Summary
Firzhan Samsudeen is a lead engineer based in Sydney with 11 years of experience designing, developing and testing mission-critical systems across the full SDLC. He blends deep systems and backend expertise (C++, Java, multithreading, networking, Linux/Unix) with modern cloud and DevOps practices (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Puppet) to deliver resilient, production-grade services. His background spans enterprise integration, BPMN/BPEL orchestration, API management and ontology-driven analytics, reflecting a rare mix of distributed systems and semantic/AI tooling. A long tenure at WSO2 followed by a leadership role at ING underscores his ability to evolve from hands-on engineering to technical leadership in large product organizations. He pairs strong toolchain fluency (Maven, Git, JMeter, SoapUI) with practical experience in databases and performance/debugging, enabling him to both architect and troubleshoot complex deployments. Colleagues note his curiosity for applying NLP and opinion-mining technologies to real-world workflows, an angle that often surfaces in his integration and platform work.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at University of Moratuwa
G.C.E. Advance Level Examination, G.C.E. Advance Level Examination at Zahira College
BSc, Information Technology (Hons), BSc, Information Technology (Hons) at Faculty of Information Technology, University of Moratuwa