DevOps
Philosophy
I believe in the purity of function at scale. A Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years building cloud-native systems that serve tens of thousands of users daily.
From designing large-scale distributed systems to leading community initiatives across Sri Lanka - I bridge deep engineering with people-first leadership. My work is an exploration of reliability, restraint, and purposeful design.
20K+
Daily Active Users
99.9%
Uptime Maintained
Core Skills
- Angular / React / Next.js
- Node.js / TypeScript
- AWS / Kubernetes
- CI/CD (CircleCI)
- MySQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB
- System Design & Architecture
Recognition
- 1st Runners-up — SLIIT Codefest 2021
- Postman Student Leader
- Co-Organizer, K8s Sri Lanka
- KCD SL Finance Lead '23 '24 '25
- BSc (Hons) IT — SLIIT
- MSc IT — SLIIT (Reading)
Professional Chronology
Evolution of a Craft
Apr 2025Promoted
Senior Software Engineer
CareHires · UK (Remote)
Mar 2022
Software Engineer
CareHires · UK (Remote)
Jul 2021
Associate Software Engineer
Omobio (Pvt) Ltd · Colombo
Jan 2021
Intern Software Engineer
Omobio (Pvt) Ltd · Colombo
ReadingCurrent
MSc in Information Technology
SLIIT · Malabe
2018Graduated 2022
BSc (Hons) in Information Technology
SLIIT · Malabe
Dialogues
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Postman API
101 Workshop
Educator session on API fundamentals and Postman tooling — hosted as Postman Student Leader.
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Postman API
Workshop — SLIIT FOSS
Live workshop session conducted with SLIIT Women in FOSS community on API literacy.
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KubeCon India
2025 — Hyderabad
Finance lead at KCD Sri Lanka '23 '24 '25. A short from my transformative experience at CloudNativeCon India.
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Bridging the Gap:
Non-Tech to IT
Speaker at HCLTech Sri Lanka webinar on how non-tech professionals can thrive in IT business roles.
→More tech talks and community sessions on LinkedIn
LinkedIn ↗Observations
All Posts ↗Algorithms
Big O Notation Your Algorithm Compass EP01
Read →DevOps
Docker Images And Containers Explained Understanding The Foundation EP03
Read →10,000+ readers
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Let's build
something together.
Employed full-time — open to contributions & partnerships
Currently building at CareHires UK. I'm not available for freelance or client work, but I'm genuinely open to:
- Open-source contributions
- Technical writing & community talks
- Side-project collaborations
- Mentorship & knowledge sharing
- Community partnerships (K8s, CNCF, etc.)
uakaveeshagimhana@gmail.com
Colombo, Sri Lanka