Candidate C-02
Neha Kapoor
Senior Backend Engineer · Restaurant Discovery
Neha Kapoor
Gurugram, India
7 years experience
AI summary
Neha Kapoor has seven years of backend experience at Zomato, with demonstrated Python/Django, REST APIs, PostgreSQL optimisation, Docker, production Kubernetes, and AWS infrastructure work. The resume shows only one year of Java and does not demonstrate strong Java depth, production Spring Boot, Kafka or another event-streaming platform, or CI/CD pipeline work.
Evidence breakdown
Evidenced
all requirements
- Met6
- Partially met1
- Unverified2
- No evidence found1
Evidence coverage
3 need validationmust-have requirements
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Your resume shows Java backend experience; which production services, if any, did you build or maintain with Spring Boot, and what were your responsibilities across development, deployment, and operational support?
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Your resume mentions containerisation and production deployment infrastructure; what CI/CD pipelines have you designed, built, or maintained, and how did they take code from commit through testing, packaging, deployment, and rollback?
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What experience have you had using Kafka or another event-streaming platform in a real system, and how did you contribute to the event design, producer and consumer implementation, reliability, and operations?
Requirement coverage
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Has at least 5 years of professional backend development experience
The resume explicitly states seven years of professional backend service development.
Demonstrates strong Java skills
The resume documents one year of Java experience on a legacy billing service, but this does not demonstrate strong Java skills or substantial Java depth.
Has production experience with Spring Boot
The resume shows Java backend experience but does not mention Spring Boot or establish production experience with it.
Production experience with Spring Boot
Used Java for one year on a legacy billing service before moving to Python.
Explicit production experience building or maintaining services with Spring Boot.
Your resume shows Java backend experience; which production services, if any, did you build or maintain with Spring Boot, and what were your responsibilities across development, deployment, and operational support?
If the answer is still unclear
Can you describe one specific Spring Boot service you supported in production, including the Spring Boot version, its deployment context, and an issue or change you personally handled?
Can design and build REST APIs
The resume explicitly states that the candidate designed and built REST APIs.
Has PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisation
The resume explicitly demonstrates PostgreSQL schema design and query optimisation for high-traffic tables.
Has Docker experience
The resume explicitly states that services were containerised with Docker.
Has used Kubernetes in production
nice to haveThe resume explicitly documents running services on Kubernetes in production.
Has AWS experience
nice to haveThe resume explicitly states that the candidate owned AWS infrastructure for the discovery team.
Has experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform
nice to haveThe resume contains no evidence of Kafka or another event-streaming platform.
Can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
nice to haveThe resume shows containerisation and production deployment infrastructure, which is adjacent to CI/CD, but does not demonstrate building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
CI/CD pipelines
Containerised services with Docker and ran them on Kubernetes in production on AWS EKS.
Explicit experience designing, building, or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Your resume mentions containerisation and production deployment infrastructure; what CI/CD pipelines have you designed, built, or maintained, and how did they take code from commit through testing, packaging, deployment, and rollback?
If the answer is still unclear
What specific pipeline changes or operational issues have you personally handled, and how did you verify deployment safety, troubleshoot failures, or improve delivery speed and reliability?
Evaluation report
Resume screening and interview evidence, combined into one verdict per requirement
6
evidenced from resume
0
validated in interview
3
unresolved after interview
Requirement | Resume | Interview | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
REQ-01Has at least 5 years of professional backend development experience | Met | — | Met |
REQ-02Demonstrates strong Java skills | Partial | — | Partial |
REQ-03Has production experience with Spring Boot | Unverified | — | Unverified |
REQ-04Can design and build REST APIs | Met | — | Met |
REQ-05Has PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisation | Met | — | Met |
REQ-06Has Docker experience | Met | — | Met |
REQ-07Has used Kubernetes in production | Met | — | Met |
REQ-08Has AWS experience | Met | — | Met |
REQ-09Has experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform | Absent | — | Absent |
REQ-10Can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines | Unverified | — | Unverified |
Evaluation incomplete — 3 areas remain unvalidated
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