Payments Tech, Wire Transfers Backend

• Migrated and refactored legacy SOAP web services into RESTful APIs using Java, Spring, and JSON/XML mappings, reimplementing message contracts and optimizing for lower latency and stronger security

• Developed bidirectional data synchronization pipelines between Oracle SQL and MongoDB, implementing forward/backward sync logic to migrate customer check and user records seamlessly

• Designed and deployed microservices for the wire transfer platform, implementing asynchronous messaging (Kafka), token-based authentication, and enabling secure processing of daily transactions

• Built unit test cases using JUnit, Mockito, and BDD frameworks, increasing test coverage; performed Postman API testing, automated regression pipelines in CI/CD, and built Splunk monitoring dashboards for production stability

• Worked with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver features aligned to business goals, owning architectural decisions and integration across backend services

• Leveraged AI agents and LLMs to accelerate code development, automate unit test generation, maintain technical documentation, and build POCs increasing productivity

Payments Tech, Fraud Detection Backend

• Developed a fraud detection module within check deposit application to flag suspect checks

Cybersecurity Research (5G/6G Networks)

• Conducted research under Professor Alvaro Cardenas, focusing on cellular infrastructure threats and secure protocol design

Machine Learning for Robots, YC-W18

• Developed a ML model trained on 50k+ motion capture samples to optimize robotic arm movement and reduce gear transmission error.

Widgets, Fullstack

• Developed an interactive social computing web application leveraging React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and SQL