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Hi, I’m Viran Malaka, a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in React, Next.js, and Node.js, with a passion for frontend architecture, performance optimization, and enterprise-grade platforms. I enjoy leading distributed teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering mission-critical features with zero post-release defects. I’ve helped scale codebases to support multiple branded experiences, implemented micro-frontends and robust CI/CD pipelines, and I’m always exploring how AI tools can accelerate development and improve developer happiness.…Hi, I’m Viran Malaka, a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in React, Next.js, and Node.js, with a passion for frontend architecture, performance optimization, and enterprise-grade platforms. I enjoy leading distributed teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering mission-critical features with zero post-release defects. I’ve helped scale codebases to support multiple branded experiences, implemented micro-frontends and robust CI/CD pipelines, and I’m always exploring how AI tools can accelerate development and improve developer happiness.

Viran Malaka

Full Stack Developer, Front-End Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Viran Malaka, a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in React, Next.js, and Node.js, with a passion for frontend architecture, performance optimization, and enterprise-grade platforms. I enjoy leading distributed teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering mission-critical features with zero post-release defects. I’ve helped scale codebases to support multiple branded experiences, implemented micro-frontends and robust CI/CD pipelines, and I’m always exploring how AI tools can accelerate development and improve developer happiness.…Hi, I’m Viran Malaka, a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in React, Next.js, and Node.js, with a passion for frontend architecture, performance optimization, and enterprise-grade platforms. I enjoy leading distributed teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering mission-critical features with zero post-release defects. I’ve helped scale codebases to support multiple branded experiences, implemented micro-frontends and robust CI/CD pipelines, and I’m always exploring how AI tools can accelerate development and improve developer happiness.

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Hi, I’m Viran Malaka, a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, building, and scaling high-performance web and mobile applications. I specialize in React, Next.js, and Node.js, with a passion for frontend architecture, performance optimization, and enterprise-grade platforms.

I enjoy leading distributed teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering mission-critical features with zero post-release defects. I’ve helped scale codebases to support multiple branded experiences, implemented micro-frontends and robust CI/CD pipelines, and I’m always exploring how AI tools can accelerate development and improve developer happiness.

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Lead Engineer / Frontend Architect at AmusedGroup Lanka (PVT) LTD

February 1, 2025 - Present

Leading frontend development for a large-scale Australian wagering platform, focused on real-time betting and horse racing experiences across web and mobile. Scaled a single shared codebase into 10 independently branded applications by introducing configurable theming, naming conventions, and environment-based builds. Owned end-to-end delivery of time-critical frontend features with bi-weekly release cycles, and optimized API payloads, virtualization, lazy-loading, and rendering. Identified and resolved performance issues in shared components, simplifying behavior and reducing side effects. Mentored five frontend engineers and contributed to architectural decisions and long-term product planning. Leveraged AI to power internal apps that accelerate development and improve developer productivity.

Senior Software Engineer Frontend / Full-Stack at AmusedGroup Lanka (PVT) LTD

May 1, 2023 - February 1, 2025

Architected and developed a production-grade Next.js application using an NX monorepo with 99% unit test coverage and strong engineering standards. Designed and implemented a micro-frontend architecture using module federation for independent domain feature deployment. Built Docker-based CI/CD pipelines and deployed to Azure, ensuring reliable, scalable production releases. Integrated Microsoft Active Directory authentication for secure enterprise access control and RBAC. Enhanced real-time user experiences with live streaming integrations and targeted frontend performance optimizations.

Associate Technical Lead at Sysco LABS

August 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Led frontend internationalization initiatives by designing a wrapper abstraction around a new i18n library, reducing development effort by over 80%. Maintained internal UI libraries and supported production systems by resolving critical issues and delivering timely hotfixes. Worked across frontend and backend stacks, contributing to React, Node.js, Java, and Spring Boot services.

Senior Software Engineer at Sysco LABS

August 1, 2020 - August 1, 2022

Led the complete rewrite of the Cart module and served as the component owner for a critical checkout workflow. Reduced frontend rendering delays by ~70% through optimized component architecture and improved styled-components usage. Improved First Input Delay (FID) by 87% via Redis-based backend-for-frontend caching. Built a high-performance in-house data grid with virtualized scrolling and dynamic rendering. Delivered multiple large-scale releases with zero production issues through rigorous testing and validation.

Software Engineer at Sysco LABS

January 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020

Contributed to Sysco Shop, an enterprise e-commerce platform serving 400K+ daily users and processing $3B in monthly orders. Improved page load times by up to 95% by resolving Webpack misconfigurations and optimizing bundle splitting and caching strategies. Enhanced scrolling and interaction performance using virtualization, asynchronous rendering, and targeted CSS optimizations.