Nipuna Weerapperuma
Software Engineer at Talos Learn
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNipuna Weerapperuma is a versatile software engineer and startup CTO with 11 years of experience building systems from FPGA RTL and embedded tools to AI-powered classroom products and user-facing web experiences. He cofounded Talos Learn, an AI avatar platform used by over 200 schools, and now balances that product leadership with research and engineering at Meta Reality Labs. Previously he developed RTL design and validation tooling for Intel’s next-generation flagship FPGA, demonstrating deep hardware-software fluency. Dual bachelor’s degrees in Computer Engineering and Business Administration (3.98 GPA) underpin his ability to navigate technical design, product strategy, and go-to-market thinking. Equally comfortable in low-level timing/power verification and high-level UI/UX, he’s also exploring AR/VR and brings a continual-learning mindset to new domains.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, STEM (PLTW Engineering, Biomedical Sciences), GPA 3.97/4.00, High School Diploma, STEM (PLTW Engineering, Biomedical Sciences), GPA 3.97/4.00 at Middleton High SchoolBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Business Administration, GPA 3.98/4.00, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Business Administration, GPA 3.98/4.00 at University of Florida
English, Spanish, Sinhalese
Github Skills (5)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
nipunaw/ClariFi
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
FPGA and software crossover to bring your microphone clarity and fidelity
Contributions:4 releases, 5 reviews, 12 PRs in 6 months
vivadomicrophoneclarityfpgacrossover
nipunaw/nipunaw.github.io
Jan 2021 - Aug 2023
Contributions:39 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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