Hi, I'm

John Krupavaram Pole Bhakthavatsalam

Senior Software Engineer | Full-stack Lead Engineer

More than a decade of experience delivering enterprise systems using Java/J2EE, .NET, Angular, and MuleSoft.

Java Angular .NET MuleSoft Spring Boot
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Lead Full-stack Software Developer - NYS IES M.S. Computer Science - Kent State University Google Cloud Generative AI Leader Senior Member - IEEE
John Krupavaram Pole Bhakthavatsalam
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Albany Upstate New York

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About Me

I am John Krupavaram Pole Bhakthavatsalam, a Senior Software Engineer and Full-stack Lead Engineer with more than a decade of experience in enterprise software delivery.

I specialize in Java/J2EE, Angular, .NET, Spring Boot, and MuleSoft, with a strong focus on public-sector systems where reliability, compliance, and scale are critical.

I completed my Master of Science in Computer Science at Kent State University and started my career as a Junior Programmer at Seva Bharat, where I built practical systems for NGO operations.

Profile Highlights

  • Current Role: Lead Full-stack Software Developer - NYS Office of Information Technology Services, IES
  • NYSOH Impact: Contributed to Notice generation workflows supporting 100,000+ notices per month and stable delivery outcomes using MuleSoft integrations
  • Certification: Google Cloud Generative AI Leader
  • Professional Membership: Senior Member, IEEE
  • Community: Hackathon Mentor, Judge, and public speaker
  • Location: Albany Upstate New York - open to technical meetup conversations

Technical Skills

Java (8/11/17/21) Spring Boot .NET Microservices Angular 19 React TypeScript Tailwind CSS MuleSoft Anypoint Platform Drools AWS Docker Kubernetes SQL Agentic AI

Experience

Jul 2023 - Present

Lead Full-stack Software Developer

NYS Office of Information Technology Services, IES

Albany, NY

  • • Worked on New York State Integrated Eligibility System (IES) modernization to support a no-wrong-door experience for health and human services programs.
  • • Delivered full-stack features across eligibility, enrollment, child support, and back-office modules using Java/Spring Boot, Angular, .NET, and MuleSoft.
  • • Implemented integrations with API Gateway, Kafka-based auditing, Redis session/cache, and external service interfaces to improve reliability, observability, and scale.
  • • Supported Fair Hearing and correspondence workflows, including notice generation integrations and iterative demos to business users.
Nov 2015 - Jun 2023

Senior Java / Full-stack Developer

GDIT - NYSOH / NYHX (New York State of Health Exchange)

Albany, NY

  • • Worked on NY State of Health Exchange (NYHX) across eligibility, enrollment, notice, and back-office portal workflows.
  • • Built and maintained MuleSoft integration flows and REST/SOAP services connecting enrollment and eligibility systems in a service-oriented architecture.
  • • Contributed to large-scale notice generation (PDF and PostScript), supporting policy and 501 compliance requirements and high-volume monthly delivery.
  • • Handled production incidents and data corrections for enrollment and back-office operations, and delivered change requests with cross-functional teams.
Apr 2014 - Nov 2015

Java / J2EE Developer

Wells Fargo

Minneapolis, MN

  • • Maintained 99.99% uptime for high-volume Treasury Internet Solutions, aggressively resolving production incidents within SLA limits.
  • • Engineered secure DAO layers with Spring JDBC and DB2, ensuring strict compliance with banking security standards (OWASP).
  • • Optimized cross-functional workflows, reducing deployment friction between development and operations teams.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

Master of Science (Computer Science)

Kent State University

Kent, OH

  • • Graduated with a Master of Science in Computer Science.
  • • Specialized in Advanced Algorithms and Database Systems.
Jul 2011 - Jan 2012

Junior Programmer

Seva Bharat

Telangana, India

  • • Worked as a Junior Programmer and built internal NGO web modules using Java, JSP, and Servlets.
  • • Automated key data-entry and reporting steps to reduce operational overhead for the organization.
  • • Contributed across the SDLC, from development to production fixes for community-facing tools.

Project Highlights

Selected projects and business outcomes from NYS IES, NYSOH, and personal engineering work.

Internal Project

NYS Integrated Eligibility System (IES) Modernization

NYS IES Team

Delivered full-stack modernization for eligibility, enrollment, child support, and back-office service modules for New York State programs.

Impact: Improved delivery reliability, cross-system integration quality, and citizen self-service outcomes in mission-critical public workflows.

Angular Java Spring Boot .NET MuleSoft Kafka Redis
Internal Project

NYSOH Notice Generation & Integrations

GDIT - NYSOH / NYHX

Built eligibility and enrollment integrations and enhanced notice and back-office portal flows for New York State of Health Exchange.

Impact: Supported 100,000+ monthly notices, strengthened compliance-driven communications, and reduced manual interface failures.

Java MuleSoft Eligibility Enrollment Notice Generation Back Office
Internal Project

Child Support Online Enrollment

NYS IES Team

Contributed to citizen-facing enrollment experience rollout for Child Support services in New York State.

Impact: Improved digital access and reduced onboarding friction for family support workflows.

Public Sector Enrollment Experience Workflow Automation
GitHub

PromptShift

Personal Project

Built PromptShift to organize reusable prompt engineering patterns and practical AI workflow acceleration for software teams.

Impact: Improved consistency and speed of AI-assisted development by structuring prompts into repeatable templates.

Prompt Engineering AI Workflows Developer Productivity

Blogs

Technical writeups will be published here.

Coming Soon

Speaking & Community

UpcomingGDG Hudson

Virtual Agentic Engineering with Google Antigravity

Building Angular + Java

Join me as we explore the future of software development with Agentic AI, integrating Angular frontends with robust Java backends.

Let's Build Something Great

Open to enterprise modernization, platform engineering, and Full-stack leadership opportunities. Based in the Albany Upstate New York area and available for technical meetups.

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