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NikhilendraRathore

Software Engineer II · Cloud-Native & Full-Stack

Chicago, USA

Engineered for scale. I build cloud-native microservices, real-time data pipelines, and secure healthcare platforms - designing systems that don't just work, but perform under load, scale with demand, and drive meaningful business outcomes when the stakes are highest.

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Nikhilendra Rathore

Software Engineer II · Updated 2026

Case Studies

How I ship software

backenddevops

835 Remittance File Processing Engine

Zotec Partners · 2024 - 2025

3,600×
faster processing
The Problem

Healthcare billing operations relied on a monolithic batch process that parsed 835 medical remittance files - taking over 1 hour to run. Claims teams couldn't get real-time denial visibility, causing revenue delays and manual rework across millions of records.

The Approach

Architected a cloud-native AWS ECS microservice in C#/.NET with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code. Integrated Splunk observability for instant denial root-cause analysis and used AWS Secrets Manager for zero-trust secret handling. Deployed via GitHub Actions CI/CD.

The Results

Processing dropped from 1 hour to seconds - a 3,600× improvement. Claims teams gained near-real-time data access, enabling faster insurer appeals and dramatically reducing revenue cycle delays for enterprise healthcare clients.

C#.NETAWS ECSTerraformSplunkGitHub ActionsAWS Secrets Manager
frontendbackendai

AI-Powered Resume Optimization for ATS

Personal Project · 2026

0–100
ATS score
The Problem

Job seekers lose out to ATS filters before a human ever reads their resume. Manually tailoring bullets for each job description is slow and it's rarely clear which keyword gaps are actually costing you the match.

The Approach

Built a two-stage AI pipeline: /api/analyze calls Claude to score keyword overlap and surface missing terms, then /api/tailor streams Claude-rewritten bullets that incorporate those keywords - without fabricating experience. Validation via Zod, streaming via the Claude API.

The Results

End-to-end ATS audit in seconds - a 0–100 match score, a keyword gap list, and Claude-rewritten bullets delivered via real-time streaming. Deployed live on Vercel.

Next.js 14TypeScriptClaude APITailwind CSSZodVercel
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backend

Medical Claims Classification Pipeline

Zotec Partners · 2024

$10M+
annual recovery
The Problem

A high-throughput medical claims pipeline had classification accuracy issues that directly translated to misrouted claims and revenue leakage. Even small percentage improvements at this scale cascaded into significant dollar impact for healthcare clients.

The Approach

Deep-dived the C#/.NET claims categorization logic to identify misclassification patterns. Implemented targeted fixes validated against production data, using AI-assisted development (Cursor) to accelerate code analysis and PR throughput without sacrificing rigor.

The Results

Classification accuracy improvements directly contributed to $10M+ in annual revenue recovery - demonstrating that precision engineering in revenue-critical pipelines has outsized business value beyond typical software metrics.

C#.NETSQL ServerCursor AIGitHub Actions
frontendbackenddevops

Insurance Eligibility Verification Service

Zotec Partners · 2023–2024

200%
QE efficiency
The Problem

The patient payment portal lacked real-time insurance verification - a critical feature for billing workflows. Critical API authentication failures blocked the integration, and the team was without a tech lead during the most sensitive phase of delivery.

The Approach

Stepped in as Interim Tech Lead, diagnosed the authentication root cause, and built the full eligibility service in Next.js with AWS and GitHub Actions. Integrated directly into the patient payment portal with real-time data flow and automated CI/CD pipelines.

The Results

Delivered the integration, yielding a 200% increase in QE testing efficiency and enabling real-time insurance verification at scale - unblocking downstream billing and payment workflows across the patient-facing platform.

Next.jsAWS LambdaGitHub ActionsREST APIsNode.js
devopsbackend

Denial Management Observability Platform

Zotec Partners · 2023

Days→Hrs
resolution time
The Problem

Claims denial resolution was a black-box process - teams had no real-time visibility into why claims were denied, which insurers were responsible, or how to act quickly. Millions of annual claims moved through the system without operational monitoring.

The Approach

Implemented Splunk observability dashboards and structured logging across the claims pipeline, built AWS Lambda-driven email outreach automation for validation workflows, and standardized CI/CD to reduce deployment risk across all services.

The Results

Denial resolution time dropped from days to hours - operational blind spots eliminated across millions of annual claims. Automated email pipelines accelerated revenue collection cycles and reduced escalations to third-party collections.

SplunkAWS LambdaGitHub ActionsC#.NET
securityfrontend

PHI Security Hardening Initiative

Zotec Partners · 2022

10K+
attacks blocked
The Problem

Patient-facing healthcare apps and billing services were exposed to automated bot attacks and form abuse, threatening PHI (Protected Health Information) and putting the company at risk of millions in HIPAA regulatory penalties.

The Approach

Spearheaded a company-wide security initiative: implemented HTTP response header hardening (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options) and deployed reCAPTCHA v3 across all patient-facing apps and healthcare billing services through a coordinated rollout.

The Results

Blocked tens of thousands of cyberattacks, safeguarded PHI for thousands of patients, and prevented millions in potential regulatory restitution - demonstrating that proactive security pays dividends far beyond engineering effort.

AngularAngularJSreCAPTCHA v3HTTP Security Headers.NET

Technical Skills

Technologies I master

Curated to reflect what I genuinely use in production - not a keyword list.

Backend & Languages

C#.NETTypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsJavaSQLMicroservicesRESTful APIsDistributed Systems

Frontend

AngularReactNext.jsAngularJSHTML5CSS3

Cloud & DevOps

AWS ECSAzure DevOpsGitHub ActionsTerraformDockerAWS LambdaAWS Secrets ManagerVercelCI/CD

Observability & AI

Git/GitHubCursorClaudeSQL ServerPostmanSplunkAgile/ScrumTDDCode Review

About Me

Engineering With Intention

I'm a Software Engineer II at Zotec Partners, where I build the systems that power healthcare billing for some of the largest medical practices in the US. My work lives at the intersection of revenue operations, patient experience, and cloud infrastructure - where reliability isn't optional.

I'm drawn to problems that have both technical depth and real-world consequences: processing millions of insurance claims, accelerating denial resolution, securing PHI at scale. I care about eliminating technical debt systematically, not just shipping features.

Beyond individual contributions, I've led cross-functional security initiatives, stepped in as Interim Tech Lead under pressure, and standardized CI/CD practices across engineering teams. I actively leverage AI-assisted development tools like Cursor to ship faster without sacrificing code quality.

Education

Purdue University - West Lafayette

B.S. Computer Science · GPA 3.4 · May 2021

Career Timeline

Career Timeline

Apr 2024 – Present

Software Engineer II

Zotec Partners
Sep 2021 – Apr 2024

Software Engineer I

Zotec Partners
May 2021

B.S. Computer Science · GPA 3.4

Purdue University, West Lafayette
CI/CD · main
lint & type-check
unit tests · TDD
docker build
terraform plan
deploy → AWS ECS
● Deploying to production...
ECS cluster: prod-healthcare-us-east-1

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Let's build something great

Whether it's a full-time role, a consulting engagement, or just a technical conversation - I'd love to hear from you.