Vijay Poloju

Full Stack Engineer Java · Python · TypeScript · React · Next.js · Angular · AWS · Kafka

4+ years building full-stack applications across microservices, cloud, and distributed systems. From monolith-to-microservices migrations to event-driven architectures processing millions of events daily.

Open to opportunities in Bay Area & beyond Willing to relocate anywhere in US

vijaykumarpolojuofficial@gmail.com

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4+ Years Experience

1M+ Events/Day via Kafka

500+ Enterprise Clients (ADP)

200K+ Requests/Sec Handled

My Services

Backend Development

Designing robust APIs and scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and MongoDB.

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Web Application Development

Building dynamic and scalable web applications using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Angular, and React. From responsive frontends to full-stack applications with modern frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

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DevOps & Cloud Solutions

Deploying cloud-based applications with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform.

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Data Analytics & Automation

Processing, analyzing, and visualizing data with Python, Pandas, Looker Studio, and SQL for business insights.

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System Design & Architecture

Designing scalable, fault-tolerant systems using microservices, event-driven architecture, and database sharding

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Software Testing & Quality Assurance

Ensuring robust software quality through automation testing, unit testing, and integration testing using Selenium, JUnit, and TestNG.

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AI & LLM Solutions

Building Agentic AI systems with RAG pipelines, LangChain/LangGraph, vector stores, LLM fine-tuning, and guardrails for production-grade AI applications.

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My Resume

Backend Engineer & Tech Lead

Aragorn Racing Corp · 2025 · Remote

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AWS CDK Lambda Aurora PostgreSQL EventBridge SQS S3 Cognito CloudWatch

Architected fully serverless AWS stack (API Gateway, Lambda, Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless v2, EventBridge, SQS, S3, VPC) using AWS CDK for infrastructure as code
Designed domain models, PostgreSQL schemas, and secure REST APIs with AWS Cognito authentication
Built CI/CD pipelines with structured logging via Lambda Powertools, CloudWatch dashboards, and Dead Letter Queues for fault-tolerant event processing
Own end-to-end system design, infrastructure strategy, and API architecture for a digital horse racing analytics platform

Teaching Assistant

CU Boulder · 2025 · Boulder, CO

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WCAG 2.1 ARIA WAVE Inclusive Design

Supported instruction for 50+ students per semester across accessibility-focused courses
Graded assignments and provided detailed feedback on WCAG 2.1 compliance and inclusive design
Evaluated student projects using WAVE accessibility tools and collaborated with professors on course materials

Founding Engineer — GetMyURI

app.getmyuri.com · 2025

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Spring Boot Redis MongoDB GKE Helm Jenkins

Developed high-performance URL shortening platform handling 200K+ requests/sec with custom aliases, location-based access, and password protection
Deployed on Google Kubernetes Engine with Jenkins CI/CD and Helm for orchestration, ensuring scalability and fault tolerance

Software Engineer — ADP Vantage

ADP · 2021-2024 · Hyderabad, India

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Spring Boot Kafka Angular Kubernetes Jenkins Selenium BDD

Led monolith-to-microservices migration for ADP Vantage payroll platform, improving deployment velocity by ~60%
Built Apache Kafka event-driven pipelines processing 1M+ messages/day with sub-second latency
Delivered Angular Unified Interface improving page performance by ~45% and reducing redundant backend calls by ~35%
Implemented Selenium BDD smoke tests, cutting manual QA effort by ~80%
Mentored and onboarded 15+ new engineers; optimized Spring Boot services via caching and query tuning

Data Analyst Intern

Peacock Solar · May-Aug 2020

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Python Selenium SQL Looker Studio

Automated data collection and preprocessing using Python, Selenium, and SQL, streamlining workflows and reducing processing time
Built interactive dashboards in Looker Studio delivering actionable insights that boosted sales conversion by 25%

M.S. Computer Science

University of Colorado Boulder

2024-2026 · GPA: 3.8/4.0

Perfect 4.0 GPA — Spring 2026 (Masters Project 2 + Internship)

Fall 20243.90 Spring 20253.65 Fall 20253.73 Spring 20264.00

GenAI Software Eng Big Data Architecture Data Mining Algorithm Analysis Cybersecurity OOAD Linux Sys Admin

Capstone

pWin.ai — Agentic RAG pipeline with LangChain, LangGraph, vector search, and evaluation dashboards

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

2017-2021 · CGPA: 8.22/10

Minor: Aerospace Eng (8.83) Minor: Electrical Eng (8.17)

Artificial Intelligence Data Analytics Cloud Computing Programming Aerodynamics Rocket Propulsion Control Systems FEM

129.5 Credits 2 Minors 3 Engineering Disciplines

Java

Spring Boot

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

SQL

Node.js

Angular

React

Next.js

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

GitHub Actions

AWS

Lambda

Serverless

Terraform

Selenium BDD

CloudWatch

JMeter

Linux

JIRA

Bash

VS Code

Firebase

Claude Code

Codex

Open Source LLMs

LangChain

LangGraph

RAG Pipelines

Agentic AI

LLM Fine-tuning

Prompt Engineering

pgvector

FAISS

Hugging Face

Evals & Guardrails

Streamlit

Anthropic

Hermes

OpenClaw

Qiskit

Transfer Learning

Featured Projects

Easy Array Spaced Rep

Two Sum

What value to look up while scanning?

★ Known: 12 ↺ Review: 4

#01

LeetCard

LeetCode flashcard app with spaced repetition and daily 10-question sessions

Next.js React Markdown localStorage

Live Code

Users

Gateway

Auth

Link Mgmt

Redis

Counter

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

K8s

#02

GetMyURI

Short-link platform handling 200K users/sec on Google Kubernetes Engine

Spring Boot K8s Redis MongoDB

Live Code

qiskit_linter — main.py

import qiskit
# ✓ no issues
from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
"Linting: 3 rules applied"
2300+ devs installed

#03

Qiskit-Linter

VS Code extension for quantum computing linting. 2,300+ developers installed

Node.js AST Python Azure

Marketplace Code

Docs

→

Chunk

→

pgvector

→

RAG

→

Agent

#04

Pwin.ai — CS Capstone

Agentic RAG pipeline with LangGraph, pgvector, and hybrid semantic search

LangChain pgvector Python FAISS

Live Code

Vijay Poloju

Full Stack Engineer Java · Python · TypeScript · React · Next.js · Angular · AWS · Kafka

My Services

Backend Development

Web Application Development

DevOps & Cloud Solutions

Data Analytics & Automation

System Design & Architecture

Software Testing & Quality Assurance

AI & LLM Solutions

My Resume

Backend Engineer & Tech Lead

Teaching Assistant

Founding Engineer — GetMyURI

Software Engineer — ADP Vantage

Data Analyst Intern

M.S. Computer Science

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Featured Projects

LeetCard

GetMyURI

Qiskit-Linter

Pwin.ai — CS Capstone

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