Who Am I? — A Senior Java & Cloud Engineer Sharing What I've Learned in 10+ Years

Hi, I'm Sandeepika 👋

I'm a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience
building scalable backend systems and cloud-native applications using
Java, Spring Boot, Azure, Kafka, OpenAI, LLM, AWS, SQL, DynamoDB and Rest API.

What I Work On

• 🔧 Backend Systems — High-performance REST APIs and microservices using Java 17 and Spring Boot
• ☁️ Cloud Architecture — Designing and deploying production systems on Microsoft Azure and AWS
• 🤖 AI Integration — Connecting enterprise Java applications with LLMs like Azure OpenAI (GPT-4o)
• 🔒 Security & Reliability — Rate limiting, authentication, and resilient system design.

Why I'm Writing on Dev.to

After 10+ years in software engineering, I've learned a lot through
trial and error — things that documentation never tells you.

I'm here to share practical, real-world guides for Java and Cloud
developers — no fluff, just working code and honest explanations.

What I'll Be Writing About

• Java + Azure OpenAI integrations
• Spring Boot best practices for production
• Cloud architecture patterns on Azure & AWS
• Open source projects and how to build them

My Latest Open Source Project

I just released an open-source Java Spring Boot Chat Service
using Azure OpenAI with rate limiting:

👉 azure-openai-chat-service on GitHub

It includes:

• Multi-turn AI conversations with session management
• Per-IP rate limiting using Bucket4j
• Production-ready REST API design
• Full Azure OpenAI GPT-4o integration

Let's Connect

• 🐙 GitHub: sandeepikaenagaluru-droid
• 💼 LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepika-enagaluru-24188a18/]

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If you're a Java developer looking to integrate AI into your
applications — follow along. I'll be posting practical guides
every few weeks.