CRAFTING SCALABLE ◉◉ SYSTEMS AS A SYSTEM ENGINEER

System engineer passionate about system engineering, performance optimization, and clean code

About

WHO I AM

I'm a system engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and robust infrastructure. I thrive on tackling complex problems—whether it's optimizing databases, designing microservices, or implementing real-time data pipelines. Outside of coding, I love immersing myself in games, capturing moments through photography, and contributing to open-source projects that make a difference.

INTERESTS

Distributed Systems

Performance Engineering

Open Source

System Architecture

Database Design

Experience

April 2025 — Present Remote

Senior Software Engineer

Wavezync

Senior Software Engineer at Wavezync.

Nov 2024 — Mar 2025 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Contract Software Engineer

Independent Contract

Worked as a Contract Software Engineer.

April 2024 — Oct 2024 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Senior Software Engineer

RapidM3

Spearheaded the development of Aquinas University CMS, leveraging React and Spring Boot to enhance administrative efficiency and user engagement by 30%. Optimized CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing deployment times by 25%.

ReactSpring BootDockerKubernetes

April 2022 — April 2024 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Software Engineer

RapidM3

Designed and maintained the 'Tuto' CMS, utilizing Node.js and MongoDB to streamline academic workflows, resulting in a 20% improvement in operational efficiency. Enhanced the video streaming platform, implementing scalable cloud infrastructure that improved platform stability and supported a 50% increase in concurrent users.

Node.jsMongoDB

Aug 2021 — April 2022 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Software Engineer Intern

Capital Maharaja Group (CMG)

Built a real-time web application using WebSocket technology, allowing users to participate in the Sirasa Lakshapathi TV program. Integrated the application with the KiKi service layer for seamless user interaction and real-time updates. Developed backend services in Java (Spring Boot) to support real-time data processing and analytics.

JavaSpring BootWebSockets

April 2021 — July 2021 Panadura, Sri Lanka

React Developer

Hotcat Technologies

Developed and maintained interactive user interfaces using React, ensuring seamless integration with backend services for scalable web applications

React

Education

2023 — Present

BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

International College of Business and Technology

Colombo, Sri Lanka

ACTIVITIES

Advanced ProgrammingSystem Analysis and DesignMachine LearningSoftware Testing

2020 — 2022

Graduate Diploma in Software Engineering

Institute of Software Engineering (IJSE)

Colombo, Sri Lanka

ACTIVITIES

Software Design and ArchitectureDatabase SystemsWeb DevelopmentCloud ComputingData Structures and AlgorithmsDevOps Practices

Projects

Clockwork

A Rust-based chess engine implementing the Universal Chess Interface (UCI) protocol with advanced search algorithms and bitboard-based performance optimizations.

Rust

— UCI protocol implementation— Advanced search algorithms— Bitboard optimizations— Chess— Chess Engine

GITHUB ↗

Loreal - Experimental Functional Language

Experimental functional language for resource management via hardware-aware loop specialization

RustLLVMLLVM IRLLVM PassLLVM Loop

— LLVM Pass— Functional Language— Resource Management— Hardware-Aware Loop Specialization

GITHUB ↗ LIVE ↗

Equimix

Simple proxy server and load balancer built with Rust. It efficiently distributes incoming HTTP requests across multiple backend servers to ensure high availability and optimal resource utilization.

Rust

— Efficient load balancing— High performance— Easy configuration— Robust error handling

GITHUB ↗

Bcn-rs

Blockchain and mining implementation in Rust

Rust

— Blockchain fundamentals— Efficient mining algorithms— Secure transactions

GITHUB ↗

Nexquor

TCP Connection based Log-structured merge-tree database designed for high write throughput and low-latency reads.

GoTypeScriptDeno

— High write throughput— Low-latency reads— Scalable architecture— Data durability

GITHUB ↗

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Skills

⬡ Backend

◆ Frontend

▲ Tools

● Concepts

NestJS ⬡

Spring Boot ⬡

Java ⬡

Node.js ⬡

Go ⬡

Elixir/Erlang ⬡

Rust ⬡

React.js ◆

JavaScript/TypeScript ◆

Redux ◆

Docker ▲

Kubernetes ▲

GitHub Actions ▲

GitLab CI ▲

AWS ▲

Google Cloud ▲

Azure ▲

Linux ▲

Performance Tuning ●

Server Management ●

CI/CD Pipelines ●

Microservices ●

Writing

I write about practical systems engineering challenges, sharing real-world solutions and self hosting. My articles focus on implementation details, performance considerations, and architectural patterns that developers can apply in their daily work.

6 min read 2025-03-31