Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
Languages
Interests
Additional Information
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Bageshree Gosavi

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

1
1
Certification
19
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

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
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
Bageshree Gosavi