Taru Agarwal

Software Engineer III at Walmart | Ex-Morgan Stanley | Java & SpringBoot | Distributed Systems & Microservices | Agentic AI

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

I am a passionate Software Engineer with nearly 4 years of experience at Morgan Stanley, specializing in Java development, Spring Boot, and distributed systems. My expertise lies in delivering high-performance, scalable solutions and optimizing data workflows to enhance operational efficiency. I thrive in dynamic environments where I can leverage my skills in cloud-native architectures and automation to drive innovation and improve system reliability. Throughout my career, I have successfully modernized legacy systems into microservices, significantly improving maintainability and enabling faster feature development.I am dedicated to mentoring junior engineers, fostering a culture of best practices, and contributing to professional communities. My technical acumen is complemented by my commitment to compliance and data governance, ensuring that the solutions I develop are robust and secure. Key Achievements: - Played a pivotal role in modernizing legacy components into scalable microservices, enhancing system maintainability and service isolation. - Strengthened production reliability by improving system observability and debugging workflows, leading to faster root-cause analysis and efficient incident resolution.

Experience

  • Sofware Engineer III at Walmart Global Tech
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Morgan Stanley (Full-time · 3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Software Engineer II
      Jan 2024 - May 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      In my current role as a Software Engineer II, I focus on optimizing critical data pipelines, achieving a remarkable reduction in processing time from 3 hours to just 10 minutes. I have designed and maintained a Spring Batch-based reporting framework that has fully automated workflows, eliminating the need for manual interventions. Additionally, I led the migration from private cloud infrastructure to Morgan Stanley Kubernetes, implementing cloud-native designs that facilitate seamless horizontal scaling. My collaboration with DevOps and QA teams has streamlined deployments across multiple environments, significantly improving operational efficiency. I also migrated the rule engine to a distributed microservices architecture, enabling support for over 10,000 concurrent requests without performance degradation. Furthermore, I implemented detailed logging and real-time application metrics integrated with Grafana dashboards, enhancing issue detection by 60%. As a mentor, I guide junior developers in Spring Boot and CI/CD best practices, resulting in a 30% improvement in code quality and a 20% increase in release cycles. Achievements: - Optimized data processing workflows, achieving a 90% reduction in processing time. - Led the successful migration to a cloud-native architecture, enhancing scalability and performance. - Mentored junior developers, resulting in significant improvements in code quality and release efficiency.

    • Technology Associate
      Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr

      As a Software Engineer I, I developed an orchestration layer using Java and Apache Camel, which reduced deployment errors by 25%. I also built an AI-driven solution generator that leveraged OpenAI APIs to accelerate and automate business problem-solving. My responsibilities included designing and deploying highly available microservices to ensure seamless production operations. I partnered with security and platform teams to implement PII masking in the 529RulesEngine, enhancing compliance with enterprise data governance and audit requirements. Achievements: - Developed an orchestration layer that significantly reduced deployment errors. - Created an AI-driven solution generator that streamlined business problem-solving processes. - Enhanced compliance with data governance through effective collaboration with security teams.

    • Technology Analyst
      Aug 2022 - Dec 2022 · 5 mos