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✦   Backend Engineer   ✦

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Java · Spring Boot · Microservices · System Design

B.Tech CSE at AKGEC (2023–2027) · Linux Foundation Mentee · NASA JPF Contributor

1.5+

Years Building

5+

PRs @ NASA JPF

3

Major Projects

4

Open Source Orgs

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Arsenal of a Maester

Every chain in the Citadel is earned. Each skill, forged under pressure.

The Iron Tongue

Languages

⚔️
Java95
SQL85
JavaScript78
Python75
C / C++80

The Forge

Backend

🔧
Spring Boot90
REST APIs92
Microservices75
Hibernate / JPA85
JDBC88

The Vault

Databases & Infra

🗄️
MySQL88
MongoDB82
PostgreSQL75
Docker65
Git / GitHub90

The Outer Wall

Frontend & Tools

🏰
Next.js72
React78
Tailwind CSS75
HTML / CSS88
Postman88
Vert.xJSPSwing/AWTJUnitMavenGradleTensorFlowJupyterLinuxIntelliJ IDEA

Forging Valyrian Steel

Builds of consequence. Systems that endure.

🧠

The All-Seeing Eye

AI-Powered Dev Intelligence

An AI-integrated repository analysis platform built with Spring Boot. Provides deep architecture insights, code health metrics, and intelligent refactor suggestions via Gemini API. Ingests entire codebases and synthesizes actionable intelligence.

Spring BootGemini AIPostgreSQLREST APIsNext.js
🔗

The Grand Maester's Network

Social Media Backend

Production-grade social platform backend with JWT authentication, post CRUD, friend connections, activity feeds, and a real-time notification engine. Optimized with database indexing and connection pooling.

Spring BootMySQLJWTREST APIsHibernate
📝

The Citadel's Chronicle

GDG Community Blog

Collaborative blogging portal for GDG AKGEC with role-based access control (Admin, Author, Reader), a content management system, and community interaction features.

Spring BootMySQLRBACREST APIs
📒

Note Nest

Rich text note-taking app with folder organization and real-time content management.

Spring BootMongoDBREST APIs
🏦

Bank Management System

Secure ATM-style banking app with full transaction management using core Java.

JavaSwing/AWTJDBCSQL
🌿

Plant Disease Detection

CNN-based AI system trained on 17,000+ images for accurate plant health diagnosis.

PythonTensorFlowCNN

Open Source Alliances

Sworn to the great houses of open source. Each contribution, a pledge of fealty.

🐧Mentee

Linux Foundation

LFX Mentee — Open Hyphae

2025 — Present

Selected as a mentee to architect microservices and manage Vert.x distributed systems within Open Hyphae — a Sony CSL project under the Linux Foundation.

MicroservicesVert.xJavaDistributed Systems
🚀5+ PRs Merged

NASA JPF

Open Source Contributor

2025 — Present

Contributing to Java Pathfinder — NASA's formal verification tool for JVM analysis. Focused on customizing the JVM to detect deadlocks and concurrency bugs. 5+ PRs merged.

JVM InternalsJavaConcurrencyBytecode
🔓

Eclipse Foundation

Contributor — SW360

2025 — Present

Contributing to SW360, a Spring Boot-based open source compliance management tool under Eclipse Foundation. Working on backend services and REST API improvements.

Spring BootREST APIsJavaOpen Source
🟢

GDG AKGEC

Web Developer — Member

June 2025 — Present

Developing scalable RESTful APIs using Spring Boot for community-driven projects. Collaborating on open-source initiatives and knowledge-sharing within the developer community.

Spring BootREST APIsTeam Collaboration

The Maester's Path

A chronicle forged semester by semester. Each link in the chain, earned.

Enrolled at AKGEC

B.Tech CSE — Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College

Began the journey at AKGEC, Ghaziabad. Chose Computer Science Engineering with a focus on backend systems and software architecture. The Great Ranging begins.

B.Tech CSEAKGECGhaziabad
Aug 2023

Enrolled at AKGEC

B.Tech CSE — Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College

Began the journey at AKGEC, Ghaziabad. Chose Computer Science Engineering with a focus on backend systems and software architecture. The Great Ranging begins.

B.Tech CSEAKGECGhaziabad
2023–2024

First Sword Forged

Core Java & Backend Foundations

Mastered core Java fundamentals: OOP, data structures, JDBC, and SQL. Built the Bank Management System — a fully-featured ATM simulation — as the first major project.

JavaJDBCSQLSwing/AWT

First Sword Forged

Core Java & Backend Foundations

Mastered core Java fundamentals: OOP, data structures, JDBC, and SQL. Built the Bank Management System — a fully-featured ATM simulation — as the first major project.

JavaJDBCSQLSwing/AWT

Spring Boot Initiation

REST APIs, Microservices & Backend Engineering

Began building with Spring Boot, Hibernate, and REST APIs. Delivered the Social Media Backend with JWT auth, feed systems, and notification engines. Crossed 1 year of active backend development.

Spring BootHibernateJWTMySQL
2024

Spring Boot Initiation

REST APIs, Microservices & Backend Engineering

Began building with Spring Boot, Hibernate, and REST APIs. Delivered the Social Media Backend with JWT auth, feed systems, and notification engines. Crossed 1 year of active backend development.

Spring BootHibernateJWTMySQL
Early 2025

Open Source — The First Raven

NASA JPF & SW360 Contributions

First open source contributions land. Sent pull requests to NASA JPF — working deep inside JVM internals to detect deadlocks and concurrency issues. 5+ PRs merged into the core repository. Simultaneously contributing to SW360.

NASA JPFJVMSW360Spring Boot

Open Source — The First Raven

NASA JPF & SW360 Contributions

First open source contributions land. Sent pull requests to NASA JPF — working deep inside JVM internals to detect deadlocks and concurrency issues. 5+ PRs merged into the core repository. Simultaneously contributing to SW360.

NASA JPFJVMSW360Spring Boot
Currently

Linux Foundation Mentee

LFX Program — Open Hyphae (Sony CSL)

Competitively selected for the LFX Mentorship Program. Working within Open Hyphae — a Sony CSL initiative under the Linux Foundation — on Vert.x microservices and distributed systems architecture.

Linux FoundationVert.xMicroservicesSony CSL
2025
Currently

Linux Foundation Mentee

LFX Program — Open Hyphae (Sony CSL)

Competitively selected for the LFX Mentorship Program. Working within Open Hyphae — a Sony CSL initiative under the Linux Foundation — on Vert.x microservices and distributed systems architecture.

Linux FoundationVert.xMicroservicesSony CSL
June 2025
Currently

GDG AKGEC — Web Developer

Community Engineering Role

Joined Google Developer Group AKGEC as a Web Developer. Building RESTful APIs for community platforms and contributing to open-source initiatives with the local developer ecosystem.

GDGSpring BootREST APIs
Currently

GDG AKGEC — Web Developer

Community Engineering Role

Joined Google Developer Group AKGEC as a Web Developer. Building RESTful APIs for community platforms and contributing to open-source initiatives with the local developer ecosystem.

GDGSpring BootREST APIs
Destined

B.Tech Graduation

The Maester's Chain Completed

Expected completion of B.Tech Computer Science Engineering from AKGEC. Four years of code, architecture, open source, and relentless building — the chain is complete. The realm awaits.

GraduationB.Tech CSE
2027
Destined

B.Tech Graduation

The Maester's Chain Completed

Expected completion of B.Tech Computer Science Engineering from AKGEC. Four years of code, architecture, open source, and relentless building — the chain is complete. The realm awaits.

GraduationB.Tech CSE

✦   To be continued   ✦

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