Shannon Kularathna
Senior Technical Writer at Google
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolShannon Kularathna is a Senior Technical Writer with six years of experience shaping documentation for cloud-native technologies, particularly Kubernetes and container security. Based in Kitchener, Ontario, she has led GKE docs teams at Google, owning security bulletins, on-call rotations, and automation that streamlines peer review and issue assignment. Shannon combines hands-on scripting skills (Python, JavaScript, Linux, SQL) with a background in mechanical engineering and professional writing to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. She has a track record of driving large-scale documentation initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and creating processes that reduce friction in vulnerability management and feature launches. Earlier roles in fintech and SEO honed her ability to convert complex systems into usable guides and automated tooling for documentation quality control. Colleagues rely on her to turn security and infrastructure complexity into clear, actionable narratives while continuously improving docs workflows.
6 years of coding experience
Graduate Certificate Communications - Professional Writing, Graduate Certificate Communications - Professional Writing at Centennial CollegeBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Hons. Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Hons. Mechanical Engineering at University of Wolverhampton
English, Sinhalese
Stackoverflow
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1answer
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Github Skills (93)
google-cloud-platform10
ruby10
google-cloud10
hosting10
markdown10
gcloud10
validation10
golang10
site-generator10
kubernetes10
static-site-generator10
blog-engine10
go10
static-site10
gcp-config-connector10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
shannonxtreme/website
Apr 2021 - Mar 2025
Kubernetes website and documentation repo:
Contributions:263 pushes, 89 branches, 1 comment in 3 years 11 months
k8skubernetes
shannonxtreme/kubernetes-engine-samples
Aug 2022 - Jan 2024
Sample applications for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
gcloudapp-enginegooglegoogle-cloud-platformgoogle-kubernetes-engine
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