Swetha Garaga is a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer with a strong track record of developing and delivering enterprise-grade applications across multiple domains. With over ten years of hands-on experience, she has worked extensively with Java/J2EE technologies, specializing in full-stack development, microservices architecture, and RESTful API integration. Swetha has played a critical role in building and customizing large-scale systems such as point-of-sale (POS) platforms for retailers like Dollar General and Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as warehouse automation solutions powered by robotic integration.

Her technical toolkit includes Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Angular, and TypeScript, along with robust experience in build and deployment tools like Jenkins, Docker, Gradle, and Bitbucket Pipelines. She brings deep expertise in UI development, service-oriented architecture (SOA), backend automation, and database management using SQL Server, DB2, and MongoDB. Swetha is also proficient in test automation using tools such as Selenium, JUnit, Mockito, Cypress, and Concordion. She is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in card payment systems, loyalty integration, and back-office applications, often serving as the go-to engineer for mission-critical components. Her contributions span the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering and system design to implementation, testing, and deployment within Agile (SCRUM) environments.

In addition to her engineering credentials, Swetha is passionate about mentorship and innovation in education. While at Northern Illinois University, she contributed to STEM outreach programs as a mentor for Motorola’s Enhancing Engineering Pathways (NIU-EEP) initiative, guiding middle school students in engineering-focused projects. She also conducted research on nanomaterials and signal processing, including work with electrochemical etching and FPGA-based modulation techniques during her academic and internship tenures. Swetha’s career reflects a rare blend of technical mastery, leadership, and a strong commitment to both innovation and collaboration, making her a valuable asset in any forward-looking technology team.