Chanduka Samarasinghe

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About Chanduka Samarasinghe

Mobile Engineer with 5+ years of experience in React Native, full‑stack development, and Azure cloud solutions. Proven ability to take apps from concept to production, delivering scalable, high‑performance solutions that enhance user experience across insurance, fintech, and telecom domains. At Direct Line Group (London), played a key role in building the Caha, Churchill, and Direct Line apps from the ground up. Delivered scalable architecture, reusable native modules, CI/CD automation, and SDK integrations (Firebase, Braze, Sentry, Tealium, Contentful) that improved reliability, accessibility, and customer engagement. Engineered secure backend services with Node.js and Azure Functions, automated testing with Appium/Maestro, and optimised app performance through crash analytics and monitoring. At Omobio (Sri Lanka), developed flagship self‑care and fintech apps for Vodafone‑Fiji, Dialog Genie, and Hutch, implementing secure authentication workflows, cross‑platform permission modules, and performance‑driven refactoring. Mentored engineers, contributed to hiring, and collaborated with product/design teams to deliver accessible, user‑centric solutions. Core Skills: React, React Native, Expo, Node.js, Azure (Functions, Event Grid, App Services, DevOps), Firebase, MongoDB, REST APIs,CI/CD (Bitrise, Fastlane), Appium, Maestro.