Hi, I'm Nikita Rai Software Engineer & CS Graduate

Passionate about building scalable applications, microservices architecture, and leveraging cloud technologies to solve complex problems. Currently pursuing Master's in Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Nikita Rai - Software Engineer

About Me

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Hello! I'm Nikita Rai

I'm a dedicated Software Engineer with over 4 years of experience in developing scalable applications and microservices. Currently pursuing my Master's in Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology with a GPA of 3.83/4.

My expertise spans across Java, Python, Spring Boot, cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern DevOps practices. I'm passionate about creating efficient solutions that drive business value and improve user experiences.

4+
Years Experience
12+
Microservices Built
80%
Cost Reduction
90%
Code Coverage

Professional Experience

My career journey and achievements

Software Engineer

Lowe's India, Enterprise Customer Oct 2022 - Jul 2024
  • Spearheaded development, testing, and release of applications
  • Implemented and enhanced 12+ microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate, Spinnaker
  • Implemented Google Cloud Sync resulting in 50% reduction in deployment downtime
  • Achieved 70% improvement in application performance
  • Led Couchbase to PostgreSQL migration, reducing application cost by 80%
  • Utilized Kafka, JUnit, Mockito with 90% code coverage and Karate framework

Application Development Analyst

Accenture, AT&T Nov 2019 - Oct 2022
  • Developed recommendation logic in Spring Boot
  • Created 20+ RESTful APIs for personalized recommendations
  • Orchestrated continuous deployment using Jenkins pipeline and Docker
  • Implemented Scala and Python for recommendations resulting in 80% improvement in performance
  • Designed data models optimized for Cassandra

Tech Intern

Ilantus Technologies, Compact Identity Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
  • Worked on Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions
  • Implemented SSO, MFA, user provisioning, access governance, PAM
  • Developed solutions to automate password management
  • Assisted organizations in enhancing security and operational efficiency

Education

My academic background

Master's in Computer Science

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, USA

GPA: 3.83/4

Aug 2024 - Present

Bachelor of Technology in CSE

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

Kolkata, India

CGPA: 8.50/10

Aug 2015 - June 2019

Skills & Technologies

Technologies I work with

Programming Languages

Java Python Scala JavaScript HTML5 CSS3

Frameworks & Libraries

Spring Boot Spring Security Hibernate Spring Data JPA JUnit Kafka

Databases

PostgreSQL MySQL Oracle Cassandra Couchbase Redis

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Azure GCP Docker Kubernetes Jenkins

Machine Learning

Scikit-Learn NumPy Pandas Data Analysis

Tools & Protocols

REST API GraphQL OAuth 2.0 Git Maven Postman

Featured Projects

Some of my notable work

Credit Card Fraud Detection

ML-based fraud detection system using 6 different algorithms and 3 evaluation metrics to determine the best model fit for real-time fraud prevention.

Python Scikit-Learn Machine Learning Data Analysis
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Microservices Architecture

Designed and implemented 12+ microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Hibernate with 50% reduction in deployment downtime.

Spring Boot Microservices Docker Kubernetes
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Database Migration Project

Led Couchbase to PostgreSQL migration resulting in 80% cost reduction while maintaining data integrity and performance.

PostgreSQL Couchbase Data Migration Performance Optimization
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Certifications & Awards

Professional achievements and recognition

Awards

  • High Flyer Award
  • Individual Excellence
  • Spot Award

Python Certification

Ardent Computech

AZ-900

Microsoft Certified - Azure Fundamentals

DVA-C01

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

IoT Training

IoTgral Enterprise

Get In Touch

Let's discuss opportunities

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects. Feel free to reach out!

Email

nrai2@hawk.illinoistech.edu

Phone

+1 (312) 523-4355

LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-rai-cs