Lahiru Jayatilaka
Staff Engineering Program Manager at Apple
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolLahiru Jayatilaka is a Staff Engineering Program Manager at Apple with a decade of experience at the intersection of machine learning, perception, and product delivery, currently focused on shipping ML models for Vision Pro. He combines deep research roots — including award-winning HCI work at Harvard that spawned a DoD-funded startup — with hands-on hardware and mobile app engineering from founding Red Lotus Technologies, which delivered over 100 deployments to U.S. military clients. Lahiru has led end-to-end programs spanning sensor fusion, computer vision, contract manufacturing, and DoD prime contracting, turning R&D prototypes into fielded systems with centimeter-level tracking accuracy. Comfortable moving between technical strategy and operational execution, he mentors cross-functional teams to scale complex perception systems into production. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at Stanford, he blends academic rigor with entrepreneurial grit and a "baby steps to giant strides" ethos. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of translating field user studies into robust product requirements that meet strict military and product-quality constraints.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Harvard UniversityStafford International SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Candidate, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Candidate, Computer Science at Stanford University
French, SinhaleseProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
stargatex/authcode-android
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024
The AuthCode Android library provides secure sign-in to Android applications. Supports Authorization Code Flow With PKCE
Contributions:7 releases, 4 PRs, 23 pushes in 1 year 2 months
stargatex/stargatex.github.io
Mar 2016 - Jun 2020
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
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