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Damika Anupama Nanayakkara

Full-Stack & AI Engineer

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Damika Anupama Nanayakkara - Full-Stack Developer and AI Engineer

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I'm a Full-Stack & AI Engineer with 2+ years of experience building production-ready web applications, AI tools, and cloud-native backend systems. I work across React, Next.js, Node.js, FastAPI, and AWS — from frontend to serverless infrastructure. Currently a Software Engineer at SYNERGEN Health, working on OCR pipelines and event-driven microservices.

  • Name Damika Anupama Nanayakkara
  • Experience 2+ Years
  • Country Sri Lanka
  • Location Colombo, SL
  • e-mail damikaanupama@gmail.com
  • Phone +94 76 418 9999
  • Education BSc Eng Hons, CSE - University of Moratuwa
  • Status Available for Remote Work
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Services I Offer

Full-Stack Development

Building scalable web applications with React, Next.js, Node.js, Django, and FastAPI. From MVP to production deployment.

  • Frontend Development
  • Backend APIs
  • Database Design

AI & ML Solutions

Developing AI tools using PyTorch, Hugging Face, NLP, and NER models for intelligent automation and insights.

  • ML Model Development
  • NLP Integration
  • Model Deployment

Cloud & DevOps

Architecting AWS infrastructure with Lambda, EC2, RDS, S3 for scalable and cost-efficient cloud deployments.

  • AWS Architecture
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Infrastructure Setup

Backend & API Development

Building scalable REST APIs and event-driven microservices with FastAPI, Django, Node.js, and serverless AWS architecture.

  • REST & Async APIs
  • Microservices
  • Serverless (AWS Lambda)

  • Education

  • BSc Eng Hons, Computer Science & Engineering - University of Moratuwa

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2025

    Specialized in Software Engineering with focus on AI/ML, Cloud Computing, and Full-Stack Development. Completed research on Safe RL Algorithm for T1D Patients.

  • IJSE Institute - Full-Stack Development Courses

    2020 - 2021

    Completed CMJD (Comprehensive Mastered Java Developer) covering Java fundamentals through advanced topics including concurrency, JDBC, and localization. Also completed DEP (Direct Entry Program) focusing on full-stack development with Java, Angular, Spring Boot, MySQL, and frameworks like Spring Data JPA and Hibernate.

  • Mahinda College Galle - Primary, Secondary & High School

    Grades 1-13

    Achieved Grade 5 Government Scholarship (164/200). GCE O/L: Passed 9 subjects. GCE A/L Physical Stream: Three A grades in Combined Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry - Ranked 298th nationally and 19th in district. Selected to University of Moratuwa. Active in chess team (vice-captain), school orchestra (violin), and various sports.

  • Experience

  • Software Engineer - Machine Learning - SYNERGEN Health (USA)

    Jul 2025 - Present

    Enhanced OCR pipeline and optimized FastAPI microservices, reducing response latency by 20%. Integrated AWS Lambda, S3, RDS, and SQS for scalable processing.

  • Google Summer of Code Contributor - Checker Framework

    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

    Implemented new annotation checker to detect index-related compile-time errors. Merged multiple PRs into upstream repository.

  • Software Engineer (Contract) - jahan.ai (Australia)

    Dec 2024 - Feb 2025

    Developed backend modules and REST APIs using Django. Built dynamic dashboard features with Webix frontend framework.

  • Software Engineering Intern - WealthOS (UK)

    Dec 2023 - May 2024

    Refactored 8K+ backend lines and optimized AWS Lambdas via Webpack + X-Ray, improving efficiency by 30%. Built full-stack Leave Management System.

  • Backend Engineer (AWS) - LivinBetr Corp. / SmartNURSE Corp (USA)

    Feb 2023 - May 2023

    Developed and deployed AWS Lambda functions for mobile app backends supporting healthcare data. Integrated with Amazon RDS (MySQL) and monitored API performance using AWS CloudWatch. Wrote clear API documentation and deployment scripts for multi-region environments.

Skills & Tech Stack

Technologies I work with professionally

Frontend
React Next.js TypeScript JavaScript HTML5 / CSS3 Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js FastAPI Django Python Java Spring Boot
Cloud & DevOps
AWS Lambda EC2 / S3 / RDS SQS Docker GitHub Actions CI/CD
AI & ML
PyTorch Hugging Face NLP / NER BERT LightGBM OpenCV
Databases
PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis SQLite
Tools
Git Webpack Postman Figma AWS X-Ray

Achievements & Awards

Hackathon Champions

  • Best Innovation Project - Dialog Innovation Cup 2024
  • Champions - Brainstorm'23 Biomedical
  • Champions - MECHA 2023
  • 3rd Place - EXMO Innovation
  • 1st Runner-up - SLIIT Bashaway
  • 2nd Runner-up - CodeSquad V3.0

Competitive Programming

  • IEEEXtreme 16.0 - 9th in Sri Lanka
  • 7th at University of Moratuwa
  • 220th Global Ranking

Academic Excellence

  • Grade 5 Scholarship - 164/200
  • GCE A/L - 3As: Physical Stream, 2019
  • 298th Nationally in GCE A/L Examination
  • 19th in District in GCE A/L Examination
  • Selected to University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Featured Projects

Showcase of my most impactful projects combining IoT, AI, and full-stack development

FEATURED PROJECT

FlashGuard Smart Glasses

An innovative IoT solution providing real-time protection for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy. Smart glasses with electrochromic lenses that detect seizure triggers and automatically darken to prevent episodes.

ESP32 OpenCV React Native Azure IoT
Awards:

Best Innovation Project - Dialog Innovation Cup 2024
Champions - Brainstorm'23 Biomedical Competition
Champions - MECHA 2023
3rd Place - EXMO Innovation Competition

FlashGuard Smart Glasses Project

Job Search AI Platform

AI-powered multi-source job aggregator using semantic search and NER for precision results

FastAPI NLP MongoDB

Safe RL for T1D Patients

Research project optimizing insulin dosage control through safe reinforcement learning algorithms

PyTorch RL GCP

Leave Management System

Full-stack HR platform with React/Next.js frontend, Node.js APIs, and AWS Lambda/Step Functions workflows

React Next.js TypeScript AWS

Private — available on request

Student Summary Evaluator

NLP-powered academic dashboard scoring summaries using BERT embeddings and LightGBM

Next.js Django PostgreSQL BERT

Private — available on request

NFT Marketplace

Decentralized marketplace for minting, listing, and trading NFTs via ERC-721 smart contracts

Solidity Web3.js React
2

Years Experience

25

Projects Completed

8

Awards Won

5

Companies Worked

Beyond Coding

My interests and hobbies that keep me balanced and inspired

Music

Playing violin, tabla, and acoustic guitar. Praveshika certified in tabla and violin.

Chess

Competitive player with international standard rating 1738.

Reading

Novels, detective stories, and personal finance books to expand knowledge.

Languages

Learning French and Mandarin Chinese using Duolingo. Previously studied Tamil.

Contact Form

Contact Address

Colombo, Sri Lanka

damikaanupama@gmail.com

+94 76 418 9999