Lakindu Gunasekara
Software Engineer at Sustainable Computing Research Group (SCoRE)
Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolLakindu Gunasekara is a Technical Lead with 9 years of hands-on experience building cloud-native, full-stack systems using .NET, Node.js and AWS, and a proven track record of moving monoliths to resilient microservices. He blends engineering depth (Docker, Jenkins, SonarQube, MSSQL/PostgreSQL, gRPC) with strong DevOps ownership, having halved support load through permanent root-cause fixes and process improvements. A former startup co-founder and early bookkeeping hire, he pairs business-minded pragmatism with formal software engineering training from the University of Westminster and accounting credentials (CIMA, AAT). He is an active open-source contributor and mentor—selected twice for Google Summer of Code and involved in the CLocal Azure emulator—bringing community-driven innovation into production practices. Known for leading teams with Agile/Kanban discipline, he prioritizes maintainable architectures and measurable reliability gains. Based in Western Province, Sri Lanka, he combines global client experience (Norway) with a penchant for turning operational pain points into long-term engineering solutions.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Professional Qualification, Management Accounting, Professional Qualification, Management Accounting at CIMADiploma in Information Technology (DiTec - Edexcel), Information Technology, Diploma in Information Technology (DiTec - Edexcel), Information Technology at ESOFT Metro CampusBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Software Engineering at University of WestminsterPrimary and Secondary Education, Business/Commerce, General, Primary and Secondary Education, Business/Commerce, General at Royal College ColomboDiploma in Accounting and Business (AAT Finalist), Financial Accounting, Diploma in Accounting and Business (AAT Finalist), Financial Accounting at AAT Sri Lanka
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Github Skills (163)
emulation10
markdown10
serverless-offline10
dynamodb-local10
azure10
javascript9
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intergration9
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dsa-algorithm9
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Github contributions (5)
lakindu95/clocal-azure
Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
Emulation engine for Azure Services in order to test or mock locally before deploying to azure platform.
Contributions:10 commits, 6 PRs, 114 pushes in 1 month
deployinglocallyazure-servicesemulationin-order
leopardslab/clocal-azure
Apr 2018 - Feb 2020
🔬 Emulation engine for Azure
Contributions:127 commits, 29 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 10 months
emulatoremulationazure
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