Kavindu Praneeth — Software Engineer

01 — About

A developer with taste for detail and a love for shipping.

Hi — it's Kavindu

Hi, I'm Kavindu. I'm an Associate Software Engineer with 1.5+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development using the MERN stack, Laravel, and AWS.

I build scalable web applications, REST APIs, and admin dashboards for real-world business systems — recently for a 500+ product e-commerce platform and a cultural platform serving 1,000+ users with 3D / AR / VR experiences.

I'm passionate about AI integrations, cloud technologies, and developing efficient, user-focused solutions. Currently finishing my BSc (Hons) in Computing & Information Systems at Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

Based in: Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka
Currently: Associate SE @ NB Code Zone
Studying: BSc (Hons) CIS · Sabaragamuwa Univ.
Stack: MERN · Laravel · Next · Nest · AWS

02 — Selected work

Things I've shipped recently.

2025 / 08 — Present · NB Code Zone

Helarisi E-Commerce

Admin & Super-Admin dashboards for an e-commerce platform handling 500+ products and 100+ monthly orders. Role-based access control (−40% unauthorised access), backend query optimisation (−25% load time), and product/order/user modules. Laravel + MySQL.

2025 · NB Code Zone

Modern Jewellers

Storefront and catalogue for a Sri Lankan fine-jewellery brand. Refined product listings, polished detail pages, and a checkout flow tuned for high-value items — contributed to UI implementation and backend integration.

2025 · NB Code Zone

Menu .lk

Restaurant menu and ordering platform for Sri Lankan businesses. Worked across the storefront UI, menu management, and the customer ordering journey — keeping pages fast and the admin workflow simple.

2025 / 02 — 08 · Idea8

SL Heritage 360

Cultural platform serving 1,000+ users with 3D, AR/VR, and video experiences of Sri Lankan heritage. Full-stack features for browsing & purchasing experience packages, REST APIs via Nest.js (+30% retrieval), AWS + Docker deployment.

2024 / 08 — 09 · Heladev XR Labs

Cosmic Lifeline

A 3D space-exploration game in Unity with 10+ gameplay features (power-ups, obstacles). Built the astronaut movement system, oxygen-management survival mechanic, and ShaderLab effects. Scripts optimised to cut lag by 20%.

03 — Stack

Tools I reach for first.

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Frontend

Building responsive, intentional interfaces.

React.jsNext.jsTailwindBlade

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Backend

REST APIs and dashboards for real business systems.

Node.jsExpressNest.jsLaravelSpring Boot

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Databases

Modelling data for scale and integrity.

MySQLMongoDBPostgreSQLPrisma

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Mobile

Cross-platform apps from prototype to store.

FlutterDartFirebase

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Games & XR

3D gameplay, AR/VR experiences and shaders.

UnityC#ShaderLabVuforia SDK

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Cloud & DevOps

Deployment that scales without midnight pages.

AWSDockerFirebaseGitHub

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AI / Data

Practical AI and data work in Python.

PythonPandasNumPyOpenCVn8n

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Tooling

Day-to-day, agile, and shipping.

GitPostmanFigmaTrelloAgile

04 — Path

A short, honest résumé.

2025 Aug — Now

Associate Software Engineer

NB Code Zone

Built Admin & Super-Admin dashboards for an e-commerce platform handling 500+ products and 100+ monthly orders. Implemented role-based access control (−40% unauthorised-access issues), optimised backend queries (−25% dashboard load time), and shipped product/order/user management modules. Collaborating with a team of 4 in an Agile workflow.

2025 Feb — Aug

Software Engineer Intern

Idea8

Contributed to a cultural platform serving 1,000+ users with 3D, AR/VR, and video experiences. Developed full-stack features for browsing & purchasing experience packages, integrated REST APIs with Nest.js (+30% retrieval efficiency), deployed on AWS with Docker, and improved UI responsiveness for stronger session duration.

2024 Aug — 2025 Jan

Game Developer Intern

Heladev XR Labs

Developed a 3D space-exploration game in Unity with 10+ gameplay features (power-ups, obstacles). Implemented the astronaut movement system and oxygen-management survival mechanic, optimised scripts to reduce lag by 20%, and collaborated with designers and developers on the interactive experience.

2022 — 2026

BSc (Hons) Computing & Information Systems

Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka · GPA 3.6

Specialising in software engineering. Earlier: G.C.E. Advanced Level, Physical Science stream, Central College Kuliyapitiya (2017–2020).

05 — Achievements

A few good finishes.

01

IEEE WIE · 2025

Best Social Impact Award

IEEE Women in Engineering Competition

2025IEEE WIE

02

ReviewNation · 2025

Second Runner-Up

ReviewNation Competition

2025SLIIT

03

INSL · 2024

Second Runner-Up

INSL Sabaragamuwa Province Competition

2024Sabaragamuwa Univ.

04

CodeBlast · 2023

Finalists

CodeBlast Competition

2023SLT Mobitel