Career Journey

Professional Experience

A timeline of my professional growth, from academic foundations to industry experience in building scalable backend systems.

Work Experience

CURRENT

Software Engineer

Cloud Solutions International

2024 Jun - Present
  • Re-architected the pharmacy module backend using Spring Boot to support a new UI platform. Designed a unified order contract, standardized REST APIs, optimized database queries, implemented a Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layer, and developed data migration scripts to ensure a smooth transition from the legacy system.
  • Researched and implemented strategies for improving system scalability and resilience using Kafka and Kubernetes.
  • Designed and developed a reusable tool in Django to handle structured export/import operations across environments, ensuring data integrity, validation, and rollback support.
  • Built a mock server to simulate NPHIES API interactions, enabling faster development and integration testing without dependency on external systems.

Machine Learning Engineering - Intern

Insighture

2023 Jan - 2023 Jun
  • Developed NLP pipelines using SpaCy for Named Entity Recognition (NER) and Hugging Face Transformers for Question Answering models.
  • Built multi-label and multi-class classification models using PyTorch for text analysis tasks.
  • Experimented with Large Language Models (LLMs) and implemented vector datastore–based approaches to address token limitation challenges.
  • Conducted research on time-series forecasting and anomaly detection techniques.

Visiting Teaching Assistant - CS1033

Department of Computer Science and Engineering | University of Moratuwa

2023 Aug - 2023 Oct
  • Supported the CS1033 – Programming Fundamentals course by mentoring students in lab sessions and helping design programming exercises.

Research Assistant

Aaivu Organization

2022 Jan - 2022 Mar
  • Contributed to an open-source initiative focused on building Natural Language Processing (NLP) solutions.
  • Helped transform the organization's static website into a dynamic platform to improve usability and content management.
  • Participated in NLP research and contributed to supporting development tasks.

Education

2020 Jan - 2024 Jun

University Of Moratuwa

BSc. Eng. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering

First Class Honours | CGPA: 3.78

2010 Jan - 2018 Aug

J/Hartley College

Advanced Level: Physical Science

2A, B - Island Rank: 191

Awards & Recognition

Dean's List

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 8th semester

Merit Award - National ICT Awards 2024

Recognized at the National Best Quality ICT Awards for developing InAirSignature, an innovative in-air signature identification and verification system using 2D/3D real-time hand movement analysis.

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Department Representative

Dept of Computer Science and Engineering

2023 Sep - 2024 Jun

Secretary - Tamil Literary Association

University of Moratuwa

2023 Sep - 2024 Jun

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Chess Team Member & Captain

Won provincial champion for 7 years in a row

2013 - 2019

Senior Prefect

Hartley College

2016 - 2018

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National Sports Festival

Member of Northern Province chess team

2019

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International Rated Chess Player (FIDE)

Standard: 1652 | Rapid: 1691 | Blitz: 1637

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