Gayan Wijetunga
Lead Software Engineer at IGT1 Lanka
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolGayan Wijetunga is a Lead Software Engineer with 8 years’ experience building full-stack, cloud-native systems using C#, JavaScript/TypeScript and the .NET ecosystem, currently leading engineering at IGT1 Lanka. He has a proven record of driving architecture and delivery in fast-paced product environments, previously progressing through senior technical roles at IFS and Virtusa. Comfortable across Azure and AWS, he combines hands-on implementation with mentoring and cross-functional leadership to improve code quality and team performance. Gayan holds an MSc in Advanced Software Engineering (Distinction) from the University of Westminster, reflecting a strong foundation in modern software practices. Columbo-based and perpetually curious, he blends practical delivery focus with ongoing learning to keep solutions aligned with business outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Advanced Software Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Distinction, Master of Science in Advanced Software Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Distinction at University of WestminsterCertificate, English Language and Literature, General, Certificate, English Language and Literature, General at British Council Sri LankaBachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology, 2nd Class Lower Division, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology, 2nd Class Lower Division at SLIIT
Sinhalese, English
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Github Skills (47)
docker-compose10
efcore10
entity-framework-core10
hotchocolate10
clean-architecture10
automapper10
fluentvalidation10
mediatr10
code-first10
backend10
moq10
themoviedb-api9
postgresql9
docker9
docker-build9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
gayankanishka/find-me-movies-react
May 2021 - Mar 2025
A movie finder application built with Reactjs + The movie DB API
Contributions:79 PRs, 57 pushes, 70 branches in 3 years 11 months
react-hooksfinderreactjsthe-movie-dbaxios
gayankanishka/azure-service-fabric-tech-talk
Aug 2019 - May 2024
Under construction
Contributions:10 PRs, 15 pushes, 11 branches in 4 years 9 months
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