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Nishan Kokku Hannadige

Software Engineering Director & Architect specialized in Cloud, AI, and Agile transformation. Building future-proof solutions for top organizations like RBC, GE, and BeyondOne.

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Nishan Kokku Hannadige
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Professional Summary

Leadership

Managed distributed teams of 20+ engineers across Canada, Brazil & Sri Lanka. Proven track record in mentoring and career development.

Technical Mastery

AWS Certified Solutions Architect with deep expertise in Java, Python, Node.js, and Generative AI integration.

Business Impact

Driven 40% revenue growth and 20% cost reduction through strategic infrastructure optimization and product strategy.

Featured Projects

elementarians.com

Live
Role: Founder / Product Manager & Architect

Website for kids to do math activity and story telling with AI integration. Features parental progress monitoring and interactive learning modules.

  • AI Integration
  • Education Tech
  • RactJS
  • NodeJS
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XNTITY.LK

Live
Role: Founder / Product Manager & Architect

Digital talent platform that converges universities, IT companies, and students. Students can do virtual internships through the platform.

  • Talent Platform
  • Virtual Internships
  • Cloud Native
  • Next.js
  • AWS
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Sherlock WMS

Enterprise
Role: Solutions Architect & Product Director

Multi-tenant warehouse management system. Modules including Inventory Management, Order Management, Purchase Order, Return & Transfer, Equipment Management, and Document Management.

  • NodeJS Microservices
  • Angular
  • AWS
  • MongoDB
  • Supply Chain
B2B Application

Certifications & Awards

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

2026

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

2025

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

2025

SAFe4 Certified Agilist

2017

Project Management Professional (PMP)

2015

Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 1.4 (SCJP 1.4)

2004

Technical Arsenal

Core Tech

Java Python NodeJS Angular React J2EE N8N LLMs

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (Certified) Azure (Certified) Docker CI/CD Kubernetes

Data & Databases

MongoDB MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL DynamoDB Databricks

Management

Agile Scrum SAFe PMP (Certified) Product Management Team Building

Career Timeline

03/2025 - Present

Product & Cloud Transformation Manager

XNTITY Inc. | Toronto, ON
  • Developing product strategy and managing product portfolio.
  • Designing and implementing AWS cloud solutions.
  • Leading digital systems transformation with Generative AI & AI automation.
07/2023 - 06/2024

Senior Software Development Manager

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | Toronto, ON
  • Implemented comprehensive SDLC processes and Scrum Agile Framework.
  • Optimized Azure infrastructure, reducing costs by 20%.
  • Led technical architectural decisions for enterprise banking applications.
09/2022 - 01/2023

Software Engineering Manager

Randoli Inc. | Toronto, ON
  • Led multiple geographically distributed Scrum teams of 20+ engineers.
  • Established Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
  • Increased team productivity by 30% through Agile methodologies.
01/2021 - 09/2022

Software Engineering Director

BeyondOne Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | Sri Lanka
  • Led design of order management system serving 500+ clients.
  • Achieved 40% revenue growth through product strategy.
  • Built and mentored a team of 15 professionals.
07/2016 - 12/2020

Senior Software Engineering Manager

GE Transportation (General Electric) | Sri Lanka
  • Managed product development for Rail Yard systems for major North American railroads.
  • Directed 3 Scrum teams across Sri Lanka and India.
  • Led implementation of port operations systems for Port of LA.
07/2008 - 06/2016

Senior Software Engineer

ShipXpress Inc. | Sri Lanka
  • Designed and implemented eBOL system for rail/shipper domain.
  • Led onsite support for 50 railroad clients during US assignment.