Summary
Sandaruwan Nanayakkara is a CEO and hands-on technology leader with 11+ years building and scaling SaaS products for startups and enterprises across the USA, UK, EU, and Asia through his company Zegates. He combines product-first engineering with deep technical experience in .NET, React, Node.js, AWS, Azure, microservices and AI to deliver reliable MVPs and long-term architectures. As CTO of WERGO and former senior engineer at Sysco LABS, he has led teams that solve complex scalability and integration challenges while maintaining cost-efficient delivery models. His firm has shipped 80+ SaaS products for 50+ global clients, reflecting a track record of predictable delivery and pragmatic engineering. Based in Sri Lanka, he brings founder-oriented thinking to partnerships and a background that spans early product engineering to executive strategy. An often-overlooked strength is his long-standing commitment to team-building and operational finance from student leadership roles, which informs how he scales engineering organizations.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering, 2nd year, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering, 2nd year at University of Peradeniya
Mathematics, Mathematics at Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka
English, Sinhalese