Backend Engineer · IconBlocks Inc — New York, United States
RESTful APIs in PHP & Laravel feeding financial transaction data into PostgreSQL warehouse pipelines; React + TypeScript interfaces for internal systems; a Redis caching strategy that cut API response times by 30%.
Pasindu Ruwandeniya
Backend-focused engineer with 5 years of experience designing and building scalable leasing finance systems in Laravel. I ship user-centric interfaces in React & TypeScript, move data through PostgreSQL pipelines, and write the CI/CD workflows that get it all to production.
Back End
PHP
Laravel
Python
Livewire
Front End
HTML
CSS
Tailwind CSS
TypeScript
jQuery
React
Inertia.js
AlpineJS
DevOps
GitHub
Bitbucket
AWS
Digital Ocean
Cloudflare
Google Cloud Platform
Soft Skills
Communication
Attention to Detail
- 5 years building leasing & finance platforms on Laravel
- Cut API response times by 30% with a Redis caching strategy
- Worked cross-functionally in agile teams end to end
Experience
Jul 2025 – Present
Laravel
Redis
Feb 2023 – Jun 2025
Software Engineer · GDCreations — Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka
Designed, developed and maintained robust leasing finance systems in Laravel with Vue.js user interfaces, and wrote CI/CD pipelines that deploy applications seamlessly across multiple environments.
Laravel
Vue.js
Jun 2022 – Dec 2022
Intern / Trainee Software Engineer · Circlebook (PVT) LTD — Kandy, Sri Lanka
Hands-on web development with PHP & Laravel — contributed to web applications and APIs, code reviews, bug fixes and continuous learning with cross-functional teams.
PHP
Laravel
Work
Certificates
2022
Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
Coursera
2022
Cybersecurity Essentials
Cisco Networking Academy
Education
2023
BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering — Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff, Wales
2022
Higher National Diploma in Information Technology — SLIATE
Sri Lanka
GPA 3.94