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Leelendra
Reddy Gogula

Software Engineer · Backend Developer · Java & Cloud

Backend engineer with hands-on experience shipping production systems in Java, Spring Boot, and GCP. I design and deploy secure REST APIs, architect cloud-native services, and build persistence layers that scale, backed by an M.S. in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University (May 2026, GPA 3.89) and a track record of delivering measurable results across real-world engineering problems.

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Leelendra Reddy Gogula
Delray Beach, FL · Open to Relocation
3.89
M.S. CS - FAU - GPA
3
Cloud Platforms - AWS, Azure, GCP
5Y
Exp. building applications
5+
Cloud Certifications

What I Bring to the Table

Full-stack backend capability: from API design and database architecture to cloud deployment, security pipelines, and systems integration.

Backend Engineering
Shipped production REST APIs and microservices using Java and the Spring ecosystem. Comfortable owning the full backend lifecycle: from system design and data modeling to deployment and performance tuning.
Java Spring Boot Spring MVC REST APIs Microservices
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Cloud & DevOps
Deployed containerized services on GCP and AWS with CI/CD automation, traffic splitting, and cloud storage integration. Certified across AWS and Azure with hands-on experience in production cloud environments.
AWS GCP Azure Docker Kubernetes CI/CD
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Database & Persistence
Designed normalized schemas, optimized query performance, and implemented ORM-based persistence layers across MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL stores including custom key-value storage with RocksDB.
MySQL PostgreSQL Hibernate JPA NoSQL
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Security & Cryptography
Built multi-layer authentication systems and security pipelines using AES, SHA, RSA, and salting eliminating conventional password-based vulnerabilities and achieving 100% accuracy across brute-force and replay-attack test cases.
AES SHA RSA Spring Security RBAC
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Systems & Integration
Experienced integrating third-party APIs, LLM services, and external data systems into backend platforms. Comfortable in integration engineer, solutions architect, and systems engineer contexts across diverse tech stacks.
Gemini API Google Forms API Python Flask Algorithms
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Engineering Mindset
Strong fundamentals in system design, DSA, OOP, and parallel computing combined with practical experience in Agile teams, code review, and technical documentation. Built for fast ramp-up in any engineering environment.
System Design DSA Code Review Agile SDLC

Work Experience

Engineering roles where I shipped code, led technical sessions, and drove measurable performance outcomes.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Jan 2025 – May 2026
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL On-site
Domain: Cloud Native Development · Advanced Database Structures
  • Guided 100+ engineers through end-to-end backend development using Flask REST APIs, Google Cloud Run deployments, and MySQL-driven data layers earning two faculty letters of recommendation for technical depth and delivery quality.
  • Designed and led 3 technical workshops covering containerized microservice architecture, GCP traffic management, and cloud-native deployment patterns equipping engineers to ship production-ready services independently.
  • Reviewed 150+ codebases with consistent one-week turnaround, providing actionable feedback on schema normalization, query optimization, and NoSQL data modeling across database-driven applications.
Java Intern Oct 2023 – Nov 2023
Ziroh Labs Bengaluru, KA, India On-site
Domain: Custom Data Structures · RocksDB · Execution Performance
  • Engineered a custom multi-dimensional vector data structure with key-value persistence on RocksDB delivering a core backend capability that directly unblocked feature delivery for the engineering team.
  • Optimized vector indexing and memory access patterns, achieving a 70% reduction in execution time and significantly cutting runtime overhead across data retrieval and compute operations.
  • Eliminated critical edge-case failures through systematic constraint testing, tightening the feedback loop and contributing to a 20% improvement in delivery turnaround.

Projects

Production-grade systems covering cloud infrastructure, security architecture, and full-stack delivery, each solving a real engineering problem end to end.

Cloud-Native AI Photo Platform
Dec 2024

Designed and deployed a scalable photo-sharing platform on Google Cloud Run with 4 REST endpoints handling image uploads, dynamic retrieval, and real-time rendering backed by Google Cloud Storage. Integrated the Gemini LLM API to auto-generate captions on every upload. Configured 50/50 traffic splitting across two Cloud Run revisions for zero-downtime deployments under concurrent load. Fully automated via a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline.

Python Flask Google Cloud Run GCS Gemini LLM API CI/CD HTML
Secure Key-Based Authentication System
Apr 2024

Architected a passwordless REST authentication system in Java and Spring Boot a 4-stage pipeline covering registration, cryptographic key generation, token issuance, and secure login. Applied AES encryption, SHA hashing, and salting across two decoupled MySQL tables to eliminate credential-based attack surfaces. Validated against 7 test scenarios and 6 constraint metrics in Postman with 100% pass rate on brute-force resistance, replay attack prevention, and corrupted key detection.

Java Spring Boot REST APIs AES SHA Salting MySQL Postman
Interior Designer Business Platform
Dec 2023

Delivered a full-stack business platform for a live client handling dynamic quotation generation, automated billing, and service portfolio management in active production use. Solved a non-trivial persistence challenge by storing image byte arrays directly in MySQL via Hibernate, eliminating dependency on external file storage. Secured with Spring Security BCrypt and RBAC-controlled admin dashboards, deployed to Heroku with Google Forms API integration for client intake.

Java Spring Boot Spring MVC Spring Security MySQL Hibernate Google Forms API Heroku
More Projects on GitHub

Additional projects covering web security, data structures, cloud computing labs, database systems, and algorithm implementations are available on my GitHub profile. Each project integrates real-world CS fundamentals and fetches dynamic data with no static code.

Java Python Spring Flask GCP AWS

Skills Breakdown

Every tool and technology I work with, organized by domain.

💻 Languages
Java Python C++ C
⚙️ Backend Frameworks
Spring Boot Spring MVC Hibernate JPA Microservices Flask Django REST APIs
🗄️ Databases
MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle NoSQL RocksDB
☁️ Cloud & DevOps
AWS GCP Azure Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Google Cloud Run Maven
🔐 Security
AES SHA RSA Salting Spring Security BCrypt RBAC
🧪 Testing & Tools
JUnit Postman Git GitHub Selenium
📐 CS Fundamentals
Data Structures & Algorithms OOP System Design Parallel Computing Cryptographic Engineering Information Retrieval
🔄 Methodologies
Agile Scrum SDLC

GitHub Activity

Consistent contributions in backend projects, coursework implementations, and cloud-native experiments.

leelendrareddygogula Contribution Graph · Last 12 Months
Leelendra Reddy Gogula's GitHub contribution heatmap
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Education

Strong academic foundation combining theoretical rigor with applied systems engineering.

Master of Science - Computer Science
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL, USA · Aug 2024 – May 2026
⭐ GPA: 3.89 / 4.0
Relevant Coursework:
Software Engineering · Cloud Native Development · Secret Sharing Protocols · Intro to Data Science · Database Systems Theory · Analysis of Algorithms · Information Retrieval · Cryptographic Engineering · Computer Data Security · Parallel Computing
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KL University)
Vijayawada, AP, India · 2020 – May 2024
⭐ GPA: 9.31 / 10
Relevant Coursework:
Operating System Design · Database Management Systems · Data Structures & Algorithms · Computer Networks & Security · AI for Data Science · Java Full Stack Development · Cloud Security · Web Security · Software Testing · Parallel & Distributed Computing · Cyber Defense · Network & Infrastructure Security

Certifications

Industry-recognized credentials validating cloud architecture and security expertise.

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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Achieved: May 2022
Cloud Fundamentals AWS Services Security Pricing
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Microsoft
Achieved: Jul 2025
Azure Services Cloud Concepts Networking Storage
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Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
Microsoft
Achieved: Nov 2025
Security Concepts Compliance Identity & Access Azure AD
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Achieved: Jul 2022 (Expired)
Architecture High Availability Scalability VPC
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Red Hat Certified Enterprise Application Developer (EX 183)
Red Hat
Achieved: Dec 2022 (Expired)
Java EE Enterprise Apps Red Hat
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Java (Basic) Certificate
HackerRank
Achieved: Dec 2022
Java OOP Data Structures Exception Handling
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Problem Solving (Basic) Certificate
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Achieved: Nov 2022
Algorithms Data Structures Problem Solving DSA
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SQL (Basic) Certificate
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Achieved: Jun 2023
SQL Queries Joins Aggregations
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Java Full Stack Certification
Wipro TalentNext · Digital Skills Readiness Program
Achieved: Oct 2023
Java Full Stack Spring Boot MySQL HTML/CSS
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