# Goutham Budda

> Staff Software Engineer with 14+ years of experience specializing in full-stack development, cloud architecture (AWS), and AI-native systems. Currently architecting enterprise mortgage origination platforms processing 500M+ documents at Dark Matter Technologies. Based in the United States.

Goutham Budda builds high-scale, mission-critical financial systems. His expertise spans Angular, Vue.js, React, Node.js, Java, Python, and AWS serverless infrastructure. He has led cloud architecture for centralized mortgage platforms handling 8,000+ monthly enterprise loan originations and engineered automated CI/CD pipelines supporting tens of billions of dollars in annual mortgage volume.

Key facts:
- Current role: Staff Software Engineer at Dark Matter Technologies (Oct 2023–Present)
- Previous: Applications Programmer IV at Black Knight (2021–2023)
- Education: MS Systems & Software (Jacksonville State University), MS Computer Science (San Francisco Bay University)
- Location: United States
- Contact: me@goutham.dev
- Portfolio: https://goutham.dev

## Projects

- [AI Chat Platform](https://chat.goutham.dev): Multi-model AI chat interface with real-time streaming and conversation management. Built with React.
- [Recovery Loop Engine](https://recoveryloop.goutham.dev): Automated enterprise disaster recovery and resilience orchestration loop. Built with Angular.
- [Document AI Pipeline](https://documents.goutham.dev): AI-native mortgage document processing and serverless workflow engine. Built with React.
- [Antarctic Explorer](https://antarcticjourney.goutham.dev): High-performance interactive design system and geospatial visualization. Built with Vue.js.
- [Trace Analytics Engine](https://trace.goutham.dev): Real-time distributed tracing and high-scale telemetry dashboard. Built with Svelte.

## Skills & Technologies

- Frontend: Angular, Vue.js, React, Svelte, TypeScript, JavaScript, SCSS, RxJS, NgRx
- Backend: Node.js, Java, Python, Spring Boot, Express, NestJS
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation, Step Functions), Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
- Databases: DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven, Serverless, Module Federation, Monorepo (Nx)
- Practices: OAuth 2.0/PKCE, Zero-Trust, TDD, Observability (Splunk, Datadog), Agile/Scrum

## Professional Links

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gouthambu): Professional profile and endorsements
- [GitHub](https://github.com/gouthamb-dev): Open source contributions and project repositories