Arshardh Ifthikar
Technical Lead at WSO2
Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolArshardh Ifthikar is a Technical Lead with 10 years of experience specializing in API management, enterprise integration, and Gen AI application development at WSO2. He designs scalable, cloud-native API architectures and practical egress controls that enable secure AI and SaaS integrations while improving developer experience. A hands-on backend engineer and integration specialist, he has contributed WebSocket, tracing, metrics, and throttling features to core WSO2 projects like product-apim and product-microgateway, emphasizing observability and real-time capabilities. He blends formal training in software engineering and big data analytics with a knack for simplifying complex distributed systems into pragmatic solutions. Based in Sri Lanka, he enjoys pushing the boundaries of API-driven digital transformation and streamlining Gen AI app development for enterprise adoption.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Physical Sciences, High School, Physical Sciences at D.S.Senanayake CollegeMSc Big Data Analytics, Computer Software Engineering, MSc Big Data Analytics, Computer Software Engineering at Robert Gordon UniversityAssociate’s Degree, Accounting and Business/Management, Certificate Level, Associate’s Degree, Accounting and Business/Management, Certificate Level at The Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Software Engineering at University of Westminster
English, Sinhalese
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Github Skills (36)
api-management10
integrate10
tracer10
back-end-development10
apidoc10
microservices-application10
throttling10
websocket10
integrations10
java10
javas10
syn10
websockets-client10
api10
api-gateway10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
wso2/product-apim
Sep 2018 - Mar 2022
Welcome to the WSO2 API Manager source code! For info on working with the WSO2 API Manager repository and contributing code, click the link below.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 26 reviews, 211 commits in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Arshardh primarily contributed to the WSO2 API Manager codebase by modifying core backend components and test cases. Their work included updating product versions, fixing build errors, and updating API versions within sample scenarios. The user also addressed the release notes and documentation for different versions of the API Manager. Furthermore, the user modified the DCR endpoint and related configurations within the codebase.
api-gatewayworking-onwso2api-managementlink
wso2/product-microgateway
Oct 2018 - Sep 2021
Choreo Connect is a cloud-native, open-source, and developer-centric API gateway.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 35 commits, 9 PRs in 3 years
Contributions summary:Arshardh primarily contributed to the implementation of tracing, metrics, and throttling features within the API gateway. They added tracing spans for various functionalities, including throttling, analytics, and authentication components. Furthermore, the user integrated metrics to monitor latency and response codes, demonstrating a focus on observability and performance monitoring. Their work involved modifications to core components like the `ThrottleFilter`, `AnalyticsFilter`, and `ExtAuthService` related to the core functionality of the API gateway.
api-gatewayapimicrogatewayballerina-langchoreo
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