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Kledis Pashaj

@kledis_pashaj

Senior Java Developer

Albania
English, Italian
About me
Senior Java Developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems and complex applications. Experienced in Java 8-25, Spring Boot, microservices, event-driven architecture, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, and AWS. Strong focus on backend development, system design, performance, and building reliable, maintainable solutions. Experience in technical leadership, including mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, making architectural and technical decisions, breaking down complex requirements, and helping teams deliver high-quality solutions.... Read more

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Full Stack Web Applications
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Work experience

CAKE.com_Inc.

Engineering Manager

CAKE.com Inc. • Full-time

Aug 2022 - Aug 2026 • 4 yrs

• Designed and implemented core features of a Marketplace platform from scratch using Spring Boot and Java 21, contributing to a 20% increase in company revenue. • Integrated Elasticsearch to enhance search functionality and provide users with faster and more accurate results. • Led the integration of Stripe payment processing, collaborating with the finance team to ensure secure and seamless transactions. • Designed and implemented an event-driven architecture using Kafka, improving system scalability and resilience. • Developed a reusable Redis based rate-limiting library, enhancing system responsiveness and preventing server resource overuse • Implemented comprehensive unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito, achieving over 85% code coverage and significantly reducing production bugs. • Other technologies: PostgreSQL, Hibernate, JobRunr, GitGitLab CI/CD, Maven, Nomad, Consul, Vault, Flyway, JaCoCo, Checkstyle, SpotBugs, SonarQube, AWS S3, AWS Lambda, Grafana

Java Team Lead

Konecta • Full-time

May 2021 - Jul 2022 • 1 yr 2 mos

• Led a team of 4 developers in the end-to-end development of a BPM project, a mission-critical application, utilizing Agile methodologies. • Converted a legacy platform into a new modern microservices architecture application that reduced feature development time by 50%. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, design, and implement scalable and maintainable solutions. • Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices. • Main technologies: Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, JGit, Databricks

E-Dea

Java Consultant

E-Dea • Freelance

May 2019 - May 2021 • 2 yrs

• Designed and implemented business logic for high-traffic web applications using Enterprise JavaBeans(EJB) on WebLogic. • Integration of web applications with Oracle database using JPA(EclipseLink). • Developed front-end components for enterprise applications using Angular, creating an intuitive user interface. • Creating and consuming web services (SOAP/REST). • Implemented distributed caching techniques using GemFire, reducing database query loads by 30% and enhancing overall application performance and scalability • Collaborated with QA teams to conduct thorough testing, identifying and resolving critical bugs. • Other technologies: Spring, Spring Security, Jasper Reports, Apache POIJI, Git, Maven, Liquibase