Kesara Karannagoda
Senior Software Engineer at PickMe
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolKesara Karannagoda is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in cloud-native distributed systems and AI-powered edge computing, with a track record of turning research-grade ideas into production-ready products. He has led engineering teams and founded a startup, building an AI-powered edge device for intelligent CCTV that integrates real-time object detection, EMQX MQTT, WebRTC streaming, and Kubernetes GitOps workflows. His strengths span scalable microservices design, DevOps automation (ArgoCD, GitLab CI/GitHub Actions), and observability with Prometheus/Grafana and the Elastic Stack. Kesara balances hands-on implementation—designing Camera-Manager and Stream Manager services—with strategic cost and infrastructure optimizations for GPU workloads. Currently based in Colombo and pursuing an MS in Artificial Intelligence, he combines academic focus with practical system-building experience across cloud, edge, and networking domains. He’s especially interested in collaborations that push distributed systems and real-time AI toward impactful, real-world deployments.
4 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons) Information Systems, Information Technology, BSc (Hons) Information Systems, Information Technology at University of Colombo School of ComputingOrdinary Level, Ordinary Level at Ananda CollegeAdvanced Level, Information Technology , Economics, Accounting, Advanced Level, Information Technology , Economics, Accounting at Ananda College - Colombo 10System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager at Cisco Networking AcademyCisco Certified Network Associate | CCNA, System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management, System Administration, Cisco Certified Network Associate | CCNA, System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management, System Administration at National Institute of Business Management (NIBM - Sri Lanka)Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence at University of Moratuwa
Sinhalese, English
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Github Skills (34)
php-api9
keylogger7
botnet7
rest-api6
curl6
infinite-loop6
tailwind6
api6
php6
virtual-machine6
python6
json6
google-cloud-platform6
web-application6
mysql6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
kesaralive/kesaralive
Oct 2021 - Apr 2024
I'm Kesara Karannagoda, Currently pursuing my BSc degree in Information Systems from University of Colombo School of Computing. I am a tech enthusiast & love to make new things. I am always open to collabarating on projects. Find about more about me & feel free to connect with me here.
Contributions:10 PRs, 46 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
bigdogkdbscinformation-systemskesaracss
BiGDoGKD/FlexGuru
Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
Contributions:4 reviews, 56 PRs, 77 pushes in 2 months
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