Irushi Liyanage
Senior Software Engineer at DBS Bank
Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolIrushi Liyanage is a Senior Software Engineer based in Singapore with a decade of experience building backend systems and mobile clients for fintech and middleware platforms. Trained at the University of Moratuwa (BSc First Class, MSc ongoing) and a CIMA Passed Finalist, he blends strong software engineering with financial domain insight to deliver business-aligned technical solutions. At WSO2 he progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer before joining DBS Bank, contributing to production-grade identity and integration products and Android client samples. His open-source work includes compiler- and toolchain-focused contributions to the notable Ballerina language—fixing dependency handling, improving formatting, and adding tests—highlighting attention to correctness and developer tooling. Pragmatic and interdisciplinary, he excels at translating complex requirements into reliable, well-tested code while keeping an eye on operational and financial implications.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, MSc in Computer Science, Master's degree, MSc in Computer Science at University of MoratuwaCIMA Passed Finalist, CIMA Passed Finalist at The Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsG.C.E A/L (Sri Lanka), Mathematics Stream, G.C.E A/L (Sri Lanka), Mathematics Stream at Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo 05
Github Skills (11)
formatting10
javas10
mobile-development10
ballerina10
text-formatting10
android10
appauth10
java10
identity9
compiler-design8
maven7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ballerina-platform/ballerina-lang
Jan 2020 - Jul 2022
The Ballerina Programming Language
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:211 reviews, 832 commits, 244 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Irushi primarily contributed to the `ballerina-lang` repository by modifying the Ballerina programming language implementation, particularly within the `misc/ballerina-bindgen` and `misc/formatter` modules. Their commits focused on resolving dependency issues, implementing features related to transitive dependencies and type formatting, and adding test suites for expression and statement formatting. The user's work suggests a focus on compiler improvements and enhancements to the language's toolchain.
compilerprogramming-languageinterpreterballerinaballerina-lang
wso2/samples-is
Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
Role in this project:Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 5 PRs, 26 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Irushi primarily focused on developing and modifying the Android client application sample within the repository. Their contributions involved adding new features, fixing formatting issues, and implementing user interface changes. They also addressed issues related to authorization, user information retrieval, and logout functionalities.
identity
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