About

Kaushik Mandal is a Lead Software Engineer at EPAM Systems with over 6 years of industry experience in software development using Java/J2EE and the Spring framework. He has extensive exposure to cloud technologies, particularly AWS and Microsoft Azure, and is certified in AWS Solution Architect, AWS Developer Associate, and Azure Fundamentals. His expertise lies in Spring framework and its modules such as Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Web, AOP, and Spring Cloud, as well as REST Web services and Microservices design architectures. Kaushik is proficient in object-oriented programming and design, SOLID principles, and design patterns. He has a track record of delivering key features and proposing innovative ideas that have won accolades, such as his automated digital check processing using cognitive services, which won first place in the Principal Hackathon. He has also developed a chatbot with NLP in Azure for a deep understanding of end-user persona and replacing manual work with interactive technology, thus saving millions in terms of time and capital. Kaushik has worked with Principal Financial Group as a Software Analyst, where he developed a business feature called FDX to fetch financial information from their mainframe and cloud admin systems. He also designed and implemented payment integrations for the policy administration product and developed a chatbot with NLP in Azure for underwriters, among other accomplishments. At Capgemini, he facilitated users to upload multiple cheques at a time using a bulk upload functionality, enhanced application security, and automated the process of escalations in digital cheque processing systems, among other responsibilities. Kaushik holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, where he graduated in 2015. He also has an Intermediate degree in Computer Science and a High School Diploma in General Studies from Kendriya Vidyalaya. When he is not working, Kaushik can be found playing PC games or reading. His technical skills include AWS, Spring, Azure, Spring Boot, Microservices, Java, Kubernetes, Web, NLP, test, and DevOps, and he has relevant experience of 7.86 years.