Summary
Maduka Jayalath is a seasoned Full Stack Engineer based in Colombo with over 15 years in the industry, specializing in Laravel, WordPress, and LAMP-stack applications for both domestic and international clients. He has led teams and delivered scalable platforms—most notably driving a talent marketplace with 125,000+ profiles—while designing robust APIs, Elasticsearch/Algolia-powered search, and cloud migrations to GCP. Equally comfortable as a hands-on developer and a technical lead, he implements DevOps practices including Docker and CI/CD, integrates payment systems like Stripe and PayPal, and architects performant database schemas for high-traffic systems. As a freelancer he continues to build custom themes, plugins and self-storage management integrations, pairing client-facing consultancy with deep implementation work. A Master of IT and MBCS-certified engineer, he is also an open-source enthusiast who blends long-term product thinking with practical, delivery-focused engineering.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Computer Programming & System Design, Computer Programming, Diploma of Computer Programming & System Design, Computer Programming at Employment Training and Research Institute
GCE Advanced Level, GCE Advanced Level at Sri Sumangala College, Panadura
Master’s Degree, Master of Information Technology (MIT), Master’s Degree, Master of Information Technology (MIT) at University of Colombo
The Scholarship Examination, The Scholarship Examination at Miriswatta Maha Vidyalya
MBCS, Computer Software Engineering, MBCS, Computer Software Engineering at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Sinhalese, English