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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Additional Information
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Hobbies
Timeline
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Deshan Alahakoon

Deshan Alahakoon

Zwaag

Summary

I’m a Senior Software Developer with extensive experience building scalable, real-time systems and leading engineering teams. Over my career, I’ve driven innovation across both frontend and backend domains — designing everything from fleet-wide Wi-Fi portals for major airlines, to AI-powered communication platforms for sales.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Developer

Reaktor
12.2022 - Current

• Engineered scalable connectivity solutions, collaborating with multiple satellite providers to optimize in-flight performance and reliability.
• Worked on the integration of SpaceX Starlink, delivering a next-generation high-speed internet system for passenger use.
• Provided technical consulting to align software architecture with aviation-grade compliance, and operational standards.

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Clevertech
12.2020 - 12.2022

• Directed frontend engineering efforts on Clevertech’s largest enterprise project, collaborating within a 50+ developer team.
• Provided technical leadership and mentorship, shaping key tech stack decisions across frontend and backend.
• Transitioned into a full-stack problem solver, working with technologies including Node.js, React, Redis, AWS Lambda, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, AWS S3, Ionic, and TanStack, to deliver scalable and high-performance solutions.
• Played a pivotal role during critical project roadblocks, delivering timely solutions that stabilized development, restored client confidence, and ultimately secured project success.

Backend Software Architect

VoiceIQ
01.2019 - 12.2020

• Designed and built an end-to-end communications system enabling sales teams to seamlessly interact with clients.
• Engineered a real-time audio processing pipeline where streams were consumed and transcoded on the fly using FFmpeg, enabling faster transcript generation and audio analysis.
• Integrated AI-driven sentiment and emotion analysis across multiple platforms, delivering actionable insights through automated reporting.
• Overcame the challenges of real-time transcript highlighting with AI, ensuring low-latency, scalable performance for continuous processing at scale.
• Tech stack: React, Node.js, .NET, Apache Pulsar, Azure CosmosDB (NoSQL), Apache Druid, FFmpeg, Twilio.

Senior Software Engineer

Calcey Technologies
02.2018 - 12.2018

• Served as a Senior Software Engineer at Calcey Technologies, specializing in mobile development using React Native.
• Led the development of the SpotMe project, enhancing user engagement for a British client.
• Directed the mobile app development for Apollo, focusing on offline-first content for fire fighters.
• Contributed to creating a robust application that supports data access in remote locations.

Senior Software Engineer

Intellogic
11.2015 - 01.2018

• Developed a comprehensive ERP system for Wills Design, enhancing operational efficiency in a popular fashion store.
• Engineered a CRM solution for a government company, streamlining client management processes.
• Utilized technologies including AngularJS, React, .NET Core, and WPF to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

SLIIT
Colombo, Sri Lanka
10-2016

Skills

  • Microservices architecture
  • Enterprise architecture design
  • Training and mentoring
  • Web application development
  • Mobile application development
  • Project management
  • Artificial Intelligence

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Additional Information

Cloud Platforms

AWS, Google Cloud, Azure


Web Development

Go, .Net, C#, React, Angular, Node.js, Redis, Apache Kafka, Apache Druid, Prometheus, Kibana, Grafana, GraphQL, PHP, Blazor, Vue


Mobile Development

React Native, Android Development Java


Databases

Postgres, MySQL, MS-SQL, SQLite, MariaDB

MongoDB, BigTable, Azure CosmosDB, Redis, DynamoDb

Accomplishments

  • Winner - Explore 2011 Hackathon
  • Runner Up - ACICTS 2011 Hackathon
  • Runner Up - Envision 2011

Hobbies

Gaming

Home Automation

Photography

Videography

Timeline

Senior Software Developer

Reaktor
12.2022 - Current

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Clevertech
12.2020 - 12.2022

Backend Software Architect

VoiceIQ
01.2019 - 12.2020

Senior Software Engineer

Calcey Technologies
02.2018 - 12.2018

Senior Software Engineer

Intellogic
11.2015 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

SLIIT
Deshan Alahakoon