Summary
Samith Sandanayake is a Senior Data Engineer based in Sydney with 15 years in software development and eight years focused on designing and delivering Big Data, data science, and retail search & browse solutions. He currently leads data engineering initiatives at hipages, bringing a mix of hands-on implementation and technical leadership honed through consultant and tech lead roles at iTelaSoft and Zone24x7. Comfortable across the data stack, he blends practical engineering with an interest in open-source technologies and a penchant for solving search and analytics challenges at scale. Outside work he’s a FOSS enthusiast and hobbyist game developer who draws inspiration from retro RPGs, reflecting a creative curiosity that often informs pragmatic system design. His background in computer software engineering and steady progression from research teams to senior engineering roles underpins a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach to complex data problems.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Royal College, Horana
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering at Staffordshire University
Sinhalese, English