About
Navneet Thakur is a Java Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable Java and Spring Boot microservices in distributed and cloud-native environments. His expertise spans REST APIs, event-driven architecture with Apache Kafka, relational databases, Redis caching, CI/CD, and DevOps practices. He has worked extensively on production systems, including feature development, performance optimization, defect analysis, and incident resolution, while collaborating within Agile teams. Navneet also actively uses AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Cursor IDE to improve development productivity and explore the integration of Generative AI with modern backend engineering.
Achievements
- More than five years of professional experience in Java backend development and Spring Boot microservices.
- Strong experience in production incident handling, root-cause analysis, debugging, and defect resolution.
- Designed and maintained scalable, high-availability microservices for distributed environments.
- Improved application response time by 25% through Redis caching and SQL query optimization.
- Experienced in Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab, and CI/CD workflows, supporting cloud deployments and production releases.
Focus Areas
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