Shavindri Dissanayake
Technical Writer at Google
Greater Seattle Area United States
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Top SchoolShavindri Dissanayake is a Technical Writer with nine years of experience translating complex cloud and observability concepts into clear developer-facing documentation, currently writing at Google after roles at Broadcom and VMware. She has focused expertise in logs, tracing, OpenTelemetry, and SDK documentation for Aria Operations for Applications, blending deep technical understanding with user-centered content design. Her background spans enterprise software, open-source ecosystems, and contract work for organizations like The Linux Foundation, giving her versatility across documentation styles and audiences. With academic training in information technology and business management, she pairs technical literacy with product and stakeholder awareness. Colleagues value her ability to make intricate telemetry and operational topics accessible to engineers and product teams. An unusually cross-functional communicator, she brings marketing and communications experience from earlier roles to drive clarity and adoption of technical content.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Information Technology Information Technology, Bachelor of Information Technology Information Technology at University of MoratuwaCIMA Management Accounting, CIMA Management Accounting at The Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsBachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Management at Northwood University
Github Skills (79)
programming-language10
authentication10
interpreter10
cloud-native10
sdk10
compiler10
kubernetes10
wavefront10
documentation10
identity9
docker9
ballerina9
spring-boot-starter9
java9
opentracing9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
wavefrontHQ/wavefront-sdk-doc-sources
Feb 2020 - Aug 2023
Contributions:7 reviews, 17 PRs, 7 pushes in 3 years 6 months
wavefrontHQ/opentelemetry-examples
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:15 reviews, 92 commits, 34 PRs in 9 months
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