Dilan Nayanajith
Thesis Worker at Nokia
Vantaa, Finland
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Top SchoolDilan Nayanajith is a Master's student in Computer Science at the University of Helsinki and a thesis worker at Nokia, bringing eight years of software experience with a strong focus on distributed systems, networking, and algorithms. He has over three years of hands-on Java development working with HTTP, gRPC, Kafka and FTP, and a track record of improving product performance and reliability through comprehensive load testing. At WSO2 he progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, contributing to secure, timely releases and proactive vulnerability remediation. An active open-source contributor, he has contributed backend and full-stack changes to the well-known Ballerina platform and its dev website, including gRPC proto updates and Kafka examples. Dilan pairs rigorous academic foundations (BSc from University of Moratuwa, high GPA) with practical production experience across telecom and middleware domains. He is notable for combining protocol-level engineering with user-facing delivery processes to consistently raise product quality and end-user satisfaction.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc (Eng), Computer Science and Engineering, GPA - 3.79/4.20, Bachelor of Science - BSc (Eng), Computer Science and Engineering, GPA - 3.79/4.20 at University of MoratuwaPHYSICAL SCIENCES, PHYSICAL SCIENCES at Mahinda College, GalleMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of HelsinkiOrdinary Level, Ordinary Level at Siridhamma College, Galle
Sinhalese, English
Stackoverflow
763reputation
268kreached
38answers
17questions
Github Skills (19)
kafka10
ballerina10
grpc10
testing9
jtest9
openapi9
html9
api8
apim8
api-design8
javascript7
fest7
xml6
nodejs6
gulp6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
ballerina-platform/ballerina-distribution
May 2021 - Jan 2023
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:162 reviews, 419 commits, 310 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Dilan's commits primarily involve updates to Ballerina's distribution, focusing on build and artifact checks. These changes include modifications to testing files, such as those related to OpenAPI and platform distribution, and adjustments to script files (`run.bat`, `run.sh`) within the Ballerina library. The user also updates various gRPC examples by modifying the proto files. Furthermore, the user incorporates grpc tooling tests.
ballerina
ballerina-platform/ballerina-dev-website
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Dev version of the ballerina.io website
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:34 reviews, 42 commits, 42 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Dilan primarily contributed to the Ballerina dev website, focusing on front-end and back-end development. They modified HTML files to update content, including tech talk listings, event details, and resource links. The user also implemented and refined Ballerina code examples, particularly demonstrating Kafka consumer and producer functionalities.
ballerinadev
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