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Kasun De Alwis Kulathunga

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A highly accomplished and results-driven Lead Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience designing, developing, and scaling enterprise-grade cloud-native applications and distributed systems.

About

A highly accomplished and results-driven Lead Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience designing, developing, and
scaling enterprise-grade cloud-native applications and distributed systems. Specialized in software architecture, microservices,
cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and backend platform engineering across high-traffic and mission-critical environments. Proven
expertise in building scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized solutions using modern technologies including Kubernetes, Node.js,
NestJS, TensorFlow, and cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services.

  • 9 years' experience
  • Joined May 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 8 roles

Sr. Software Engineer - Lead · Tech OntarioJul 2020 – Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Led end-to-end software architecture; built cloud-native microservices; AI/data-informed product decisions.

Senior Software Engineer - Lead (Remote) · Tech OntarioJul 2020 – Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Led end-to-end design and implementation of a GenAI Search feature leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to index, search, and extract context from large-scale document text databases. Architected scalable vector embeddings pipeline and produced production-grade ML inference workflows; guided LLM integration and cost-optimized cloud deployment on GCP/AWS.

Engineering Manager · Eat Me GlobalDec 2019 – Jul 2020 · 8 mos

Led an engineering team, sprint planning, release management, and delivery of MVPs; collaborated with CEO and Product Owner to gather requirements and align with business objectives; designed cloud-native backend and data pipelines; achieved high client satisfaction and guided architectural decisions to support new business models.

Tech Lead · Eat Me GlobalMay 2019 – Dec 2019 · 8 mos
Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote) · Web NativesAug 2016 – Jul 2019 · 3 yrs
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote) · WebNatics (Singapore)Aug 2016 – Jul 2019 · 3 yrs
Full Stack Software Engineer · BAM Holdings LtdAug 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo
Full Stack Web Developer · Qnet TechnologiesSep 2013 – Aug 2015 · 2 yrs

Education· 8

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Information Technology · Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology2013 – 2017
Advanced Certificate in Business Management · NIBM Institute2015 – 2016
GCE Advanced Level · Gateway College2006 – 2026
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in IT (Hons) · Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)2013 – 2017

Certifications and awards· 6

Professional Cloud Architect Certification (Google Cloud)2030 – 2026
Elasticsearch On Tour Singapore2030 – 2026
Certificate of Competency in English2006 – 2026
Professional Cloud Architect Certification2030 – 2026

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