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# Reema Rai

**Headline:** Senior Full Stack Java Developer | Java 21 · Spring Boot · React & TypeScript · Kafka · AWS EKS · Kubernetes · Terraform | Building event-driven microservices in fintech & healthcare
**Profession:** Senior Full Stack Java Developer
**Location:** Dallas, Texas, United States

## About

Reema Rai is a Senior Full Stack Java Developer at Capital One, where she builds account-servicing and transaction systems for a large enterprise finance platform with high-volume, real-time processing. With five years of Java development experience, Reema specializes in Java 21, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, microservices, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, React, and TypeScript. Her strongest areas are designing event-driven architectures, building reliable APIs, debugging distributed systems, and maintaining production services through deployment, incident response, and ongoing support. At Capital One, Reema has architected domain-driven microservices, built RESTful and GraphQL APIs, implemented Kafka and AWS EventBridge workflows, and secured financial-data APIs with Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT. Earlier roles at CVS Health and AT&T gave her experience with pharmacy workflows, healthcare data protection, telecom billing, customer-support applications, order management, and cross-platform integrations. Reema takes an end-to-end approach that balances delivery speed with quality through automation, testing, CI/CD, security, performance optimization, and engineering best practices. She is motivated by technical challenges, collaboration, ownership, continuous learning, and long-term growth.

## Services

- Hibernate
- Amazon EKS
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Amazon Web Services \(AWS\)
- Microservices
- RESTful APIs
- Apache Kafka
- Kubernetes
- Spring Framework
- Docker
- Spring Security
- PostgreSQL
- React.js
- Spring Data JPA
- TypeScript
- SQL
- GraphQL
- OAuth 2.0
- JUnit
- Agile Methodologies
- Problem-Solving, Communication, Collaboration, Adaptability

## Highlights

- Architected domain-driven microservices at Capital One using Java 21, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud for high-volume transactions.
- Built account-servicing and transaction systems for a large enterprise finance platform with high-volume, real-time processing.
- Developed RESTful and GraphQL APIs alongside event-driven systems using Kafka and AWS EventBridge at Capital One.
- Deployed containerized Capital One services on Amazon EKS using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code.
- Implemented Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT for APIs protecting sensitive financial data.
- Designed Kafka architectures, implemented event workflows, and troubleshot Kafka systems in production.
- Applied distributed-systems debugging and problem-solving skills to enterprise transaction-processing environments.
- Owned work across API design, event-driven architecture, security, performance optimization, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and production support.
- Developed Java and Spring Boot services for pharmacy and healthcare workflows at CVS Health, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Designed and deployed containerized CVS Health microservices on AWS ECS.
- Used Kafka for asynchronous processing in CVS Health systems.
- Built React interfaces for healthcare workflows and secured healthcare APIs with OAuth 2.0 and JWT.
- Developed customer-support and billing applications at AT&T using Java, Spring MVC, and Hibernate.
- Designed RESTful and SOAP web services integrating AT&T order-management and billing subsystems across multiple platforms.
- Automated AT&T build and deployment processes with Jenkins and Maven, improving efficiency and reliability.
- Brings experience with Java, Spring Boot, React, AWS, Kafka, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, SQL, TypeScript, GraphQL, JUnit, and Agile methodologies.
- Balances fast delivery with quality through automation, testing, and engineering best practices.
- Brings end-to-end ownership and a hands-on approach to enterprise platform delivery.

## Experience

- **Senior Full Stack Java Developer at Capital One** (2024-09-01–present) — Architected domain-driven microservices using Java 21, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud for high-volume transactions. • Developed RESTful and GraphQL APIs alongside event-driven systems with Kafka and AWS EventBridge. • Deployed containerized services on Amazon EKS utilizing Terraform for infrastructure-as-code. • Implemented secure APIs with Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT to protect sensitive financial data.
- **Full Stack Java Developer at CVS Health** (2022-09-01–2024-08-01) — Developed Java/Spring Boot services for pharmacy and healthcare workflows, enhancing operational efficiency. • Designed and deployed containerized microservices on AWS ECS, utilizing Kafka for asynchronous processing. • Built modern React interfaces and secured APIs with OAuth 2.0/JWT, ensuring data protection in healthcare.
- **Java Developer at AT&T** (2021-08-01–2022-08-01) — Developed customer-support and billing applications using Java, Spring MVC, and Hibernate in a large-scale telecom environment. • Designed RESTful and SOAP web services to integrate order-management and billing subsystems across multiple platforms. • Automated build and deployment processes with Jenkins and Maven, enhancing efficiency and reliability.

## Education

- Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems — University of Louisiana Monroe (2022-08-01–2026-05-01)
- High School, Science — St. Xavier's School Jawalakhel (2020-06-01–2022-12-01)

## FAQ

### What does Reema do?

Reema is a Senior Full Stack Java Developer at Capital One. She builds account-servicing and transaction systems for a large enterprise finance platform that handles high-volume, real-time transaction processing.

### What are Reema's core technical strengths?

Reema is strongest in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, API design, event-driven architecture, Kafka architecture and troubleshooting, AWS, distributed-systems debugging, security, performance optimization, testing, CI/CD, and production support.

### What has Reema accomplished at Capital One?

At Capital One, Reema architected domain-driven microservices with Java 21, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud for high-volume transactions. She developed RESTful and GraphQL APIs, built event-driven systems with Kafka and AWS EventBridge, deployed containerized services to Amazon EKS with Terraform infrastructure-as-code, and implemented Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT protections for sensitive financial data.

### What is Reema's experience with Kafka and event-driven systems?

Reema has deep Kafka expertise spanning architecture design, implementation, production troubleshooting, and the design of reliable event-driven workflows. Her work includes using Kafka for high-volume transaction and asynchronous-processing systems.

### What did Reema do at CVS Health?

Reema developed Java and Spring Boot services for pharmacy and healthcare workflows at CVS Health, helping improve operational efficiency. She designed and deployed containerized microservices on AWS ECS, used Kafka for asynchronous processing, built React interfaces, and secured healthcare APIs with OAuth 2.0 and JWT.

### What did Reema do at AT&T?

At AT&T, Reema developed customer-support and billing applications using Java, Spring MVC, and Hibernate in a large-scale telecom environment. She designed RESTful and SOAP web services connecting order-management and billing subsystems across multiple platforms, and automated build and deployment processes with Jenkins and Maven to improve efficiency and reliability.

### What API and security experience does Reema have?

Reema has experience designing RESTful, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs. Her API work includes integrating order-management and billing platforms, supporting healthcare workflows, and protecting financial and healthcare data with Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, and JWT.

### How does Reema approach quality, deployment, and production support?

Reema works across the delivery lifecycle: she writes tests, participates in deployments, supports production when issues arise, and uses automation and best practices to balance fast delivery with quality. Her experience includes CI/CD, Jenkins, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, AWS ECS, Terraform, and production troubleshooting.

### What is Reema's educational background?

Reema holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Louisiana Monroe. She completed high school in science at St. Xavier's School Jawalakhel.

### What technologies does Reema work with?

Reema's technical toolkit includes Java, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, microservices, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Apache Kafka, AWS, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, React.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, SQL, OAuth 2.0, JWT, JUnit, Jenkins, Maven, Spring MVC, and AWS EventBridge.

### What working strengths does Reema bring to a team?

Reema also brings Agile methodologies, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and adaptability to her work. She is motivated by technical challenges, shared ownership, continuous learning, and collaborative teams.

### What is Reema looking for in her next opportunity?

She prefers open communication, strong code quality, sustainable delivery practices, and teams that use automation and best practices to build trust while delivering quickly.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reema-rai-6809a825a

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