I am an IT undergraduate with a passion for software engineering and emerging technologies. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and am dedicated to continuous learning to stay ahead in a fast-changing field.\n\nI’m committed to contributing to impactful projects, collaborating across teams, and pursuing long-term professional growth while helping organizations achieve their goals.

Ruchith Samarawickrama

I am an IT undergraduate with a passion for software engineering and emerging technologies. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and am dedicated to continuous learning to stay ahead in a fast-changing field.\n\nI’m committed to contributing to impactful projects, collaborating across teams, and pursuing long-term professional growth while helping organizations achieve their goals.

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I am an IT undergraduate with a passion for software engineering and emerging technologies. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and am dedicated to continuous learning to stay ahead in a fast-changing field.\n\nI’m committed to contributing to impactful projects, collaborating across teams, and pursuing long-term professional growth while helping organizations achieve their goals.

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Work Experience

Intern Software Engineer at SimCentric Technologies
February 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Contributed to the development and maintenance of a large-scale simulation platform across 4 application layers, improving feature reliability; secured data integrity and reduced user input errors by approximately 40% through implementing complex workflow logic and validation constraints; accelerated integration testing cycles by approximately 50% by engineering a custom C++ mock service to simulate end-to-end mission interactions; resolved 50+ critical defects and improved logging coverage to reduce debugging time; eliminated 20+ persistent UI inconsistencies by fixing validation issues, layout glitches, and incorrect visual states across multiple panels; actively participated in Agile ceremonies, contributing to on-time sprint delivery.
Team Lead & Full-Stack Developer at 99x (EventNow)
December 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Led full-stack development delivering 5 core modules in the MERN stack; implemented a drag-and-drop page builder to enable custom event layouts and reduce page creation time by 50%; streamlined event operations by developing interactive Admin and Organization dashboards with real-time sales analytics.
Team Lead & Full-Stack Developer at Allan Zheng (CareerGPT)
April 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Led end-to-end product delivery, ensuring on-time feature completion through effective task planning and coordination; enabled real-time chat and payment processing by integrating robust backend services; built core platform utilities including user profiles and rating systems with scalable full-stack solutions.
Project Lead & Developer at IEEE SB UoM (Rise Up Mora)
July 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Managed stakeholder communication and project timelines; onboarded 600+ candidates and facilitated 400+ mock interviews by implementing career development workflows.
Team Lead and Developer at EAD Module Project (Freshmart)
October 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Enhanced system scalability by architecting a Spring Boot microservices backend with Kafka to support 4 business domains; secured transactions and efficient catalog management by developing the Product Service and integrating the PayHere gateway; streamlined deployment and environment consistency by Dockerizing all 4 microservices.

Education

B.Sc. (Hons) in Information Technology at University of Moratuwa
July 1, 2021 - August 1, 2026

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics