2nd Runner-Up2025
Model X
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
Solo competitor in a machine-learning modelling challenge.
About · the origin
Before the systems, the person.
Scroll the origin
01 — Where it started
I'm Nivakaran — an AI and software engineer who builds data-driven systems end to end, from data pipelines and ML models to the product people actually click. I work across AI/ML, software engineering, and data engineering.
Along the way I've worked across healthcare — as a medical scribe for US cardiologists, then in revenue-cycle operations, and now building for a healthcare platform. That taught me precision and calm under load, habits I bring to systems that have to work.
02 — What shaped me
Forged under pressure. Engineered with discipline.
Real-time clinical documentation for US cardiologists taught me precision and calm under load — habits I bring to systems that have to work.
03 — The path
Where the rigor came from.
Experience
Mar 2026 — Present
Junior Developer
Healplace
Building and shipping features for Healplace's healthcare platform, front to back.
Jan 2026 — Present
Operations Analyst — Associate, Collections
HealthRecon Connect LLC
Turning collections and operations data into decisions for a US healthcare revenue-cycle provider.
Jul 2022 — Dec 2024
Remote Medical Scribe
Medsource Healthcare LLC
Documented clinical encounters for US cardiologists in real time — accuracy, speed, and zero tolerance for error. It rewired how I think about reliable systems.
Feb 2022 — Jun 2022
Customer Service Executive
Startek · Commercial Bank PLC
High-volume customer support. Learned to stay calm and precise when everything is on fire — useful in production.
Education
2021 — 2025
B.Sc (Hons) IT — Software Engineering
SLIIT
Foundations in algorithms, systems, and the engineering discipline to actually ship.
2021 (2022)
G.C.E. Advanced Level — Biological Science stream
St. Benedict's College
A science foundation in the Bio stream before the pivot into software and AI.
04 — Proving ground
Tested in competition.
Semi-finalist2026
SLIoT Challenge
University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka's national IoT innovation challenge.
Top 102025
SLIITXtreme
IEEE Computer Society, SLIIT
Competitive programming — a lead-in to IEEEXtreme.
Top 102025
CodeFest Algothon
Faculty of Computing, SLIIT
National algorithmic-programming contest across two timed rounds.
Competing now2026
CodeSprint 11
IEEE Student Branch, IIT
Inter-university startup battle — in progress.
05 — By the numbers
The shape of it, in numbers.
- 72
- Repositories
- 5
- Competitions
- 15+
- Tech stacks
- Colombo, LK
- Based in
06 — What's next
Let's build something.
Open to roles and collaborations in AI/ML, software, and data engineering.