Chanakya Balemarthy

Chanakya Balemarthy

Lead Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, AngularJS, and Cloud technologies. Passionate about building high-performance, maintainable, and secure software solutions.

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Skills

Java
JavaScript
MySQL
C
Spring Boot
Spring MVC
SpringBatch
Hibernate
AngularJS
Firebase
Socket.io
Microservices / REST APIs
Maven
Git, SVN, GitLab
Docker
AWS Lambda, S3

Experience

Next Learning Tools 2023 - Present

  • Contributed to subject-specific tools using Java, Python, and AngularJS with REST APIs.
  • Designed robust database structures and implemented efficient storage/retrieval logic.
  • Integrated third-party vendor products using OAuth/JWT for secure user experience.
  • Modified open-source projects (Pyodide, Scratch) for LMS integration.
  • Designed UI workflow for development of Next Learning Tools.

Tech Stack: Java, Python, AngularJS, MySQL, JWT, AWS

Next Exam Management System 2021 - Present

  • Developed a scalable exam management system for 1000+ schools using Spring Boot and AngularJS.
  • Built evaluation modules for teachers to assess over 1 million student attempts.
  • Integrated proctoring and real-time teacher-student interaction using Firebase and video APIs.
  • Implemented QR-based assessments with ZXing and bulk PDF generation using Apache Kafka.
  • Created interactive analytics and reporting dashboards using Highcharts.js.

Next Live Lectures 2020 - 2021

  • Designed database schema to manage live lecture metadata (scheduling, teacher allocation, student participation for 30L+ sessions).
  • Implemented live sessions using OpenTok and real-time multiplayer quizzes using Socket.io.
  • Created cron jobs for dynamic server allocation and automatic shutdown of idle sessions, reducing cloud costs by 25%.

Next Question Management System 2018 - 2020

  • Architected QMS microservice supporting 43L+ questions with multiple question types.
  • Integrated OptaPlanner and Drools for auto-generated assessments aligned with curriculum.
  • Implemented adaptive assessments using IRT and KST.
  • Enabled PDF generation for assessments using Apache Velocity Renderer and batch processing.
  • Built usage analytics and monitoring dashboards using Metabase.
  • Internationalized frontend and backend to support multiple languages.

Next Student & Staff Management 2016 - 2018

  • Developed staff and student modules managing 50L+ student and 5L+ staff records.
  • Implemented RESTful APIs and dynamic UI components.
  • Created bulk upload functionality using Apache POI for Excel data.
  • Optimized stored procedures and database schemas for performance.
  • Wrote JUnit tests ensuring 90%+ API coverage.

Education

BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | B.E in Electronics & Communication Engineering (2011-2016) | CGPA: 7.96/10

MSc in Biological Sciences | CGPA: 7.96/10

Awards & Achievements

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