Summary
Amila Nilantha is a seasoned Technical Lead with 12+ years delivering cloud-native, mission-critical systems across Australia, the US and Asia, specializing in full-stack solutions for energy, retail, telecommunications and travel. He combines hands-on Spring Boot, Kafka, React and AWS development with pragmatic architecture and product-focused delivery, having led migrations from monoliths to microservices and event-driven platforms. Known for driving measurable business outcomes—such as a 30% reduction in call handling time at Origin—he guides cross-functional onshore/offshore teams through agile delivery while mentoring junior engineers. Amila also bridges technical and business perspectives as an effective analyst and stakeholder collaborator, owning documentation, security and UX engagement. He frequently champions engineering best practices like TDD and has a track record of enabling critical remote-working capabilities (soft-phone/O-Dash) and PCI-compliant omni-channel payments.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
English, Sinhalese