Varuni Punchihewa
Associate Tech Lead
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Summary
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Top SchoolVaruni Punchihewa is an Associate Tech Lead with 8 years of hands-on experience building financial software and full-stack solutions, currently leading engineering efforts at DirectFN Sri Lanka. A self-taught developer with a First Class B.Sc. in Software Engineering, she progressed from software engineer to senior engineer and now to tech lead within the same company, demonstrating strong domain knowledge in stock brokerage and banking systems. Her background includes internships and programs at WSO2, Huawei Seeds for the Future, and Microsoft Student Partner, reflecting a mix of practical product work and global tech exposure. Varuni pairs backend and frontend skills—gained through projects like adding HTTP/2 and Markdown support at WSO2—with a passion for learning new technologies and mentoring, shown by her tech evangelism teaching coding in rural schools. Outside work she shares technical writing and projects on GitHub and Medium, signaling commitment to community knowledge-sharing and continuous growth.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Information Systems & Technology, Merit Pass, Diploma in Information Systems & Technology, Merit Pass at Open University of Sri LankaBachelor’s Degree, B.Sc.(Hons.) in Software Engineering, First Class Honors, Bachelor’s Degree, B.Sc.(Hons.) in Software Engineering, First Class Honors at University of Kelaniya Sri LankaVisakha Vidyalaya,Colombo 05St.Joseph's Girls' School Nugegoda
English, Sinhala
Github Skills (34)
microgateway10
docker10
api10
gateway10
api-gateway10
microservices10
api-management9
flutter9
cloud-native9
dart8
maps8
flutter-map8
kubernetes8
leaflet8
css6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Varuni-Punchihewa/product-microgateway
Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:13 pushes, 8 branches in 4 months
Varuni-Punchihewa/uok
Apr 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:10 pushes, 2 branches, 5 issues in 5 months
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