Where I've Worked
Selected roles and what I worked on. Click to expand for more details.
Selected Work
Projects that solve real problems with measurable impact
Winners & Awards
Competitions, hackathons and awards recognizing impactful work
- National Champions (1st Place) at the SDG Youth Challenge – ICBI 2025
- Developed AspiraGuard: A wearable solution for early detection of silent aspiration in adult stroke patients, integrated with an AI-powered mobile app
- Solution aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals to make healthcare smarter, safer, and more accessible
- Collaborated with an amazing team: Shyamini, Raveena, Praneeth, and Janani
- Supervised by Mr. Jude Fernando, Lecturer in Mechatronics Engineering
- Top 7 Finalist & Top 3 'Most Liked Project'
- Selected as a finalist in a 3-day consecutive Make-a-Thon and competition focused on developing assistive medical devices
- Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine – University of Kelaniya (Sponsored by Japan FabLab)
- Collaborated in a multidisciplinary team to design and successfully deliver two custom medical solutions for a patient experiencing severe hand nerve damage due to an electrical shock—impairing their writing and driving abilities
- Event was funded and sponsored by Japan FabLab, aimed at real-world impact through human-centered design
- Team Nebula from the University of Moratuwa emerged as 3rd place in a 12-hour hackathon
- Competed in a challenging hackathon organized by IIT on premises
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving and teamwork skills
- Managed to be in the top 15 at the RealHack hackathon
- Competed against teams from multiple universities
- Showcased technical skills and innovative solutions
- Swag Winner in Hacktoberfest 2023, a month-long celebration by DigitalOcean in partnership with GitHub
- Contributed to open source projects and received limited-edition Swags
- Part of the global community giving back to open source
- Swag Winner in Hacktoberfest 2022, a month-long celebration by DigitalOcean in partnership with GitHub
- Contributed to open source projects and received limited-edition Swags
- 2 times Swag Winner (2022 & 2023), celebrating open source contributions with the global developer community
From the Blog
Thoughts on cloud-native development, architecture, and engineering practices
Scaling Like Amazon & Uber: PostgreSQL Replication Explained with a Hands-On Demo
Learn how large-scale systems like Amazon and Uber handle thousands of writes and millions of reads using PostgreSQL replication. Includes a complete Docker Compose setup with 1 primary and 2 replicas.
Message Distribution Architecture with GCP Pub/Sub: A Hands-On Node.js Demo
Build scalable message distribution systems using Google Cloud Pub/Sub. Complete guide with Node.js examples for implementing event-driven architectures.
How to Build an Image Content Moderation System with AWS
Step-by-step guide to building a serverless content moderation system using AWS services including Rekognition, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, and SQS. Includes architecture diagrams and best practices.
Videos
Tutorials, talks, and insights on cloud-native development
Where I've Spoken
Conferences and events where I've shared knowledge
Recommendations
What mentors, colleagues, and teachers say about working with me
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About
Software Engineer • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) • AWS Community Builder
AWS Certified & Community Builder
Achieved AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03). Selected as AWS Community Builder, contributing to the cloud ecosystem. Finalist at Make-a-Thon 2025. Rootcode internship working on real-time systems.
Technical Writer & Software Engineer
Writing for leading tech platforms at Enlear. Part-time Software Engineer at Adalex Technologies, developing Glitz and Clicks SaaS platform
IEEE Leadership & Hackathon Success
Web Team Lead for IEEE Student Branch. 3rd place at Openhack 2.0, Top 15 at RealHack 4.0
University Excellence
Dean's List at University of Moratuwa (L1S1: 4.00, L1S2: 3.88). Joined IEEE Student Branch
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