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Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years crafting scalable web platforms — specializing in Laravel, React, Next.js and cloud architectures across e-commerce, ERP, IoT, fintech and SaaS domains.

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React / Next.js
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About Me

Arun Pragash
6+Years of
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Senior Software Engineer · Entrepreneur · Speaker

Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building scalable web platform solutions, specializing in Laravel, React.js and cloud-based architectures. Proficient in leading projects from conception to delivery, with expertise in API development, CI/CD pipelines and integrating modern technologies.

Passionate about driving innovation and delivering measurable results in e-commerce, ERP, IoT and SaaS domains. "Dream Big, Fail Big" advocate · AVINA creator · Tech explorer.

  • Name: Arun Pragash
  • DOB: Sep 14, 1991
  • Email: imarunpragash@gmail.com
  • Phone: +94 76 140 8093
  • Location: Hatton, Sri Lanka
  • Role: Sr Software Engineer
Career Journey

Work Experience

MAY 2025 — PRESENT

Senior Software Engineer

DC Smoke Services — Australia · Remote
  • Software architecture & backend design for a large-scale compliance platform used by over 40,000 property owners.
  • Designed and implemented modular architecture for compliance workflows covering smoke alarms, gas and electrical safety, labor allocation, invoicing, and field operations.
  • Owned end-to-end software delivery — architecture design, feature development, and release management for property-based job workflows.
  • Spearheaded automation in field technician scheduling, job tracking, and invoice generation, enhancing operational efficiency.
Software ArchitectureBackend DesignCompliance PlatformAutomationInvoicingSaaS
2021 — 2025

Senior Software Engineer

Novigi Pty Ltd — Australia / Colombo
  • Enhanced eCommerce solutions with Laravel & Angular, boosting scalability and performance; built custom admin panels with Laravel + ReactJS.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments — 99.9% uptime for critical systems.
  • Superchoice: upgraded legacy frontends to modern Angular/React, improving UX by 25% with faster load times.
  • GROW: data engineering with Databricks, Azure & AWS; built CTE tables feeding Lambda pipelines.
  • Camunda: ReactJS frontend with PHP backend API integration.
  • Next.js POC: document platform with Azure Cosmos DB (-20% retrieval time) and Azure Cognitive OCR automation.
LaravelNext.jsReactAngularNode.jsDatabricksAWSAzureCI/CD
2021 — 2023

Social Entrepreneur / Technology Specialist

Economic Development Project for Sri Lanka
  • Zone Charity (zoneceylon.com): architected a crowdfunding system for charity & sustainability initiatives.
  • Zone RIP (zonerip.com): built an obituary notice platform — 50% of proceeds fund societal development.
  • Zone Society (healthsoc.org): engineered a Facebook-like social platform with Laravel & ReactJS, leading a team of developers and designers.
LaravelReactNode.jsAWS
2020 — 2021

Software Engineer

Novigi Pty Ltd — Colombo
  • GlobalShopDirect: led end-to-end eCommerce solution — Angular frontend, Laravel backend.
  • Owned the platform fully, deploying on AWS with Jenkins CI/CD for automated releases.
  • Sole maintainer — from feature upgrades to issue resolution.
LaravelAngularAWSJenkins
2018 — 2021

Founder & Creator — AVINA

AVINA — Own Startup
  • A Virtual Intelligence Next-gen Advertising: paradigm shift using holograms to create captivating 3D-like ads from 2D videos.
  • Transforming the advertising landscape with holographic technology for stronger customer allure and content resonance.
JavaIoTRaspberry PiAndroid
2019 — 2020

Software Engineer

Axiata Digital Labs
  • Built an IoT platform (Laravel + jQuery/React) for real-time device calibration and configuration.
  • Developed predictive modeling algorithms improving automation efficiency.
  • Implemented MQTT real-time messaging — communication latency reduced by 15%.
LaravelReactMQTTMySQL
2017 — 2018

Lead Software Engineer

Realpixels Pvt Ltd
  • Delivered 5+ dynamic & static websites with an average 95% satisfaction rating.
  • Developed and maintained CloudMart POS, owning client interactions end-to-end.
PHPJavaScriptPOS
2017 — 2018

Instructor

University of Jaffna
  • Served as an instructor, mentoring undergraduate students in computer science.
What I Master

Skills & Technologies

Laravel 90%

HTML / CSS 95%

MySQL 90%

JavaScript 85%

React.js 80%

Next.js 80%

API Development 85%

Angular 75%

Vue.js 70%

AWS / Azure 65%

Node.js 60%

CI/CD & DevOps 60%

Laravel React Next.js Angular Vue Node.js PHP Java AWS Azure MySQL Databricks Docker CI / CD Bitbucket Tailwind IoT Jira
My Portfolio

Featured Projects

Real products in production — platforms, CMS & CRM systems, e-commerce, news portals and tools. Click any project for details & live demo access.

Watch In Action

Project Demos

AVINA — Holographic Advertising Demo
AVINA — Product Showcase

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Address

No 26 Malliyapura,
Hatton, Sri Lanka

Website

arunyadhav.dev

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