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Kushan Manahara

Journey — 05 chapters, 2020 — now

From fundamentals to AI in production.

  1. ’20Chapter 012020 — 2024 · PeradeniyaUniversityB.Sc. Engineering (Hons), Computer Engineering, University of PeradeniyaStudied Computer Engineering and built the foundations in software engineering, systems and AI/ML.Computer EngineeringSoftware, systems, AI/MLRead chapter Peradeniya
  2. ’23Chapter 022023 — 2024 · Sri LankaFull-Stack EngineeringFull-stack development intern, GTN TechnologiesEntered professional software engineering through full-stack development and worked on fintech products.FintechFull-stackRead chapter Sri Lanka
  3. ’24Chapter 032024 — 2025 · PeradeniyaResearchAI/ML research assistant, University of PeradeniyaMoved deeper into AI/ML research, working with professors and a US client on an applied research project.Applied researchUS clientRead chapter Peradeniya
  4. ’24Chapter 042024 — 2026 · RemoteMachine Learning EngineeringMachine learning engineer, CML InsightMoved from research into production ML engineering and began connecting machine learning with real software systems.Production MLCausal MLRead chapter Remote
  5. ’26Chapter 052026 — now · Sri LankaAI EngineeringMachine learning engineer, H2O.aiMoved into forward-deployed AI engineering, working across LLMs, agents, ML platforms, computer vision and production infrastructure.LLMs & agentsML platformsRead chapter Sri Lanka

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