Chathumi Kumarapeli began their work experience in 2021 as a Software Engineer Intern at Pearson Lanka. In this role, they wrote APIs in Java and Springboot for the real-world project named Live Response. Chathumi also upgraded the Springboot version of several micro-services and added two databases to a single micro-service. Chathumi held this position until April 2022.
In 2023, Chathumi joined Yaala Labs as a Software Engineer. The specific details of their role and responsibilities at this company are not provided in the structured information.
Chathumi Kumarapeli completed their primary and secondary education at Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya in Gampaha, from 2008 to 2016, majoring in Physical Sciences. Chathumi then pursued a Diploma in English Language and Literature at Aquinas College of Higher Studies. Additionally, Chathumi attended The Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka, where they obtained a Certificate Course in Human Resource and Management. Currently, they are enrolled at the University of Colombo School of Computing, pursuing a BSc. (Hons) degree in Software Engineering, expected to be completed in 2023.
Apart from their formal education, Chathumi also obtained various certifications from online platforms. Chathumi completed courses such as "Learn React Course" and "Learn Spring Course" at Codecademy in November 2021. Additionally, they achieved certifications from Coursera, including "Crash Course on Python," "Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs," "Google UX Design Specialization," "Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD," "Build Your First React Website," "Build Your First React Website (Part II)," "Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts," "Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma," "Responsive Website Basics: Code with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript," "Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes," "Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design," "Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools: Bootstrap 4," "Object-Oriented Programming in Java," "Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate," "Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python," "Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)," "Python Data Structures," and "Python for Everybody Specialization" in the months of April, May, June, and July 2021.
May, 2023 - present