About
Code by day, camera by golden hour.
Helitha Guruge, Colombo
I'm a software engineer who also happens to be a working photographer. The two jobs feed each other more than you'd think.
I'm a software engineer intern at Techneura Labs, with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Bedfordshire, after starting out at SLIIT City University in Colombo. Most of what I build is for the web: Next.js and TypeScript on the front, Node.js or Python behind it. I like small teams, clear briefs and shipping things people actually use.
I also work on computer vision. My dissertation, EleFind, finds elephants in drone images and maps them so villages can be warned before conflict happens. I presented it at SICET 2026 and the National ICT Awards.
I picked up a camera in 2020 and haven't put it down. I shoot portraits, events and products, and cut short films and reels. Knowing how a photo will be used on a website makes me a better photographer, and knowing what a good photo looks like makes my websites better.
Timeline
Aug 2026 — now
Software Engineer Intern
Techneura Labs, Sri Lanka · hybrid
Product engineering across the full lifecycle: turning requirements into shipped features, improving interface quality across devices, and fixing what makes the product less reliable.
2025 — 2026
BSc (Hons) Computer Science, First Class
University of Bedfordshire
Dissertation: EleFind, drone-based elephant detection and mapping with YOLO and SAHI. Photographic Club editor (25/26) and treasurer (26/27).
2024 — now
Freelance web developer
Clients in Sri Lanka and Canada
Dashboards, community websites and an e-commerce platform for a computer shop.
2020 — now
Photographer & videographer
Freelance, Colombo
Portraits, events and travel, edited with the Adobe Creative Suite.
2023 — 2025
Higher National Diploma in Information Technology
SLIIT City University, Colombo
Photography club editor.
2019
Diploma in English & Information Technology
Institute of Management & Business Studies (IMBS)
2008 — 2022
School
Nalanda College, Colombo
Photography Club editor, karate (4th kyu), and member of the Communication Unit, Astronomical Society and Aeronautical Society.
Talks & recognition
On GitHub
1,815 contributions
Last 12 months