Nelaka Withanage
Frontend Developer | Vue.js · React · TypeScript | 9+ Years Experience
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nelaka-withanage | GitHub: github.com/NelakaWith |Portfolio:
nelakawith.netlify.app
Profile Summary
Frontend Developer with 9+ years of experience delivering scalable web applications for fintech, AI,
and compliance systems across US, UK, and Australian clients. Skilled in Vue.js, React, and TypeScript
with a strong focus on reusable UI components, API integration, and performance optimization.
Experienced in Agile, remote-first teams and passionate about building user-centric, performant
interfaces.
Key Skills
• Languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, MySQL
• Frameworks: Vue.js (Vue 3, Pinia, Quasar), React.js, Redux, Node.js (ExpressJS, NestJS)
• UI/UX: Tailwind CSS, Material UI, PrimeVue, Figma
• Tools: Git, Docker, Jest, Vite, Jira, Azure DevOps, Github/Github Actions
Professional Experience
Frontend Engineer (Contractor) – Startup Steroid (Remote – Los Angeles, US) | May 2024 – Oct 2024
• Built and maintained Vue.js components for 'Deal Flow', a web-based product used by investors and
startups.
• Delivered a Calendar & Events module, improving scheduling workflows for 500+ active users.
• Collaborated via Azure DevOps, ensuring smooth delivery in a distributed team.
Senior Frontend Engineer – Uptime (Sri Lanka, outsourced to Jiva.ai – UK) | Oct 2022 – Apr 2024
• Developed zero-code AI platform frontend with Vue 3, TypeScript, and Tailwind.
• Built client portal for Jiva.ai, enabling medical professionals to interact with AI models.
• Created a partner management system with Quasar UI, improving the efficiency of vendor
workflows.
Senior UI Engineer – IdeaHub (Colombo, Sri Lanka) | Jul 2019 – Oct 2022
• Developed digital banking platforms (mobile banking, wallet, and POS apps) using React & Vue.
• Built reusable UI component libraries, reducing development time by 25%.
• Delivered UI for Australian compliance system (Tiks) with Vue + Ionic Capacitor.
Junior Software Engineer – Eyepax (Colombo, Sri Lanka, client: Expedia) | Feb 2017 – Apr 2018
• Built frontends for Expedia’s seasonal promotions and booking platforms using HTML, JS, and LESS.
• Supported high-traffic travel platforms with a global user base.
Education
BSc in Computer Science – University College Dublin |- / 2019
