Vikash Kumar

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, India 85 · Excellent

About

Software Engineer with a strong foundation in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful API development, and full-stack web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Experienced in building microservices, writing unit and integration tests, and applying Data Structures & Algorithms and Object-Oriented Design to solve backend problems. Skilled in SQL/MySQL, API testing with Postman, JUnit/Mockito, and version control with Git. Quick learner with hands-on exposure to Agile/Scrum practices, CI/CD concepts, and automation testing fundamentals. 2024 B.Tech graduate, CGPA 8.8/10, no active backlogs – immediate joiner for Software Engineer Trainee, SDE-1, Backend Developer, and QA/SDET roles.

Skills & Expertise (55)

Spring Boot Advanced

8.5/10

Years Exp

Java 8 Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

Git Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

Java Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

JUnit Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

Microservices Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

RESTful Web Services Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

SQL Advanced

7.5/10

Years Exp

Selenium WebDriver Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Agile Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Data Structures & Algorithms Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

code reviews SLF4J Logback IntelliJ IDEA Eclipse Spring Boot Actuator RestTemplate SDLC Requirement Analysis System Design Coding standards HTML Unit Testing Regression Testing Deployment Maintenance AI Ml concepts Prompt Engineering GitHub Copilot ChatGPT Claude OOPs DBMS Spring Framework Hibernate ORM Spring Data JPA Spring MVC MySql DBeaver Schema Design Query Optimization Design Patterns Scrum Swagger Postman Mockito TestNG JavaScript CSS GitHub Maven Jenkins Operating systems

Work Experience

Backend Developer

TripEase

Present - Present

Built a scalable REST API backend for a cab booking platform using Spring Boot with One-to-Many and One-to-One JPA entity mappings. Wrote custom HQL queries and repository logic for booking search, scheduling, and filtering; validated logic with JUnit unit tests. Implemented clean API contracts using the DTO design pattern and documented endpoints with Swagger/OpenAPI. Added entity auditing, CascadeType lifecycle management, and automated JavaMailSender email notifications. Performed manual and automated API testing in Postman; managed schema design and queries using DBeaver.

Developer

Book Management & BookShelf Service

Present - Present

Designed a multi-module inventory system with two Spring Boot microservices communicating synchronously via RestTemplate. Used Java 8 Stream API to transform and aggregate entity data for efficient client-facing responses. Wrote integration test collections in Postman to validate cross-service payload transfer and API reliability. Instrumented custom application metrics using Micrometer MeterRegistry and built custom health-check endpoints (HealthIndicator, InfoContributor) for observability. Configured tiered application logging (TRACE/DEBUG/INFO/WARN/ERROR) with SLF4J, and used an embedded H2 database for isolated testing. Managed source control and collaborative development workflow using Git and GitHub.