Suveen Ellawela

Hi, I'm Suveen Ellawela.

📍 San Francisco

Currently, I am working as a Software Engineer Intern at TinyFish in the Bay Area. I study Computer Engineering at National University of Singapore.

I also co-founded FoloUp, where we provide AI-powered in-depth qualitative interviews.Demo

You can talk to me about AI Agents, LLMs, Advanced RAG, Browsers, HCI, Software Engineering and Startups.

suveen.ellawela@u.nus.edu

Projects

FoloUp

AI powered voice interviews for first round hiring

Built from scratch to over 500 unique people talking to our AI interviewer. Hired three interns using the same platform. Worked with 4 design partners. Got a $10,000 equity free grant.

AI See

Wearable assistive device for visually impaired

Built the python backend from 0. Worked on multimodal LLMs, multimodal RAG, Agents and BLE. Worked with blind users to build the optimal experience.

Bera Tiles

Sri Lankan traditional drums X Piano Tiles

My first big project. Won multiple awards at my first ever hackathon. Got 750+ downloads and 130+ 5 star reviews on Google Play Store.

Photo2Movie

Convert photos to a video montage under a minute

Built something people(I) want. I use this after every trip. Got a few github stars. Built and deployed the initial version in less than 2 hours.

Mintyard

Customized Gaming areans for NFT collections

My first attempt at a startup. Got into Microsoft for Startups program. Got one NFT collection to use the platform. Stopped due to unfavorable market conditions.

Work

TinyFishSoftware Engineer Intern • San Francisco

2024 Aug - present

FoloUpCo-Founder • Singapore

2023 Nov - present

Augmented Human LabResearch Intern • Singapore

2024 May - 2024 July

AristotleSoftware Engineer • Remote/ Sri Lanka

2023 Feb - 2024 May

National University of SingaporeTeaching Assistant

2023 Aug - 2023 Dec

MyStorageSoftware Engineer Intern • Vietnam