👋 Hello, I'm Prakash Patil! I'm a Java Backend Developer with 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, microservices, and high-performance REST APIs. 💼 Current Role & Experience:Software Engineer at Capgemini (Barclays): Designing and implementing downstream REST API integrations for core banking applications (BBOS), managing error sub-categorization, writing unit tests, and driving production deployments. Ex-TCS: Led backend platform modernizations, migrating legacy services from Java 8 to Java 17, redesigning REST APIs, and refactoring codebases to improve maintainability and performance. Ex-Unique Hire Consulting: Focused on root cause analysis (RCA), backend bug resolution, and production support. 🚀 Key Projects & Highlights:E-Commerce Microservices: Built end-to-end microservices architecture (Product, User, Payment) integrated with Elasticsearch for fast product discovery and Redis caching—slashing API response times by 90% (from 500 ms down to 50 ms). Problem Solving & DSA: Solved 500+ problems on Data Structures, Algorithms, and System Design across LeetCode and Scaler. 🛠️ Technical Stack:Languages & Core: Java, Java 17, MySQL Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate, JPA, REST APIs, Microservices Cloud & DevOps: OpenShift, Docker, AWS Tools & Databases: Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Jenkins, BitBucket, Git, Postman, JUnit, Kibana 🎓 Education & Certification:B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Government College of Engineering Chandrapur Certified by Scaler Academy in Web Development, Java, Spring Boot, and SQL Let's connect and explore opportunities to collaborate on backend engineering and system design! Feel free to reach out via LinkedIn or email at [email protected]