Software Engineer · Applied Statistics Applicant

Weeratunga Arachchilage Vidwa Nirmal De Seram

Building dependable software at Xaventra while preparing for postgraduate study in Applied Statistics. First Class Software Engineering graduate from the University of Plymouth (GPA 3.6).

Associate Software Engineer · Xaventra (Feb 2025 – Aug 2025)
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering · First Class · GPA 3.6
MSc in Applied Statistics applicant · University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Hanwella, Sri Lankavidwanirmaldeseram@gmail.com

Resume

Professional snapshot

Grounded in software engineering fundamentals with a statistics-forward mindset.

Current Role

Associate Software Engineer

Xaventra · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025

Academic Highlight

BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

University of Plymouth · First Class · GPA 3.6 · Dec 2024

Next Step

MSc in Applied Statistics Applicant

University of Sri Jayewardenepura · Submission Oct 2025

Experience

Feb 2025 – Aug 2025

Associate Software Engineer

Xaventra (Private) Limited

Advanced from the internship track to own delivery for Xaventra's software initiatives across testing, development, and maintenance.

  • Developed, tested, and maintained software applications that met both business and technical requirements.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional squads to steer releases with the expected quality guardrails.

Aug 2024 – Feb 2025

Software Engineering Intern

Xaventra (Private) Limited

Foundation rotation that strengthened full-stack fundamentals prior to the Associate promotion.

  • Completed a six-month engineering internship that culminated in a promotion to Associate Software Engineer.
  • Supported the same development, testing, and maintenance workflows under senior mentorship.

Education

Completed 12 Dec 2024 · 3-year program

BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

University of Plymouth

Graduated with First Class honours and a 3.6 GPA.

2026 intake · Submitted Oct 2025

MSc in Applied Statistics (Applicant)

University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Completed the paid application for the Faculty of Graduate Studies to formalise statistics-forward postgraduate work.

Projects

Case studies in progress

Xaventra releases and Applied Statistics explorations are being documented with architecture notes, artifacts, and demo clips.

Case study in progress

Xaventra Delivery Notebook

Detailing the development, testing, and maintenance contributions across the 2024–2025 release cycle.

Prototype notes underway

Applied Statistics Toolkit

MSc prep experiments that blend statistical storytelling with interactive engineering prototypes.

Blog

Blog — coming soon

Long-form notes on applied statistics, frontend craft, and the path into postgraduate research.

Books

Books — coming soon

Annotated reading lists spanning mathematics, systems thinking, and minimalist product design.