java, and Spring Boot. Experienced in developing responsive UI components using Material UI, Tailwind CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks. Skilled in REST API development, microservices architecture, and cloud-based deployments. Well-versed in Data Structures and Algorithms with strong problem-solving skills, demonstrated through solving 300+ coding problems on LeetCode.

Skills & Expertise (35)

Node.js Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

Git Advanced

8.0/10

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React.js Advanced

8.0/10

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Java Intermediate

7.8/10

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Express.js Intermediate

7.5/10

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Spring Boot Intermediate

7.5/10

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Typescript Intermediate

7.5/10

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Next.js Intermediate

7.5/10

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CSS Intermediate

7.5/10

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HTML Intermediate

7.5/10

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Microservices Intermediate

7.5/10

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REST APIs Intermediate

7.5/10

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Docker Intermediate

7.0/10

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AWS Intermediate

7.0/10

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OOP Intermediate

7.0/10

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MUI Intermediate

7.0/10

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Hibernate Intermediate

7.0/10

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Postgresql Intermediate

7.0/10

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SQL Intermediate

7.0/10

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MongoDb Intermediate

7.0/10

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Spring Data JPA Intermediate

6.5/10

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Python Intermediate

6.5/10

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Tailwind CSS Intermediate

6.5/10

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Data Structures & Algorithms Intermediate

6.5/10

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Webpack Intermediate

6.0/10

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JDBC Intermediate

6.0/10

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Design Patterns Intermediate

6.0/10

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System Design Intermediate

6.0/10

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Prompt Engineering Beginner

5.0/10

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AI Tools Beginner

5.0/10

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ChatGPT Beginner

5.0/10

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GitHub Copilot Beginner

5.0/10

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Vector Databases Beginner

4.0/10

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Gemini Beginner

4.0/10

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Claude Beginner

4.0/10

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Work Experience

Software Engineer

AIFA LABS

Sep 2023 - Nov 2025

Built an enterprise supply chain tracking system using Spring Boot–based microservices with Hibernate, integrating Apache Kafka for event-driven communication to enable asynchronous workflows, improve resiliency and horizontal scalability and increase throughput by 50%. Implemented JWT-based authentication and authorization with role-based access control (RBAC) to protect sensitive APIs and resources. Designed database schemas and optimized PostgreSQL queries using indexing and pagination, improving API response time by 30%. Designed an enterprise company portal to manage employee records, project allocations, job openings, and candidate onboarding/offboarding workflows, automating recruitment processes, reducing manual tracking, and improving visibility into resource allocation. Built a server access & configuration management platform to provision servers, group environments, and manage user/application-level permissions with centralized configuration controls. Implemented dynamic UI workflows in React for permission and server management, built REST APIs in Node.js for access control and configuration updates, stored server metadata in MongoDB, and automated deployments via Jenkins. Built an interface to visualize Grafana error data with advanced filtering, saved views, and interactive charts (pie/bar) that drill down to detailed tabular results. Reduced initial page load from 4.2s to 2.6s using code splitting, lazy loading and bundle optimization. Enabled structured, persistent API request logging using Winston, and wrote 200+ unit/integration tests achieving 90%+ coverage and preventing production regressions.

Executive-IT

Shilpa Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd

Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

Built a scalable chatbot solution using React (UI) and Java-based APIs to process user queries across multiple domains, with 65% automation. Enhanced user experience by delivering real-time responses and reducing dependency on manual support. Designed and implemented periodic database backup workflows using SQL and Java (Spring Boot), with job scheduling and failure logging; integrated metrics with Grafana for monitoring backup status and system health.