# Goutham Budda — Full Profile

> Staff Software Engineer with 14+ years of full-stack development experience. Architect of enterprise-scale mortgage origination platforms, AI-native document processing systems, and high-availability cloud infrastructure on AWS. Currently at Dark Matter Technologies building systems that process 500M+ documents and support tens of billions in annual mortgage volume.

## About

Goutham Budda is a Staff Software Engineer based in the United States, currently working at Dark Matter Technologies in Jacksonville, Florida. He specializes in building mission-critical financial systems that require extreme reliability, low latency, and regulatory compliance.

His technical focus areas include:
- Enterprise Angular/Vue.js frontend architecture at scale
- AWS serverless backend infrastructure (Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB)
- AI-native workflow automation for document processing
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
- Distributed systems observability and incident response (sub-60s MTTR)
- Module Federation and monorepo strategies for large engineering teams

## Work Experience

### Dark Matter Technologies — Staff Software Engineer
October 2023 – Present | Jacksonville, Florida

- Architected AI-native workflows and highly available AWS serverless infrastructure for an enterprise loan origination system processing 500M+ documents
- Engineered mission-critical backend microservices and automated continuous deployment pipelines supporting tens of billions of dollars in annual mortgage origination volume
- Led cloud infrastructure architecture for a centralized mortgage platform handling 8,000+ monthly enterprise loan originations per major financial institution
- Technologies: Node.js, Java, Python, Vue.js, DynamoDB, Docker, Terraform, AWS, Angular

### Black Knight — Applications Programmer IV
March 2021 – October 2023 | Jacksonville, Florida

- Developed enterprise-level applications and maintained critical financial systems
- Implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions using Splunk Enterprise and advanced analytics platforms
- Technologies: Splunk Enterprise, Java, Vue.js, Terraform, Node.js, AWS

### Eficens Systems — Java Full Stack Developer
January 2020 – March 2021 | Atlanta, Georgia (Remote)

- Built and maintained sophisticated tools, solutions and microservices for deployment and operations platforms
- Focus on scalability and performance optimization

### Jacksonville State University — Graduate Teaching Assistant
January 2018 – December 2019 | Jacksonville, Alabama

- Assisted in teaching advanced computer science courses
- Mentored undergraduate students and supported academic research in software engineering

### Trendwise Analytics — Web Developer
May 2017 – December 2017 | Atlanta, Georgia

- Optimized database systems, implemented APIs and microservices, managed Azure DevOps pipelines

### Sri Technologies — Web Application Developer
June 2012 – August 2015 | Hyderabad, India

- Built user interfaces, complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and comprehensive APIs for data management

## Education

- Master of Science — Systems and Software, Jacksonville State University, Alabama
- Master of Science — Computer Science, San Francisco Bay University, California

## Projects

### AI Chat Platform
URL: https://chat.goutham.dev
Architecture: https://arch.goutham.dev/chat.svg
Framework: React
Description: Multi-model AI chat interface with real-time streaming, conversation management, and intelligent context handling. Supports multiple LLM providers with unified API abstraction.

### Recovery Loop Engine
URL: https://recoveryloop.goutham.dev
Architecture: https://arch.goutham.dev/recoveryloop.svg
Framework: Angular
Description: Automated enterprise disaster recovery and resilience orchestration loop. Manages failover sequences, health monitoring, and automated recovery procedures for distributed systems.

### Document AI Pipeline
URL: https://documents.goutham.dev
Architecture: https://arch.goutham.dev/docs.svg
Framework: React
Description: AI-native mortgage document processing and serverless workflow engine. Handles document classification, data extraction, validation, and routing through configurable processing pipelines.

### Antarctic Explorer
URL: https://antarcticjourney.goutham.dev
Architecture: https://arch.goutham.dev/antarticjourney.svg
Framework: Vue.js
Description: High-performance interactive design system and geospatial visualization platform. Features real-time data rendering, WebGL-powered map interactions, and custom component library.

### Trace Analytics Engine
URL: https://trace.goutham.dev
Architecture: https://arch.goutham.dev/trace.svg
Framework: Svelte
Description: Real-time distributed tracing and high-scale telemetry dashboard. Visualizes service dependencies, latency distributions, and error propagation across microservice architectures.

## Technical Skills

### Frontend
Angular 14+, Vue.js 3, React 18, Svelte, TypeScript, JavaScript ES2022+, SCSS/CSS3, RxJS, NgRx, Vuex/Pinia, HTML5, Web Components, Module Federation, Micro-frontends, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)

### Backend
Node.js, Java (Spring Boot), Python, Express, NestJS, REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS

### Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, CloudFront, ECR, ECS), Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines

### Databases
DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch

### Observability & Monitoring
Splunk Enterprise, Datadog, CloudWatch, X-Ray, Distributed Tracing, Custom Dashboards

### Architecture Patterns
Microservices, Serverless, Event-Driven, CQRS, Saga Pattern, Circuit Breaker, Module Federation, Monorepo (Nx), Domain-Driven Design

### Security
OAuth 2.0, PKCE, Zero-Trust Architecture, JWT, RBAC, API Gateway Authorization

## Contact

- Email: me@goutham.dev
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gouthambu
- GitHub: https://github.com/gouthamb-dev
- Portfolio: https://goutham.dev