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Manodya Lakmal

Colombo

Summary

Seasoned software professional with over 11 years of hands-on experience in Fintech, investment banking, stock market systems, and government procurement. Skilled in Java and Spring Boot, specializing in microservice architecture, data structures, algorithms, and integration patterns. Acknowledged for delivering scalable solutions and offering technical leadership in agile settings, consistently achieving high-performance results. Professional technical leader with deep expertise in software development, systems architecture, and project management. Known for fostering team collaboration and driving results through effective communication and strategic planning. Adept at navigating complex technical challenges and ensuring alignment with evolving business needs. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, implementing innovative solutions, and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Technical Lead

Unibench
08.2023 - 02.2025
  • Led the design and implementation of cloud-native payment solutions on AWS using Java 11/17, Spring Boot, and Quarkus.
  • Focused on writing testable, scalable code, improving CI/CD pipelines with AWS CDK, and ensuring high test coverage across unit, integration, and E2E levels.

Software Engineer

Zipcar, NetGuru
11.2022 - 08.2023
  • Leading technical feasibility studies and end-to-end development within the Community Management Group.
  • Integrated metrics dashboards and data sources for member scoring.
  • Delivered high-quality features with technologies including Java 8, Kotlin, Docker, Kubernetes, GraphQL, and Protobuf.
  • Maintained detailed technical documentation and conducted performance/load testing.

Senior Tech Lead

Zerobeta Inc
03.2021 - 11.2022
  • Designed and implemented a cloud-native platform for high-performance trading and risk management.
  • Built a Java wrapper for QuantLib to integrate financial calculations.
  • Led a team, providing code reviews, estimates, and scrum facilitation.
  • Leveraged AWS (Batch, Lambda, ElastiCache), Java 8, Spring Boot, MySQL, Kafka, and Docker.

Senior Software Engineer

Defense Science Technology Agency
02.2019 - 01.2021
  • Developed new supplier rating modules for government procurement systems using J2EE and Spring Boot.
  • Provided production support, training, and mentoring while implementing performance improvements.

Senior Software Engineer

DirectFN Technologies
03.2014 - 01.2019
  • Engineered multiple fintech solutions including algorithmic trading, risk engines, ESB platforms, and AML tools.
  • Core contributor to DirectFN Enterprise Service Bus and market data integration systems.
  • Tech stack included Java 7/8, Apache Camel, AKKA, Spring Boot, ActiveMQ, NoSQL.

Switching Operations Engineer

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel
02.2013 - 03.2014
  • Maintained telecom core network systems and built internal visitor management applications using JSP.

Education

Master of Science - Financial Mathematics

University Of Colombo
Colombo
10-2025

Bachelor of Engineering BSc Hons. - Electronic & Telecommunications

University of Moratuwa
Colomobo
02.2013

Skills

  • Java8,11/ JEE
  • Python
  • Akka (Java)
  • Spring /Spring Boot/Spring Data/ Spring Stream
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Hibernate / JPA / Spring Data
  • Docker/Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • Redis
  • Apache Camel 220X
  • Junit/TDD
  • MySQL / Oracle / MongoDB/ Postgres/Neo4j/InfluxDB
  • JBoss / IBM Websphere / Weblogic 12X
  • IBM MQ/ActiveMQ/ JMS
  • SVN/ GIT
  • Maven/JIRA
  • JavaScript/HTML/CSS
  • Jmeter/JasperReports
  • FIX 42/ QuickFIXJ
  • QuantLib
  • Simple Binary Encoding / ProtoBuf
  • Microservices / REST /SOAP
  • JSON/XML/YAML
  • Stock Market/Fixed Income/Investment banking/ Payment Solutions

Certification

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance, Inc. May 2022 – May 2024
  • Amazon Web Services Developer - Associate, Amazon Web Services October 2019 – October 2022
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate (SAA), Amazon Web Services May 2019 – May 2022
  • MongoDB for Java Developers (M101J), Mongo Unversity August 2014 – August 2016
  • MongoDB for DBAs (M102), Mongo Unversity August 2014 – August 2016
  • Symphony Certified Bot Developer (Java), Symphony September 2021
  • Symphony Certified Associate Developer, Symphony September 2021
  • Bond Valuation , Udemy September 2021

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Senior Technical Lead

Unibench
08.2023 - 02.2025

Software Engineer

Zipcar, NetGuru
11.2022 - 08.2023

Senior Tech Lead

Zerobeta Inc
03.2021 - 11.2022

Senior Software Engineer

Defense Science Technology Agency
02.2019 - 01.2021

Senior Software Engineer

DirectFN Technologies
03.2014 - 01.2019

Switching Operations Engineer

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel
02.2013 - 03.2014

Master of Science - Financial Mathematics

University Of Colombo

Bachelor of Engineering BSc Hons. - Electronic & Telecommunications

University of Moratuwa

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