Vignesh Appani

Hi, I'm Vignesh.

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6+ years building secure, scalable enterprise & government platforms.

Java & Spring Boot engineer with 6+ years delivering enterprise and government platforms. I specialize in microservices, secure APIs, and AI-powered backends — currently integrating the Claude API to build intelligent products.

📍Albany, NY · Open to Remote / Hybrid / Relocation

WHAT I USE

Skills & Expertise

A focused toolkit for building secure, scalable backend systems and modern web applications.

Frontend & UI

React90%
TypeScript75%
Angular80%
JavaScript80%
HTML595%
CSS395%
Bootstrap85%

Backend & APIs

Java95%
Spring Boot90%
Microservices85%
REST APIs90%
SQL Server90%
MySQL85%
PostgreSQL75%
MongoDB70%
Kafka75%
Redis75%
Claude API80%

Cloud, DevOps & AI

AWS90%
Git/GitHub90%
Docker80%
Jenkins80%
Kubernetes70%
JUnit75%
Selenium75%

MY JOURNEY

Work Experience

Building reliable backend systems, scalable APIs, and modern enterprise platforms.

Java Developer

New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)

Albany, NY

Aug 2024 – Present

Modernizing tax platforms with secure Spring Boot microservices, performance improvements, and reliable releases.

500K+
Active Users
99.78%
Uptime
<200ms
Response Time
JavaSpring BootMicroservicesREST APIsDB2SQLAEMGitCI/CD

Built & optimized Spring Boot microservices + REST APIs supporting high-availability government systems.

Improved backend responsiveness through smarter data access and performance tuning.

Java Developer

ITC Infotech

India

Jan 2020 – Jul 2022

Delivered backend services for enterprise workflows with scalable APIs and optimized databases.

Enterprise
APIs
Optimized
Database
Cloud-ready
Deployments
JavaSpring MVCHibernateREST APIsMySQLPostgreSQLDockerAzure

Developed RESTful services using Spring MVC and Hibernate for consistent data operations.

Improved performance with query optimization and containerized deployments.

Java / J2EE Developer

Zensar Technologies

India

Feb 2018 – Dec 2020

Built reliable backend services and supported production systems with strong stability.

Improved
Stability
Supported
Production
AWS Hands-on
Cloud
JavaJ2EESpring MVCMySQLAWS EC2JUnitAgile

Implemented Java/Spring MVC applications integrated with MySQL databases.

Maintained production stability with Jira-based delivery and AWS EC2 support.

CREDENTIALS

My Certifications

Industry credentials and training that support my backend engineering and cloud expertise.

AWS Certified Developer – Associate badge

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Credential
Amazon Web Services
IBM Certified Professional Java Developer badge

IBM Certified Professional Java Developer

Credential
IBM
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner badge

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Credential
Amazon Web Services
2024
Spring Boot 3 Essential Training badge

Spring Boot 3 Essential Training

Training
LinkedIn Learning
2024
Apache Kafka Essential Training badge

Apache Kafka Essential Training

Training
LinkedIn Learning
2024
Introduction to Amazon EC2 badge

Introduction to Amazon EC2

Training
Amazon Web Services
2024

PROJECTS

My Works

A curated selection of professional and personal projects — backend systems, AI integration, and real-world impact.

  • All
  • AI
  • Full Stack
  • Open Source
  • Government

★ Featured

Featured

AI job matching that actually reads your resume.

JobLens — AI Job Matching Platform

A five-service Spring Boot microservices platform that ingests real job listings from the Adzuna API, uses the Claude API to parse resumes into structured profiles, then scores every job 0–100 against the candidate. Parallel AI scoring with CompletableFuture thread pools, Resilience4j circuit breakers and retries, Kafka, Redis, JWT authentication, and a React 19 + TypeScript + Tailwind frontend.

FuelBuddy
Featured

Find the cheapest fuel near you.

FuelBuddy — Fuel Price Finder

A location-based fuel price finder built on Spring Boot microservices with a React Native iOS app. Three backend services handle location, pricing, and user data, exposing clean REST APIs consumed by the mobile client.

More Projects

Portfolio Website (Next.js)

Portfolio Website (Next.js)

The site you're looking at.

Personal portfolio built with Next.js and Tailwind, featuring a light/dark theme, animated sections, and a recruiter-friendly layout showcasing skills, experience, certifications, and projects.

Developer Search Platform

Developer Search Platform

Discover developers by skill and stack.

A full-stack platform to search developer profiles and filter by skills and tech stack, with a Spring Boot backend, MySQL, and a React frontend built for fast search and clean UX.

COVID-19 Data Analysis

COVID-19 Data Analysis

Turning raw data into insight.

Exploratory analysis of COVID-19 datasets to surface trends and patterns using Python data tooling and clear visualizations.

Migration Request System (NYS)

Migration Request System (NYS)

Enterprise release management, in-house.

In-house release management platform for the NY Dept of Tax & Finance, replacing ServiceNow. Multi-stage approval workflow (Draft → QA → Production) with role-based access control, full audit trail, OKTA OAuth2 + ADFS SSO, automated async email notifications, and Spring Cache. Spring Boot + Angular, deployed on Kubernetes/EC2 with Jenkins CI/CD.

Private / Enterprise

LET'S TALK

Get In Touch

Currently open to full-time, W2, and C2C contract roles in Java, Backend, and Full Stack engineering. Let's connect.

vignesh.appani23@gmail.com

Albany, NY · Open to Remote / Hybrid / Relocation