Candidate C-05

Vikram Reddy

Software Engineer · Cloud-native donations platform

Vikram Reddy

Hyderabad, India

3 years experience

vikram-reddy.md

AI summary

Vikram Reddy has three years of professional software engineering experience at Ketto, working on cloud-native Java and microservices applications and REST API development for a donations platform. The resume does not evidence five years of backend experience, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, event streaming, or CI/CD, and it does not establish the depth of Java or REST API design experience.

Evidence breakdown

Evidenced

0/10

all requirements

Partially met3
Unverified6
No evidence found1

Evidence coverage

7 need validation

0/6

must-have requirements
with located evidence

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

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REQ-03UnverifiedHas production experience with Spring Boot

Missing: Explicit production experience with Spring Boot.

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Your resume describes Java microservices and cloud-native applications; which of those applications used Spring Boot in production, and what did you personally build, configure, and operate with it?

REQ-06UnverifiedHas Docker experience

Missing: Explicit Docker experience demonstrated through professional work or projects.

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Your resume mentions cloud-native applications; how have you used Docker in professional work or projects, and what did you manage across image creation, local development, testing, or deployment?

REQ-07UnverifiedHas used Kubernetes in production

Missing: Production Kubernetes experience.

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Your resume describes cloud-native microservices; which of those systems ran on Kubernetes in production, and what responsibilities did you have for deploying, configuring, monitoring, or operating them?

REQ-08UnverifiedHas AWS experience

Missing: Explicit AWS experience demonstrated in professional work or projects.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume refers to cloud-native applications; which AWS services have you used in professional work or projects, and what did you personally design, implement, or operate with them?

REQ-09UnverifiedHas experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform

Missing: Experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform.

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How have you used Kafka or another event-streaming platform in a production system or project, and what role did it play in the architecture and in your work?

REQ-10UnverifiedCan build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

Missing: Explicit experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

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Your resume describes cloud-native application work; what CI/CD pipelines have you built or maintained, and how did they move code from change through testing to production?

REQ-05No evidence foundHas PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisation

Missing: PostgreSQL experience including schema design and query optimisation.

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What professional or project experience do you have with PostgreSQL, including designing or evolving schemas and improving the performance of queries? Please describe a concrete system and your specific contributions.

Requirement coverage

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10 findings

REQ-01

Has at least 5 years of professional backend development experience

The resume states three years of software engineering and describes cloud-native microservices and REST API work, but it does not establish at least five years of professional backend development experience.

Partial

REQ-02

Demonstrates strong Java skills

Java is used in the candidate's professional application work, but the resume does not provide enough detail to demonstrate strong Java skills or depth of expertise.

Partial

REQ-03

Has production experience with Spring Boot

The resume describes Java, microservices, and cloud-native applications, which are adjacent to Spring Boot, but it does not mention Spring Boot or production use of it.

Unverified

Requirement source· REQ-03

Production experience with Spring Boot

job descriptionRequirementsquote located in source

Evidence located in resume

Worked on scalable cloud-native applications using Java and microservices.

vikram-reddy.mdExperience — Kettoquote located in source

Not established by the document

Explicit production experience with Spring Boot.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume describes Java microservices and cloud-native applications; which of those applications used Spring Boot in production, and what did you personally build, configure, and operate with it?

If the answer is still unclear

For the Spring Boot application you described, what was its production workload, how long did you support it, and which Spring Boot features or operational issues did you handle directly?

F-C05-REQ03confidence 98%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06

REQ-04

Can design and build REST APIs

The candidate contributed to REST API development, but the resume does not show responsibility for both designing and building REST APIs.

Partial

REQ-05

Has PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisation

The resume contains no relevant evidence of PostgreSQL, database schema design, or query optimisation.

Absent

REQ-06

Has Docker experience

Cloud-native application experience is related to containerised deployment, but Docker is not mentioned or demonstrated in the resume.

Unverified

Requirement source· REQ-06

Docker

job descriptionRequirementsquote located in source

Evidence located in resume

Worked on scalable cloud-native applications using Java and microservices.

vikram-reddy.mdExperience — Kettoquote located in source

Not established by the document

Explicit Docker experience demonstrated through professional work or projects.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume mentions cloud-native applications; how have you used Docker in professional work or projects, and what did you manage across image creation, local development, testing, or deployment?

If the answer is still unclear

What is one Docker-related problem you encountered, such as image size, networking, security, or reproducibility, and how did you resolve it?

F-C05-REQ06confidence 90%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06

REQ-07

Has used Kubernetes in production

nice to have

The resume mentions cloud-native applications and microservices, which are related to Kubernetes, 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

Worked on scalable cloud-native applications using Java and microservices.

vikram-reddy.mdExperience — Kettoquote located in source

Not established by the document

Production Kubernetes experience.

Ask this in the interview

If the answer is still unclear

What production Kubernetes incident or operational challenge did you handle, and which Kubernetes resources, tools, or changes were involved in resolving it?

F-C05-REQ07confidence 92%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06

REQ-08

Has AWS experience

nice to have

The resume mentions cloud-native applications but does not identify AWS or demonstrate AWS experience.

Unverified

Requirement source· REQ-08

AWS

job descriptionRequirementsquote located in source

Evidence located in resume

Worked on scalable cloud-native applications using Java and microservices.

vikram-reddy.mdExperience — Kettoquote located in source

Not established by the document

Explicit AWS experience demonstrated in professional work or projects.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume refers to cloud-native applications; which AWS services have you used in professional work or projects, and what did you personally design, implement, or operate with them?

If the answer is still unclear

Describe one system you ran on AWS, including its deployment architecture, how it was secured and monitored, and your specific responsibilities.

F-C05-REQ08confidence 90%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06

REQ-09

Has experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform

nice to have

Microservices experience is adjacent to event-driven architectures, but the resume does not mention Kafka or any event-streaming platform.

Unverified

Requirement source· REQ-09

Kafka or another event-streaming platform

job descriptionRequirementsquote located in source

Evidence located in resume

Worked on scalable cloud-native applications using Java and microservices.

vikram-reddy.mdExperience — Kettoquote located in source

Not established by the document

Experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform.

Ask this in the interview

How have you used Kafka or another event-streaming platform in a production system or project, and what role did it play in the architecture and in your work?

If the answer is still unclear

For the event-streaming system you described, how did you handle delivery guarantees, partitioning or ordering, consumer failures, and monitoring?

F-C05-REQ09confidence 90%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06

REQ-10

Can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

nice to have

Cloud-native application experience is related to deployment operations, but the resume does not mention designing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Unverified

Requirement source· REQ-10

CI/CD pipelines

job descriptionRequirementsquote located in source

Evidence located in resume

Worked on scalable cloud-native applications using Java and microservices.

vikram-reddy.mdExperience — Kettoquote located in source

Not established by the document

Explicit experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Ask this in the interview

Your resume describes cloud-native application work; what CI/CD pipelines have you built or maintained, and how did they move code from change through testing to production?

If the answer is still unclear

Describe a pipeline failure or delivery bottleneck you diagnosed, the changes you made, and how you verified that the pipeline became more reliable or effective.

F-C05-REQ10confidence 90%model kr/gpt-5.6-luna19 Sept 2026, 14:06

Evaluation report

Resume screening and interview evidence, combined into one verdict per requirement

evidenced from resume

validated in interview

unresolved after interview

Requirement	Resume	Interview	Final
REQ-01Has at least 5 years of professional backend development experience	Partial	—	Partial
REQ-02Demonstrates strong Java skills	Partial	—	Partial
REQ-03Has production experience with Spring Boot	Unverified	—	Unverified
REQ-04Can design and build REST APIs	Partial	—	Partial
REQ-05Has PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisation	Absent	—	Absent
REQ-06Has Docker experience	Unverified	—	Unverified
REQ-07Has used Kubernetes in production	Unverified	—	Unverified
REQ-08Has AWS experience	Unverified	—	Unverified
REQ-09Has experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platform	Unverified	—	Unverified
REQ-10Can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines	Unverified	—	Unverified

Evaluation incomplete — 7 areas remain unvalidated

REQ-03Has production experience with Spring BootREQ-05Has PostgreSQL experience, including schema design and query optimisationREQ-06Has Docker experienceREQ-07Has used Kubernetes in productionREQ-08Has AWS experienceREQ-09Has experience with Kafka or another event-streaming platformREQ-10Can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

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