Hayesha Somarathne
Head Of Software Engineering at Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolHayesha Somarathne is a Head of Software Engineering with 17 years' experience designing, deploying and operating high-traffic web platforms, currently running the digital portfolio for Lake House (ANCL) from Colombo. He combines hands-on architecture and AWS expertise—having achieved sub-second response times and 100% uptime across multiple news sites—with a background in frontend usability, Linux administration and technical documentation. A former co-founder and long-term tech lead, he blends startup agility with enterprise reliability and teaches industry best practices as a visiting lecturer and advisory committee member. His roots in FOSS disaster-response projects (Sahana) and an M.Sc. in Computer Science underscore a pragmatic, community-minded approach to resilient systems.
17 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc in, Computer Science, M.Sc in, Computer Science at University of PeradeniyaB. Sc. (Hons) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Second Class Upper, B. Sc. (Hons) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Second Class Upper at University of MoratuwaTrinity College KandyDiploma in Psychology, Psychology, A, Diploma in Psychology, Psychology, A at American College of Higher Education
English, Sinhalese
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Github Skills (9)
role-based10
php8
laravel8
sql6
mysql6
react5
javascript4
angular4
typescript3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
sahana/vesuvius
Nov 2008 - Jun 2009
Contributions:38 commits in 6 months
javascriptreacttypescriptangular
Zizaco/entrust
Jun 2016 - Feb 2020
Role-based Permissions for Laravel 5
Contributions:1 comment in 3 years 8 months
role-basedphppermissionslaravel-5laravel
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