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Nisitha Dayarathna

Technology • Architecture • Innovation

Christchurch, New Zealand

About

Tech Lead and Full-Stack Developer with more than five years of experience designing and building scalable, high-performance web applications. Expertise spans PHP, Laravel, Python, FastAPI, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Vue, and React, with a strong focus on clean architecture, performance, and reliable software engineering.

A growing focus on AI and Machine Learning has led to hands-on experience building intelligent, production-ready applications using LLMs, OpenAI, AI agents, RAG, embeddings, semantic search, and vector databases. Experienced with LangChain and LangGraph for designing agentic workflows, along with AI model training, evaluation, deployment, and AWS SageMaker.

Combining hands-on engineering with technical leadership and mentorship to help teams deliver scalable and impactful solutions. Passionate about turning complex technical challenges into simple, reliable products and applying modern AI to create smarter, more efficient applications.

Experience

Technical Lead

Hello Better Digital (PVT) Ltd.
Full-time
Aug 2023 - Present · 3 years 1 mo
  • Taking technical decisions and implementing software solutions.
  • Architecting and developing complex, scalable web applications and systems.
  • Designing reliable APIs, integrations, and backend services across projects.
  • Managing the technical execution of projects from development through deployment.
  • Reviewing and improving code to maintain high standards of quality, performance, security, and maintainability.
  • Evaluating and adopting modern technologies and development practices to improve software solutions.

Senior Software Engineer

Hello Better Digital (PVT) Ltd.
Full-time
Dec 2022 - Aug 2023 · 9 mos
  • Played a key role in developing and enhancing web applications.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality projects.
  • Contributed to improving software architecture and performance.

Product Development Engineer

Apollosai (PVT) Ltd.
Contract Based
Dec 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo
  • Planned, designed, and led the development of complete projects from scratch, including database structure (Laravel + Nuxt JS).
  • Maintained code integrity, version control, and organization.
  • Consulted with trainee developers.

Junior Software Engineer

10QBit (PVT) Ltd.
Full-time
May 2021 - Nov 2021 · 7 mos
  • Worked with the development team in an agile environment.
  • Developed products, including server-side and client-side components.

Full Stack Developer

Webtude (PVT) Ltd.
Full-time
Apr 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs
  • Designed and developed client-side and server-side architectures.
  • Developed and managed well-functioning databases and applications.
  • Worked with senior developers to manage large, complex design projects for corporate clients.

Education

BSc(Hons) in Computing

BSc(Hons) in Computing

Coventry University
2018 - 2022

Graduated with First Class Honors in BSc. Computing from Coventry University UK, Gaining expertise in software development, database management, and IT solutions.

Primary and Secondary Education

Primary and Secondary Education

Royal College Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
2002 - 2015

Completed primary and secondary education, building a strong foundation in academics and extracurricular activities.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Python

FastAPI

JavaScript

TypeScript

React.js

Next.js

Vue.js

Nuxt.js

Node.js

Tailwind CSS

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Git

OpenAI

LLMs

AI Agents

LangChain

LangGraph

RAG

Vector Databases

Embeddings

Semantic Search

AI Model Training

AWS SageMaker

Recommendations

Christopher Eduardo

CEO and Developer @ Apollosai
managed me directly
November 15, 2024

Nisitha was an invaluable member of our team at Apollosai. His work as a full-stack developer, utilizing PHP, MySQL, Tailwind CSS, and various other front-end frameworks, was consistently outstanding....

Mamudu Razik

Frontend developer @ Hello Better Digital (PVT) Ltd.
worked with me in the same team
November 16, 2024

One of the best developers and team members I've worked with. I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with Nisitha and came to know him as a truly valuable asset to our team. He is honest, incredibly har...

Contact

Email:nisitha.connect@gmail.com
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