Backend Software Engineer with 2+ years of production experience building Java and Spring Boot applications on Azure. Experienced in REST APIs, Spring Security, T-SQL optimization, event-driven systems, Azure Functions, Event Hubs, and Azure OpenAI. Hands-on with EV2 and Azure DevOps CI/CD, with experience improving backend reliability and automating business workflows. Built APIs supporting 80K+ daily requests and integrated AI services to automate manual processes, reducing operational effort by 60%.