Shrikrishnan Balakrishnan – Backend Heavy Developer

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Chennai, India
Email: b.shrikrishnan@gmail.com
Phone: +91-7418144913
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Jun 2025 – Present

Developed 5+ microservices using Spring Boot, registered with Eureka for dynamic service discovery.
Built a key microservice for the With app using Spring Boot (backend) and Angular (frontend), improving performance by 30%.
Designed a secure API Gateway, reducing response times by 25% and improving request routing efficiency.
Deployed architecture to AWS (EC2, RDS, S3), maintaining 99.9% uptime and supporting 10,000+ concurrent users.
Delivered 10+ REST APIs with high availability and robust validation.
Led an 8-member team, ensuring on-time delivery of scalable, maintainable microservices.
Implemented CI/CD pipelines, automated testing with JUnit/Mockito (85% coverage), and utilized monitoring tools like Grafana and Trivy.
Tech Stack: Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Angular, AWS, Eureka, Spring Cloud, Grafana, Trivy, Bash, JUnit, Mockito, Maven

Aug 2023 – May 2025

Re-engineered the scheduling process by transitioning to a microservices architecture, improving scalability and reducing operational costs by 40%.
Engineered high-performance systems using Java, Spring Boot, and JPA, enhancing maintainability by 30% and cutting latency by 60%.
Designed and deployed REST APIs for the Operation Vessel Schedule with real-time data sync and high-volume observability via Grafana.
Developed automated OVS integration with Maersk, reducing manual effort by 80% and operations cost by 90% while boosting efficiency by 90%.
Built a Kafka-based data pipeline that migrated 578 million records from DB2 to PostgreSQL with zero downtime and data consistency.
Applied SOLID principles and modular architecture, reducing TPS and QPS load across microservices.
Tech Stack: Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, JPA, EclipseLink, Querydsl, Kafka, PostgreSQL, DB2, RESTful API, Apache FreeMarker, Grafana, Trivy, Bash, JUnit, Mockito, Maven

Sep 2019 – Jun 2023

Led the development of enterprise applications using Core Java, JEE, Spring Boot, and JPA, aligning with client requirements and delivering production-ready solutions.
Optimized existing services for better performance and scalability, achieving a 50% reduction in operational costs through system-level improvements.
Maintained and debugged core modules of multiple web apps; achieved a 95% reduction in critical bugs for 401(k) plan components.
Facilitated daily scrums, sprint planning, and stakeholder meetings, improving team productivity and alignment by 15%.
Mentored a 3-person team on microservices architecture, promoting clean code and knowledge sharing.
Automated web testing workflows, reducing regression testing time from 8 hours to 2 hours.
Converted storyboard requirements into clean, maintainable Java code, speeding up development cycles and improving software reliability.
Tech Stack: Core Java, JEE, Spring Boot, JPA, RESTful APIs, SQL, Maven, JUnit, Mockito