I am a quietly confident Full Stack PHP Developer with years of loyal service to previous employers and a talent for building both great code and great team vibes. I specialize in PHP and frontend technologies and am passionate about writing maintainable, scalable, and unit-tested code. I am currently seeking a full-time development opportunity where I can contribute and grow professionally. Throughout my career, I have enjoyed mentoring junior developers and working in agile environments. I have extensive experience refactoring legacy code and leading teams to achieve project goals, demonstrating both technical and leadership skills. My aim is to continue delivering impactful software solutions while fostering positive team dynamics.

Dan Perera

I am a quietly confident Full Stack PHP Developer with years of loyal service to previous employers and a talent for building both great code and great team vibes. I specialize in PHP and frontend technologies and am passionate about writing maintainable, scalable, and unit-tested code. I am currently seeking a full-time development opportunity where I can contribute and grow professionally. Throughout my career, I have enjoyed mentoring junior developers and working in agile environments. I have extensive experience refactoring legacy code and leading teams to achieve project goals, demonstrating both technical and leadership skills. My aim is to continue delivering impactful software solutions while fostering positive team dynamics.

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I am a quietly confident Full Stack PHP Developer with years of loyal service to previous employers and a talent for building both great code and great team vibes. I specialize in PHP and frontend technologies and am passionate about writing maintainable, scalable, and unit-tested code. I am currently seeking a full-time development opportunity where I can contribute and grow professionally.

Throughout my career, I have enjoyed mentoring junior developers and working in agile environments. I have extensive experience refactoring legacy code and leading teams to achieve project goals, demonstrating both technical and leadership skills. My aim is to continue delivering impactful software solutions while fostering positive team dynamics.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Engineer at Inviol
April 1, 2025 - Present
Working currently as a Full Stack Engineer at Inviol, located in Symonds Street, Auckland. Responsible for delivering full stack solutions using PHP frameworks, frontend technologies like Vue and Angular, as well as AWS cloud services and CI/CD pipelines.
Lead Software Engineer at Macoocoo Pte Ltd
April 1, 2025 - August 21, 2025
Served as Lead Software Engineer for Macoocoo, a PHP-based tournament management system in Singapore. Enhanced product features and refurbished legacy PHP and Yii 1 code to make the system fully independent and robust.
Tech Lead at Headstart Pvt Ltd
September 1, 2020 - August 21, 2025
Co-founded and served as Tech Lead at Headstart, an e-learning platform in Sri Lanka. Helped build the platform and the development team from scratch, contributing toward the platform's growth as the number one e-learning platform in the country. Worked extensively with core PHP, MVC frameworks, and frontend technologies including Angular, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Full Stack Engineer at Inviol
April 1, 2025 - Present
Working at Inviol located on Symonds Street, Auckland, as a Full Stack Engineer. Responsibilities involve developing and maintaining software solutions using PHP and other related technologies.
Lead Software Engineer at Macoocoo Pte Ltd
April 1, 2025 - August 29, 2025
Led software engineering efforts for Macoocoo, a PHP-based tournament management system. Enhanced product features and refurbished legacy PHP and Yii 1 code making the system fully independent and maintainable.
Tech Lead at Headstart Pvt Ltd
September 1, 2020 - August 29, 2025
Co-founding team member of Headstart, an e-learning platform in Sri Lanka. Helped build the platform and development team from scratch, contributing to its growth as the number 1 e-learning platform in the island. Worked extensively with core PHP, MVC frameworks, Angular, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services