Karunakar Thurlu

📞 +91-9701127427

✉️ karunakarthurlujava@gmail.com

Hello! I'm Karunakar, a passionate full stack Java developer 6+ years of expertise who loves building clean, efficient, and user-friendly web applications. I have experience working with Spring Boot, ReactJS, GraphQL, and modern DevOps tools. I’m always excited to work on meaningful side projects and contribute to open source.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. Graduated in 2018 with an aggregate of 80%

📚 During my Master's in Computer Applications, I learned about software development, databases, and solving computer problems.

💻 I worked on projects with classmates and professors, which helped me practice coding and understand how software is built.

🌱 I also stayed updated with the latest advancements in the field by attending workshops and seminars.

🚀 My Master's education has fueled my passion for creating innovative software solutions and prepared me for a career as a Full Stack Java Developer.

My Experience

Sr Application Developer @ Birlasoft

November-2024 – Present

Developed the micro front-end of the entire web application using ReactJS with Vite.
Enhanced legacy backend code to meet Sonar quality standards, ensuring 80% test coverage.
Stay updated with the latest developments in Java, JavaScript and related technologies.
Quickly learned and applied new technologies like RPA and GraphQL for internal projects.

Sr Software Developer @ Birlasoft

September-2023 – November-2024

Built scalable web apps using Spring Boot and React.
Led a team to develop a merchant onboarding platform.
Optimized GraphQL APIs for faster client-side rendering.
Developed Kafka producers for efficient data streaming.
Contributed to building a bot for merchant onboarding and validations.

Software Developer @ Birlasoft

April-2021 – September-2023

Built scalable web apps using Spring Boot and React.
Created configuration files for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF).
Quickly grasped new technologies like RPA and GraphQL for internal projects.

Software Engineer @ Cortexcraft

August-2020 – April-2021

Created a full-stack project from the ground up using Java and React.Js, delivering 100% on time.
Implemented role-based JWT security to ensure secure access control for the project.
Optimized database interactions with native SQL queries, enhancing query performance.
Introduced innovative technologies and methodologies, cutting development cycle times by 15%.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements and deliver impactful solutions.

Software Engineer @ SriyamSoft

March-2019 – June-2020

Delivered critical new features and resolved bugs for BIRDonCloud, improving application performance.
Collaborated with stakeholders to gather user requirements and document software functional activities.
Achieved 80% code coverage with unit tests using JUnit and Mockito.
Applied agile principles and worked in sprints to meet delivery timelines with quality.
Designed and developed POJOs, improving application modularity and reducing debugging time by 25%.

My Side Projects

Expense Tracker

A full-stack personal finance manager using React + Spring Boot + GraphQL. Includes dashboards, filtering, and multi-tenant support.

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GitHub Profile Analyzer

Analyzes GitHub user data and shows account stats, language distribution, and follower network using GitHub API.

Live Demo

Java2Quiz

A Java-based quiz platform for testing and sharing Java knowledge with a community of developers.

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