Summary
Rahel Gunaratne is a software engineer and entrepreneur with eight years of experience building full-stack and AI-driven products, currently co-founding Kinnecta.ai and leading its technology strategy. She has a strong foundation in software engineering from Carleton University and a track record of shipping practical automation—such as an automated data-wrangling pipeline sold to the City of Ottawa that saved ~100 hours per year. Rahel has won multiple hackathons in computer vision and generative models while training as an ML/DL fellow, and she pairs prototype-savvy research experience with product-focused engineering. As founder of Web Indexer and former co-founder of Elagon AI, she bridges rapid experimentation with scalable system design, emphasizing performance and real-world impact. Based in Canada, she combines hands-on coding, cloud automation, and a curiosity for AI and data science that drives both technical direction and early-stage growth.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Software Engineering at Carleton University