Hi, I'm Akhila Ariyachandra

I'm a full stack software engineer with 8+ years of experience, specializing in frontend development with React, Next.js, and TypeScript. My work focuses on designing and building scalable, performant, and accessible applications, while also working across the backend with technologies such as Node.js. I enjoy tackling complex technical problems, establishing strong engineering foundations, and building software that is easy to maintain and evolve.

You can contact me via LinkedIn, or Bluesky.

Resume

Career

Associate Technical Lead
Villvay
August 2023 to September 2026
August 2023 to September 2026
Lead the development of a new site for Würth Baer Supply Company and migrating Wurth Louis and Company (from a codebase using Create React App to a newer one) using TypeScript, Next.js, React Server Components, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS, Turborepo, and Vercel, for the purpose of increasing SEO, performance, and overall user experience of both sites. Also lead the initial development and maintenance of new mobile applications for Wurth Louis and Company and Würth Baer Supply Company with React Native and Expo.
Worked on overhauling the front-end development process for all projects at Villvay by reviewing pull requests and suggesting improvements for them, introducing standards and quality checks such as ESLint and Prettier, and standardizing library use among projects such as using libraries like TanStack Query for async state management.
Developed and implemented the redesigned the Villvay website with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Sanity, and Vercel.
Senior Software Engineer
Villvay
April 2021 to July 2023
April 2021 to July 2023
Worked on a vehicle service booking appointment system for Infomedia. I was in charge of two front-end projects, one for customers to select their vehicle and services, and book an appointment, and another project for the employees at the dealership to see all information related to the booked appointments. Both projects were created with React.
I was also part of the implementation of the Villvay company website redesign with Next.js.
Software Engineer
IFS
March 2019 to April 2021
March 2019 to April 2021
Was part of IFS Consulting where I worked on customizing the IFS ERB for different customers based on their needs. I also worked on upgrading customers' installed IFS applications to newer versions.
- IFS Applications
Software Engineer
Villvay
July 2018 to March 2019
July 2018 to March 2019
Created and maintained the mobile version of a volunteer platform called Gudppl where users can create events that they require volunteers for and other users can pledge to it. The mobile application was built with React Native, Redux, and GraphQL.
Associate Software Engineer
Villvay
January 2018 to July 2018
January 2018 to July 2018
Created and maintained the mobile version of a volunteer platform called Gudppl where users can create events that they require volunteers for and other users can pledge to it. The mobile application was built with React Native, Redux, and GraphQL.
Intern Software Engineer
SriLankan Airlines
June 2016 to December 2016
June 2016 to December 2016
Contributed to developing modules for their internal content management system which was created with .NET, C#, jQuery, and Microsoft SQL Server.