Kiran Badave

Staff Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native applications using React, TypeScript, and Java Spring Boot. Expertise in designing modular frontend architectures, secure authentication systems (SSO, RBAC), and high-performance APIs. Hands-on experience with microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Strong focus on performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG), and scalable system design.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IBM — Staff Software Engineer May 2022 – Present | Bengaluru

Architected a scalable React-based monorepo, improving code reusability and reducing development effort by ~30%
Implemented secure authentication & authorization using Keycloak (SSO, RBAC, 2FA) for enterprise applications
Developed high-performance interactive dashboards using D3, ECharts, and Carbon Charts
Built and integrated REST APIs (Node.js / Java) for real-time data processing
Established CI/CD pipelines (Travis CI, TeamCity), improving deployment speed and reliability
Improved application accessibility (WCAG) by 80%
Mentored engineers and enforced best practices, improving overall team productivity

Juno Software Systems — Junior System Architect Dec 2017 – May 2022 | Pune

Led development of ERP modules (Academic, Finance, Inventory), improving performance by ~40%
Designed and developed RESTful APIs using Java Spring Boot
Implemented SSO (Google, Microsoft Azure AD) for secure authentication
Integrated third-party platforms (Microsoft Teams, Google Meet)
Optimized MySQL performance using indexing, caching, and query tuning
Led a team of 4 engineers, ensuring quality delivery and scalability

SYSTEM DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Designed modular frontend architecture using monorepo approach
Experience with microservices architecture and REST API design
Implemented authentication systems (OAuth2, SSO, RBAC)
Built CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment
Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes (basic)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Frontend: React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Redux, Zustand, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS

Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs

Auth & Security: Keycloak, OAuth2, SSO, RBAC

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes (basic), CI/CD (Travis CI, TeamCity)

Testing: Jest, Playwright, Cypress

Tools: Git, Webpack, Vite, Figma, Storybook

EDUCATION

MCA – Computer Science | Pune University (2016 – 2019)

BCA – Computer Software Engineering | Solapur University (2013 – 2016)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

8+ years experience in full-stack development (React + Java)
Strong expertise in authentication systems (Keycloak, SSO)
Experience in scalable frontend architecture & performance optimization
Proven ability to lead teams and deliver production-grade systems

STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FULL STACK (REACT + JAVA, CLOUD-NATIVE)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SYSTEM DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

TECHNICAL SKILLS

EDUCATION

KEY HIGHLIGHTS