Bageshree Gosavi
Leamington Spa,United Kingdom
Summary
Senior API and integration architect with 18 years of experience in designing GraphQL and RESTful APIs and microservices. Led end-to-end API design and delivery in Agile and DevOps environments. Expertise in capital markets and investment banking, effectively translating complex business requirements into scalable and secure technical designs.
Overview
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Certification
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19
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Vice President - Microservices Designer
Barclays
Northampton, Northamptonshire
12.2022 - Current
- Design high-quality GraphQL and REST APIs, defining standards, conventions and reusable patterns aligned with OAS 3.0 and enterprise guidelines.
- Defined and supported API versioning strategy, assessed the impact of design changes, and ensured backward compatibility.
- Collaborate with lead architects, component teams and designers to agree interfaces and deliver end-to-end solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
- Produced detailed design artefacts, including flow diagrams and Confluence documentation, to effectively communicate design decisions and facilitate collaboration with build and test teams.
- Collaborated with DevOps teams to create utilities such as API test connections and caching utilities, enhancing support for manifest-based deployments.
- Served as a technical design consultant for new initiatives, providing options and recommendations to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery.
API Designer - Technical Architect
IBM
Radbroke , Cheshire
03.2021 - 10.2021
- Designed high-quality REST APIs following REST, RAML and GIS standards; created interfaces using RAML and OAS 3.0 and maintained assets in Git, Anypoint Exchange and Nexus.
- Owned and authored functional API designs from requirements gathering through to production release across multiple PODs and domains.
- Supported API lifecycle, publication, naming and versioning standards and provided consultancy on API modification and reuse.
- Maintained API catalogue and organisational design documentation, ensuring consistent and traceable APIs across portfolio for improved governance.
- Performed impact analysis for new requirements, capturing proposed API solutions, consumers, downstream systems, RAID and NFR details.
- Documented component and sequence diagrams and design artefacts on Confluence, aligning stakeholders and downstream teams for clear understanding.
- Collaborated with DevOps, API platform, security and support teams, facilitating smooth implementation and operation of services.
Advisory System Analyst
IBM
Pune , India
01.2016 - 03.2021
- Developed ZEUS, a large-scale web application enabling Barclays colleagues to manage corporate loans, lines of credit and mortgage applications.
- Optimised business functionality using Core Java, REST web services and Chordiant Framework, enhancing stability and scalability.
- Separated the existing UI from the business layer and exposed business services as REST APIs to enable modernised front-ends.
- Participated in requirement walkthroughs with business analysts and onsite counterparts; translated requirements into technical tasks for the team.
- Led proof-of-concepts to automate builds with Gradle, streamline artefact uploads to Nexus, and facilitate source code migration to Git (Bitbucket, SourceTree).
- Conducted internal training sessions on Agile and Scrum practices and mentored junior team members.
Product Development Specialist
SunGard - now part of FIS
Pune, India
07.2011 - 01.2016
- Developed and enhanced capital markets products for trade enrichment, authorisation and acknowledgement across multiple asset classes.
- Developed iRIMS, a Java-based graphical interface over an Oracle backend, implementing new features and enhancing existing functionality to improve user experience.
- Supported modernisation initiatives using Spring, Hibernate, Mule (MAF) and web services, upgrading legacy applications to improve system performance and integration.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, managing issue trackers and providing regular updates to clients to ensure transparency and alignment on project progress.
- Contributed across the full SDLC: requirements understanding, analysis, design, coding, unit testing, deployment and delivery.
- Provided domain and technical training to new team members and mentored junior engineers; recognised with the ‘SunGard Kudos’ award for high-quality delivery.
Software Engineer
Cognizant
Pune, India
09.2007 - 07.2011
- Delivered end-to-end enhancements, from requirements gathering through design, development, unit testing and deployment.
- Transformed legacy JSP/Servlet-based applications into structured Spring and Hibernate-based solutions for improved maintainability.
- Developed cash management processing platforms (CMPP, WSS CER) for global wholesale banking clients.
- Developed Mule (MAF) loaders for client data feeds, implementing change requests to enhance data transfer capabilities, including SFTP.
- Shared domain and technical knowledge with team members, enhancing overall team capability and expertise.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Computer Engineering
01-2008
Skills
- Microservices architecture and integration
- AI uAPI design and governance (GraphQL, REST, RAML, OAS 30)
- Java, Core Java, Spring Boot, J2EE, Web services
- Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Jenkins, Git, Gradle, CI/CD
- API lifecycle management, versioning and publication
- Solution and technical architecture, component and sequence diagrams
- Financial services domain: capital markets, cash management, investment banking
- Agile / Scrum delivery, mentoring and knowledge sharing
- Stakeholder management and technical consultancy across multi-disciplinary teams
- Tools and platforms: WebSphere Application Server, Chordiant Framework, Mule (MAF), Oracle
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
- Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate, Amazon Web Services (AWS), 2020-02-01, 2023-02-01, AWS00973480
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
linkedin.com/in/bageshree
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Marathi
Proficient
C2
Interests
- Solo Driving
- Culinary Tourism
- Cooking
Additional Information
UK Settled status - Visa Sponsorship not required
Timeline
Assistant Vice President - Microservices Designer - Barclays
12.2022 - Current
API Designer - Technical Architect - IBM
03.2021 - 10.2021
Advisory System Analyst - IBM
01.2016 - 03.2021
Product Development Specialist - SunGard - now part of FIS
07.2011 - 01.2016
Software Engineer - Cognizant
09.2007 - 07.2011
Savitribai Phule Pune University - Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering