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Nabaraj Kandel

Java / Spring Boot Microservices AWS Kafka CI/CD
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7+
Years Experience
Microservices
Enterprise Systems
Cloud + DevOps
AWS / Docker / K8s

About

Senior Java Software Engineer with 7 years of experience designing and deploying enterprise applications, specializing in Spring Boot microservices, cloud computing, containerization, event-driven systems, and CI/CD.

Strong Agile/DevOps background and experience mentoring and collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Highlights

API Gateway / Proxy Work

OAuth 2.0 scope validation, OpenAPI 3.0 specs, SIT/UAT testing, and platform migration support.

Event-Driven Systems

Kafka/RabbitMQ integrations for async workflows, publishing events across services.

Cloud + Automation

CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, logging/monitoring (ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk).

Tech Stack

Core Skills

Java Spring Boot Spring Cloud Microservices REST APIs GraphQL Kafka RabbitMQ Docker Kubernetes Jenkins GitHub Actions PostgreSQL MongoDB JUnit / Mockito SonarQube Splunk / ELK

Experience

Wells Fargo

Senior Software Developer • Jul 2025 – Present

  • Built API proxy migration with OAuth 2.0 scope validation and OpenAPI 3.0 design; validated via SIT/UAT using Postman, Splunk, and Apigee Trace.
  • Authored functional specs (FSD) covering routing, OAuth policies, and Kafka event publishing.
  • Supported platform migration from PCF to OpenShift; coordinated decommissioning + redeployment of components.
  • Migrated/optimized Autosys jobs and batch workflows to align with new infra.

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Apigee, Jenkins, Autosys, Splunk

Visa

Senior Software Engineer • Feb 2022 – Jan 2025

  • Designed and delivered Spring Boot microservices consumed by React frontends; integrated REST + GraphQL services.
  • Implemented event-driven messaging with Kafka and RabbitMQ; improved reliability of async workflows.
  • Created CI/CD automation using Jenkins and GitHub Actions; containerized deployments with Docker/Kubernetes.
  • Improved observability with ELK + Prometheus and supported performance tuning and testing.

Stack: Java 17, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, K8s, ELK, Prometheus

Ondas Networks

Java Engineer • Feb 2021 – Feb 2022

  • Built Java/Spring Boot services and supported high-availability deployments.
  • Developed reactive APIs with Spring WebFlux to handle high concurrency.
  • Worked on authentication/authorization patterns (OAuth2 / SAML) and logging/monitoring improvements.

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, WebFlux, OpenShift

Projects

Enterprise Microservices Platform

Java • Spring Boot • Kafka • Docker • Kubernetes

Designed REST services, event publishing, CI/CD automation, and observability patterns for production deployments.

API Proxy Migration Toolkit

Apigee • OAuth2 • OpenAPI • Postman

Standardized proxy patterns (scope validation, routing, testing) to speed up enterprise API migrations.

Cloud Deploy Automation

AWS • Jenkins • GitHub Actions

Automated deployments and environment provisioning with repeatable pipelines and quality gates.

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