Rachana Reddy Ranabothu

[Link]@[Link] |+1 (551)-554-2046 | LinkedIn | Jersey City, NJ

SUMMARY
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in building scalable frontend and backend systems using React, TypeScript, Java (Spring
Boot), and AWS cloud services, with a focus on enterprise-grade fintech and insurance platforms.
• Proven ability to design modular UIs with Redux, Formik, and React Hook Form; optimized user journeys and API
responsiveness across high-traffic portals serving 30K+ monthly users.
• Strong backend engineering background in building and maintaining Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, controller logic,
and validation layers for mission-critical workflows like claims, KYC, and onboarding.
• Experienced in implementing secure, event-driven architectures using AWS Lambda, S3, API Gateway, Cognito,
CloudWatch, and SNS for automating operational flows and ensuring compliance.
• Delivered robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, and Amplify; reduced deployment time and
enabled safe rollouts across dev, staging, and prod environments.
• Designed normalized PostgreSQL schemas and wrote complex SQL joins and aggregations to power reporting modules and
reduce dashboard latency across finance and claims systems.
• Integrated secure REST APIs at both frontend and backend layers, enabling real-time data sync for core workflows like KYC,
claims, and policy updates.

EXPERIENCE
Blackrock | Software Engineer May 2024 - Current
• Developed and maintained modular, reusable React components for a cloud-based internal policy and claims management
system, integrating Redux for centralized state control and Formik/Yup for efficient form validation and user input handling.
• Integrated secure RESTful APIs with token-based authentication into frontend workflows, enabling real-time syncing of
policyholder data and reducing agent query resolution time by over 25% through improved data visibility and responsiveness.
• Enhanced backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot to implement new claim intake and validation rules, building
REST endpoints, controller logic, and service-layer input sanitization to ensure clean, testable architecture.
• Designed normalized PostgreSQL schemas and wrote performance-optimized SQL queries to enable accurate reporting on agent
performance metrics, significantly reducing Power BI dashboard load time and increasing data accuracy.
• Built AWS Lambda functions for automating key policy lifecycle events such as renewals and compliance checks, using
CloudWatch event triggers and SNS topics to support asynchronous, event-driven workflows.
• Configured Amazon API Gateway routes to expose backend endpoints securely; implemented IAM roles and Cognito-based
user authentication to enforce access controls and meet internal security and compliance requirements.
• Contributed to CI/CD pipeline improvements using AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions by setting up build/test steps and
deployment automation, reducing release failures and accelerating environment promotion cycles.
• Created reusable utility functions and custom React hooks to streamline common logic across policy modules, reducing
redundant code and improving dev velocity during release cycles.
• Worked with QA and business analysts to define test data conditions and edge-case scenarios; used Postman collections and
JUnit suites to validate API contract integrity before staging deployments.
Bajaj Finserv | Software Engineer Feb 2020 - Nov 2022
• Built 7+ responsive UI screens using React and TypeScript for a customer onboarding portal, enabling 30K+ users/month to apply
for loans, EMI cards, and other financial products via web and mobile platforms.
• Engineered dynamic form flows using React Hook Form and Yup validations, reducing frontend logic duplication by 40% and
cutting onboarding form drop-off rate by ~15%.
• Optimized API interactions with React Query caching and background refetching, improving page load time by 28% during
peak traffic (5K+ concurrent users).
• Integrated RESTful APIs for customer registration, KYC verification, and preference updates by collaborating with backend
Java (Spring Boot) teams to align on DTOs and error schemas.
• Supported Spring Boot service enhancements for onboarding workflows, contributing to code refactoring and exception
handling that reduced API failure rates by 12%.
• Implemented secure document upload functionality for Aadhaar, PAN, and salary slips using AWS S3 pre-signed URLs,
supporting over 10K uploads/month with size/type validation.
• Integrated AWS Cognito for token-based authentication and protected route handling, improving session reliability and reducing
auth-related errors by 18%.
• Developed reusable UI components for notifications, loaders, and modals, improving dev velocity by 25% across parallel
frontend modules.
• Configured Sentry and AWS CloudWatch for frontend error tracking and logging, reducing average bug triage time from 2.5
days to under 1 day in UAT.
• Contributed to CI/CD automation via GitHub Actions and deployed React frontend to AWS Amplify and backend microservices
to Elastic Beanstalk, ensuring zero-downtime rollouts across 3 environments.

TECHNICAL SKILL
Programming Languages & Frameworks: Java (JDK 8–17), JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Python, Golang, [Link] (Express),
Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate, JPA, RESTful APIs, J2EE, MEAN/MERN Stack
Frontend & Web Technologies: [Link], Angular, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Bootstrap, Material UI, AJAX, WebSockets,
GraphQL, Responsive UI Design
Backend & Microservices Architecture: Spring Boot, [Link] (Express), REST API development, JWT-based Authentication,
API Gateway, Asynchronous Messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), Monolith to Microservices Migration, Serverless Functions
Cloud Platforms & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, API Gateway), Azure (App Services, Azure SQL, Blob
Storage), Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, SonarQube, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code
Databases & Data Management: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis,
Liquibase/Flyway (DB Migration), Query Optimization, Data Modeling (ERD, Normalization)
Development Tools & Workflow: Git, GitLab, Maven, Gradle, VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI,
Jira, Confluence, Agile/Scrum

EDUCATION
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
Master of Science in Computer Science Dec - 2024

Anurag Engineering College Kodad, India

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science Jul - 2022