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Technical Lead
Technical Lead with 7+ years of experience in full-stack application development and technical leadership. Skilled in leading teams, making architecture decisions, and delivering scalable solutions using .NET, React, and Next.js. Strong background in backend systems, cloud integration, and mentoring engineers to achieve high-quality, maintainable software.
Name
Kalani Ponnamperuma
Info@devwithkala.com
Phone
+94 76 100 6185
Location
Thalawathugoda, Sri Lanka
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Experience
Technical Lead
Talpha Solutions (Remote), Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Leading development of AI-powered platforms, e-commerce solutions, and B2B rental management systems. Specializing in Next.js, ASP.NET Core, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies.
Senior Software Engineer
Hayleys Advantis, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Designed enterprise document, inventory, and payroll management systems using ASP.NET Core, microservices, and cloud storage integration.
Software Engineer
BizSmart Technology, Malaysia
Developed workforce and job management systems, IoT-driven decision support systems using ASP.NET MVC, EF, and UWP/WPF applications.
Software Engineer
Thalwathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Built Advanced Job Costing Module integrated with Sage 50 and developed Integrated Management System for job costing, hospital, and warehouse operations.
Skills
Next.js
React.js
TypeScript
ASP.NET Core
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Redis
Docker
Kubernetes
Node.js
JavaScript
Tailwind CSS
EF Core
Figma
Education
March 2022
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
University of Cardiff Metropolitan
October 2018
Higher National Diploma in Computer Science
Infortec International Asia Campus
Certifications
December 2023
Azure Microservices with .NET Core for Developers
December 2023
Learning Kubernetes
Projects
Media Futures Market Chat (MFM Chat)
AI-Powered Multi-Model Chat Platform supporting Grok, GPT, Claude, and Gemini with dynamic model switching. Features real-time streaming chat using SSE, AI tools ecosystem (web search, documents, charts, slides, DB querying via MCP), and scalable serverless architecture.
PricePulse
E-commerce Price Comparison Platform with real-time price monitoring and alerts. Features SignalR-based live price updates, background processing using Hangfire, Clean Architecture and CQRS with RabbitMQ, and fast product discovery using full-text search.
CityHire
Construction Equipment Rental Platform (B2B) with digital ordering, approvals, and real-time tracking. Features ERP and hire management system integration with async workflows using RabbitMQ and Hangfire, and React-based customer dashboards.
Media Futures Market (MFM)
Media & Advertising Marketplace connecting publishers and advertisers. Features event-driven product indexing and search using RabbitMQ and MassTransit, real-time notifications and chat with SignalR, and AI-based semantic search capabilities.
Sketch Nota
Canvas-based app for creating sketchnotes—turns markdown and notes into hand-drawn style visual notes. Single canvas with paper-style backgrounds, rough-drawn text and shapes, inline images, and full typography support for Sinhala and Tamil. Export to high-res PNG or PDF; save and load sketches when signed in (Supabase + NextAuth).