Hi, I'm Akila Dilshan Seram Danwaththage. I am a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and building cloud-native applications.\n\nI specialize in Java, Python, Angular, Spring Boot, and microservices, and have hands-on experience in AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins. I enjoy building secure, scalable APIs and mentoring teams in Agile environments.

Akila Dilshan Seram Danwaththage

Hi, I'm Akila Dilshan Seram Danwaththage. I am a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and building cloud-native applications.\n\nI specialize in Java, Python, Angular, Spring Boot, and microservices, and have hands-on experience in AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins. I enjoy building secure, scalable APIs and mentoring teams in Agile environments.

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Hi, I’m Akila Dilshan Seram Danwaththage. I am a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing and building cloud-native applications.\n\nI specialize in Java, Python, Angular, Spring Boot, and microservices, and have hands-on experience in AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins. I enjoy building secure, scalable APIs and mentoring teams in Agile environments.

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Work Experience

Associate Technical Lead at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
May 1, 2021 - Present
Built and maintained cloud-native microservices with Java 21, Spring Boot, and Hibernate. Designed and developed scalable web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular. Developed and integrated secure APIs (REST/GraphQL) with strong test coverage using JUnit and Mockito. Automated CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Jenkins, improving release cycles by 40%. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions. Mentored junior developers in clean code and Agile best practices.
Senior Software Engineer at Virtusa PVT (Ltd)
May 1, 2021 - October 20, 2025
Designed and deployed Java microservices on AWS, improving scalability and performance. Worked with PostgreSQL/MySQL for schema design, query optimization, and data migration. Refactored legacy code, boosting system performance by 30%. Migrated backend systems from Oracle to PostgreSQL, increasing efficiency and lowering hosting costs. Mentored junior team members and led internal design reviews.
Software Engineer at Nimbus Venture PVT (Ltd)
February 1, 2019 - October 20, 2025
Delivered full-stack solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Angular 4, PHP and MongoDB/PostgreSQL. Deployed containerized applications with Docker and integrated into cloud environments. Implemented API-driven modules with focus on scalability and reliability.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Colombo School of Computing
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

Oracle Certified Professional Java SE Programmer
January 1, 2014 - October 20, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization