I'm a Software Engineer at Innovative-e, a Microsoft partner in project and portfolio management, where I work on large-scale distributed systems for a global client base. My job is mostly translation: taking a business requirement that arrives vague and expensive, and turning it into architecture that is specific, testable and cheap to run.
I hold a BSc (Hons) in Computing from Coventry University, and I came up through the full ladder at Innovative-e (intern, trainee, associate, engineer), which means I've seen the same systems from the inside at four different levels of responsibility. That shapes how I build: I care more about the second year of a codebase than the first week.
The other half of my work is AI. Not as a demo, but as infrastructure: integrating models into the SDLC to shorten delivery cycles, automating the workflows that quietly eat a team's week, and building agentic systems with LangChain, n8n and CrewAI. I run local models too, because some problems shouldn't leave the building.
I also teach. I write and run programming training for developers coming up behind me, which is the fastest way I know to find the holes in your own understanding.
Things I care about in a codebase
- Boring, obvious code beats clever code that nobody dares change.
- The cost of a system is paid in maintenance, not in the first sprint.
- AI belongs in the delivery pipeline, not in the demo.
- If it isn't observable in production, it isn't finished.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Company
- Innovative-e, Inc.
- Based in
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Degree
- BSc (Hons) Computing
- University
- Coventry University
Where I've built things
Software Engineer
Innovative-e, Inc. · Colombo, Sri Lanka
Leading multiple high-impact enterprise web projects with a focus on scalability, security and high-availability architecture.
- Architect and deliver end-to-end full-stack solutions for international enterprise clients
- Integrate AI into the delivery lifecycle to compress cycle time and automate manual workflows
- Own projects from requirements analysis through to cloud deployment and operation
Associate Software Engineer
Innovative-e, Inc. · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Built and shipped features across the Microsoft platform stack for global project-and-portfolio-management clients.
- Delivered production features across .NET, React and the Power Platform
- Worked directly with international stakeholders on requirements and rollout
Software Engineering Trainee
Innovative-e, Inc. · Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Moved from supervised tasks to owning discrete features in client-facing systems.
Software Engineer, Intern
Innovative-e, Inc. · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
First professional engineering role. Learned the enterprise delivery process end to end.
Full-stack Developer
TIOSS · Remote
Built full-stack web features for client projects on a distributed team.
Freelance Web Developer
TIOSS · Sri Lanka
Delivered web projects for local businesses, design through deployment.
Marketing Team Member
AIESEC · NIBM Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ran campaigns and content for the local chapter alongside full-time study.
Education
- Jan 2021 to Dec 2025
BSc (Hons) Computing
Coventry University
Computer Software Engineering
- Jan 2021 to Dec 2022
Advance Certificate in Software Quality Assurance
National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), Sri Lanka
Computer Software Engineering
- Jan 2019 to Dec 2020
Diploma in Information Technology
ESOFT Metro Campus
Information Technology
What I work in
Listed honestly: these are things I have shipped with, not things I have read about. The AI column is the half of my practice that has changed most in the last two years.
Engineering
06- C#
- Java
- Python
- C / C++
- PHP (Laravel)
- TypeScript
Web
04- React
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- WordPress
Data
05- MS SQL Server
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Cosmos DB
- Supabase
DevOps & QA
05- Azure DevOps
- CI/CD
- Selenium
- TestNG
- Postman
AI Development
06- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Devin
- Antigravity
- Lovable
- Z AI
Agentic & Local
06- LangChain
- CrewAI
- n8n
- OpenClaw
- Ollama
- Jan
Languages
- EnglishProfessional working proficiency
- SinhalaNative or bilingual proficiency
Certifications
- C++
- AI-Powered Web Development
I'm interested in hard problems at scale: distributed systems, AI integration that actually ships, and teams who care about the second year of a codebase. If that's you, say hello.