Lahiru Gamage

Solution Architect with 13+ years of experience in enterprise software architecture, cloud-native architecture, and technical leadership

About Me

With 13 years of experience in the tech industry, I specialize in solving complex business problems through software architecture and engineering. I bring a holistic approach to each project, considering technical requirements, business objectives, and user needs.

My Expertise

Enterprise Software Architecture

  • API Management
  • Integration
  • ESB
  • Microservices
  • WSO2

Cloud Native

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Service Mesh
  • Serverless
  • CI/CD

Software Development

  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • React
  • Node.js

Platform Security

  • Identity Management
  • OAuth/OIDC
  • SAML
  • Zero Trust
  • Security Automation

Leadership

  • Team Mentoring
  • Project Management
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Solution Design

Platform Monitoring

  • Observability
  • Metrics Collection
  • Log Analysis
  • Performance Optimization

Professional Approach

I believe in maximizing outcomes from all aspects of the process—from people to market presentation. My track record with Fortune 500 organizations demonstrates my ability to drive development excellence in collaborative, forward-thinking environments.

Throughout my career at WSO2, I've led development and solution architecture for customer projects end-to-end, adopting best practices that cut maintenance costs by 25% on average and reduced development costs by 25% through simplified solution architecture.

My Experience

A timeline of my professional journey, education, and career milestones.

August 2022 - Present

M.Sc. in Computer Science - Big Data (Reading)

Arizona State University

  • Foundations of Algorithms: A-
  • Artificial Intelligence: A
  • Statistical Machine Learning: A
  • Software Verif/Validation/Test: B
  • Data Processing at Scale: A+
  • Engineering Blockchain Applications: A+
December 2019 - February 2020

Deep Learning specialization

deeplearning.ai on Coursera

  • Certificate ID: U55WCFN6WV5D
March 2016 - June 2016

Machine Learning

Stanford University, on Coursera

  • Certificate ID: LFZVVXVVEQQF
March 2014 - September 2015

Mentor

Google Summer of Code

  • Led the autoscaling team in the Apache Stratos project.
  • Mentored GSoC 2014 - Improvements to Auto-scaling in Apache Stratos.
  • Mentored GSoC 2015 - Introducing "curve fitting" for stat prediction algorithms in Autoscaler.
December 2011 - Present

Senior Technical Lead

WSO2

  • Led development and solution architecture of customer projects end to end adopting best practices that cut maintenance costs by 25% on average.
  • Reduced development costs by 25% by simplifying the solution architecture.
  • Mentored six new hires for the customer solutions development team and prepared them to successfully provide solutions.
  • From 2013 to 2022, participated in 15 engagements totaling 6 years onsite.
  • R&D: As a senior contributor to the WSO2 Private PaaS product, owned the overall security lead and the autoscaling component.
  • Received WSO2 Recognition of Outstanding Contribution Award (2017) and Spotlight Recognition Award (2020) from a Fortune 500 customer.
March 2010 - September 2010

Trainee Software Engineer

AtLink

  • Network Monitoring System: By automating the monitoring system, the program reduced the costs and effort of monitoring by 50%.
March 2007 - December 2011

B.Sc. (Eng) in Computer Science and Engineering

University of Moratuwa

  • Includes a Dean's list award