Yogesh Mitkal
Java Backend Developer
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Java Backend Developer with 3.9+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure enterprise applications using Core Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate/JPA, and Microservices architecture. Hands-on experience building and consuming RESTful APIs, working with MySQL, MongoDB, and DynamoDB, and applying Spring Security, JWT-based authentication, service discovery (Eureka), API Gateway, and circuit breaker patterns in production systems. Delivered measurable performance and reliability gains, including up to 25% improvement in API response times, 30% reduction in manual compliance audit effort, and 15% increase in automated test coverage using JUnit and Mockito. Experienced across Banking, Insurance, Cybersecurity/GRC, Hospitality, and Retail domains, working in Agile/Scrum teams through the full SDLC with Docker-based containerized deployments and CI/CD pipelines.
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Software Engineer
Sequretek IT Solutions
Jun 2024 - Aug 2026
Engineered Cybersecurity and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) platform modules using Java 8 and Spring Boot, supporting asset discovery and regulatory audit workflows across 10+ client environments in Banking, Insurance, and Enterprise Security domains. Designed and built scalable RESTful APIs and microservices using Spring Cloud, Eureka service discovery, and API Gateway patterns, applying Spring IOC/AOP and multithreading to support daily vulnerability management and remediation tracking workflows. Optimized SQL queries and service response times using Spring JDBC, MongoDB, and Redis caching, applying database design best practices to improve high-traffic asset-scanning endpoint efficiency by approximately 25%. Implemented JWT-based authentication and authorization to secure RESTful APIs and protect access to compliance and vulnerability management endpoints. Implemented containerized deployments using Docker and managed source control through Git/GitLab; tracked delivery via JIRA and Confluence within Agile/Scrum sprints and participated in peer code reviews. Leveraged AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate code generation and automated unit test writing, increasing test coverage by approximately 15% and speeding up debugging of complex service workflows. Contributed to compliance reporting workflows covering ISO 27001, CIS, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA audit requirements, reducing manual audit effort by approximately 30%.
Member of Technical Staff
Mindstix Software Labs
Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
Designed and delivered high-performance Java enterprise applications across Banking, Insurance, and Hotel Management domains. Developed core Spring Boot services and refactored REST APIs using AI-assisted tools including GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, improving response speeds by approximately 18% and reducing post-release production defects. Owned end-to-end feature delivery from requirement analysis through deployment and post-release support, collaborating with product managers and QA within Agile sprints.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Savitribai Phule Pune University
2016 - 2019 · Afghanistan
Diploma in Engineering - MSBTE, Mumbai
2013 - 2016 · Afghanistan
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