Mohamed Rifath is a Lead Software Engineer from Sri Lanka with 11 years of experience building full-stack, cloud-native systems and leading backend teams. He combines strong foundations in computer engineering and mathematics with hands-on expertise in Go, Java, Node.js, Python, Postgres, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes and multi-cloud (AWS/GCP) deployments to deliver resilient microservice architectures. His career spans fintech marketplace platforms, transport logistics tooling and automation, and end-to-end SDLC ownership, often taking charge of requirements, estimations, security fixes and deployments. Known for analytical problem solving that blends intuition and logic, he also mentors peers and has lectured at university level, reflecting a knack for explaining complex concepts. Notably, he moved from senior engineering at Virtusa and Thirdfort to lead roles, demonstrating consistent progression into technical leadership while still coding across backend, data and infrastructure.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BSc. Engineering (Hons.) Computer Science and Engineering, BSc. Engineering (Hons.) Computer Science and Engineering at University of Moratuwa
Advanced Level Physical Science, Advanced Level Physical Science at Thurstan College Colombo
GCE Ordinary Level Primary education, GCE Ordinary Level Primary education at President 's college kotte
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
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