# Dharmendra Awasthi

> Lead Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Software Developer with 9+ years of experience specializing in Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, AWS, and Microservices Architecture.

## Professional Summary
Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native microservices in telecom, retail, fintech, and gaming. Specializing in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and AWS. Designed high-throughput platforms handling 1,500+ TPS and 10M+ users, led end-to-end system design (HLD/LLD), and managed engineering teams of up to 4.

## Core Keywords & Titles
- Dharmendra Awasthi
- Lead Engineer / Tech Lead
- Senior Software Engineer
- Software Developer / Backend Developer
- Java Spring Boot Developer
- Distributed Systems & Microservices Architect

## Technical Arsenal
- **Programming Languages**: Java, Python, SQL, Bash
- **Frameworks & Libraries**: Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, JUnit, Mockito
- **Architecture & Design**: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, Saga Pattern, Circuit Breaker, Domain-Driven Design
- **Cloud & Infrastructure**: AWS (EC2, S3, SQS, Lambda, ECS, CloudWatch), Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch
- **DevOps & Automation**: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Gradle, Maven, Terraform, REST APIs, gRPC, OAuth2, JWT
- **Observability & Monitoring**: Zipkin, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Distributed Tracing
- **AI & Machine Learning**: Large Language Models (LLMs), Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Transformers & LSTMs, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative AI Integration
- **Engineering Practices**: System Design (HLD/LLD), Performance Tuning, Capacity Planning, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum, TDD

## Navigation & Contact
- **Website**: [https://dharam.dev](https://dharam.dev)
- **Full Markdown CV**: [https://dharam.dev/llms-full.txt](https://dharam.dev/llms-full.txt)
- **LinkedIn**: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharamcodes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharamcodes)
- **GitHub**: [https://github.com/dharamcodes](https://github.com/dharamcodes)
- **Email**: [er.dharamk@gmail.com](mailto:er.dharamk@gmail.com)
- **Phone**: +91-9454318045
- **Location**: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India