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Candidate C-04

Rahul Das

Backend Engineer · Food delivery

Rahul Das

Pune, India

5 years experience

rahul-das.md

AI summary

Rahul Das is a Backend Engineer with five years of Java backend experience at Swiggy, including production Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Docker, and AWS deployment. The resume does not demonstrate Kubernetes, Kafka or another event-streaming platform, or CI/CD, and it mentions PostgreSQL modelling and querying without explicit schema design or query optimisation.

Evidence breakdown

  • Met6
  • Partially met1
  • Unverified2
  • No evidence found1

Evidence coverage

3 need validation
5/6

must-have requirements
with located evidence

3 requirements could not be verified from Rahul's resume. HireFlow has written questions to close them, but it will not decide on your behalf.

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3 requirements still need validation

Related text exists, but nothing that establishes the requirement. Take one to HireFlow AI to close it with an interview answer.

REQ-07UnverifiedHas used Kubernetes in production
Missing: Production experience using Kubernetes.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume describes containerisation and cloud deployment; did you use Kubernetes in a production environment, and if so, walk me through the system, your responsibilities, and how you operated and supported it over time.

REQ-10UnverifiedCan build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
Missing: Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume mentions containerisation and cloud deployment; what experience have you had building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and how did those pipelines move changes from source control through testing and deployment?

REQ-09No evidence foundHas experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform
Missing: Experience using Kafka or another event-streaming platform.

Ask this in the interview

Tell me about a system in which you used Kafka or another event-streaming platform, including the problem it solved, how data flowed through it, and your role in designing, implementing, or operating it.

Requirement coverage

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10 findings
REQ-01

Has at least 5 years of professional backend development experience

The resume explicitly states five years of backend development experience in a professional Backend Engineer role.

Met
REQ-02

Demonstrates strong Java skills

Five years of building backend systems in Java provides direct evidence of substantial Java experience.

Met
REQ-03

Has production experience with Spring Boot

The resume explicitly describes Spring Boot microservices running in production.

Met
REQ-04

Can design and build REST APIs

The resume explicitly states that the candidate designed REST APIs for internal services and partner integrations.

Met
REQ-05

Has PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisation

The resume demonstrates PostgreSQL data modelling and querying, but it does not explicitly show schema design or query optimisation.

Partial
REQ-06

Has Docker experience

The resume explicitly states that the candidate containerised Spring Boot microservices using Docker.

Met
REQ-07

Has used Kubernetes in production

nice to have

The resume shows related containerisation and cloud deployment experience, but it does not demonstrate Kubernetes use in production.

Unverified
Requirement source· REQ-07
Kubernetes in production
job descriptionRequirementsquote located in source
Evidence located in resume
Containerised Spring Boot microservices using Docker and deployed them to AWS.
rahul-das.mdExperience — Swiggyquote located in source
Not established by the document

Production experience using Kubernetes.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume describes containerisation and cloud deployment; did you use Kubernetes in a production environment, and if so, walk me through the system, your responsibilities, and how you operated and supported it over time.

If the answer is still unclear

What Kubernetes resources and operational practices did you personally manage in production, and can you describe a deployment issue or incident you diagnosed and resolved?

F-C04-REQ07confidence 95%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06
REQ-08

Has AWS experience

nice to have

The resume explicitly states that the candidate deployed Spring Boot microservices to AWS.

Met
REQ-09

Has experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform

nice to have

The resume contains no evidence of Kafka or another event-streaming platform.

Absent
REQ-10

Can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

nice to have

The resume shows containerisation and deployment work, which is adjacent to delivery automation, but it does not demonstrate building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Unverified
Requirement source· REQ-10
CI/CD pipelines
job descriptionRequirementsquote located in source
Evidence located in resume
Containerised Spring Boot microservices using Docker and deployed them to AWS.
rahul-das.mdExperience — Swiggyquote located in source
Not established by the document

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume mentions containerisation and cloud deployment; what experience have you had building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and how did those pipelines move changes from source control through testing and deployment?

If the answer is still unclear

Describe one pipeline you personally changed or troubleshot, including the tools involved, the safeguards or rollback approach, and how you kept it reliable over time.

F-C04-REQ10confidence 93%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06

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
Met—Met
REQ-03Has production experience with Spring Boot
Met—Met
REQ-04Can design and build REST APIs
Met—Met
REQ-05Has PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisation
Partial—Partial
REQ-06Has Docker experience
Met—Met
REQ-07Has used Kubernetes in production
Unverified—Unverified
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

REQ-07Has used Kubernetes in productionREQ-09Has experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platformREQ-10Can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

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