Pathmaka Galappaththi

Consultant Software Engineer

Brand Finance ↗

📍 London, United Kingdom (Remote)

Apr 2024 – Present

Developed and maintained NIFty, an internal brand value calculation tool processing data for 5,000+ global brands annually.
Built and enhanced backend services using Laravel 10+, with a focus on scalable and maintainable architecture.
Designed and managed RESTful APIs for the Brand Directory (public-facing platform), ensuring high reliability and performance.
Integrated third-party APIs (e.g., CAPIQ) to enrich brand valuation datasets.
Designed and optimized MySQL database schemas for improved performance and scalability.
Applied Laravel core features (Routes, Controllers, Repositories, Eloquent ORM, Migrations, Sanctum, Queues) to produce clean, testable code.
Implemented and maintained Sentry for real-time error monitoring and performance tracking across backend services.

Senior Software Engineer

Trust Payments ↗

📍 London, United Kingdom (Remote)

Jul 2022 – Apr 2024

Contributed to the development and maintenance of the Trust Payments JavaScript SDK used across e-commerce platforms globally.
Built new features and modules supporting SPA and multi-page applications.
Maintained and optimized existing SDK functionality to enhance performance, security, and user experience.
Wrote and maintained comprehensive unit tests using Jest; resolved critical bugs to improve SDK reliability.
Collaborated with QA, product managers, and integration engineers through active code reviews and agile ceremonies.
Established observability best practices across distributed systems, including metrics, alerting, and distributed tracing using Sentry and DataDog.

Senior Software Engineer

Axiata Digital Labs ↗

📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Apr 2020 – Jun 2022

Project 1: NPS Score-Based Dashboards (Telecom)

Developed NPS dashboards aggregating customer feedback from Messenger, SMS, Web, and survey platforms for a major telecom client.
Built and maintained backend systems handling 100,000+ records daily using Laravel.
Designed RESTful APIs for data ingestion and dashboard visualization.
Developed interactive React.js frontends for real-time data visualization.
Designed and implemented event-driven architecture using RabbitMQ and Redis to decouple services.

Project 2: SalesAcademy LMS (Learning Management System)

Led full-stack development of a customizable Learning Management System (LMS) built on WordPress and WooCommerce for telecom companies, architecting backend and frontend solutions as lead developer.
Customized and extended WooCommerce, adapting its product, cart, and checkout structures, to power course enrollment, course delivery, quizzes and surveys, payments, and learner management within the LMS.
Designed and built custom WordPress plugins using WordPress's hooks, filters, and plugin architecture to deliver modular, easily deployable features for telecom clients; deployed and managed the platform on Google Cloud Platform (Bitnami), optimizing MySQL databases for reliability and scale.
Enforced code quality standards using SonarQube across the plugin codebase.

Senior Software Engineer

Electric Elephant Games Ltd ↗

📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Apr 2019 – Apr 2020

Developed and maintained real-money slot machine and social casino games for major UK gaming platforms.
Built web-based, mobile-responsive games using Cocos Creator and Cocos2d-x.
Programmed core gameplay mechanics using TypeScript and JavaScript (ES6).
Integrated backend API responses for player sessions, payouts, leaderboards, and real-time game updates.
Ensured compliance with UK gaming regulations; performed performance tuning and memory management.

Associate → Senior Software Engineer

Shift Solutions (Pvt) Ltd ↗

📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Jul 2012 – Oct 2018

Progressed from Associate to Senior Software Engineer, leading development teams across multiple client projects.
Delivered full-stack web applications, mobile apps, and AR/interactive experiences for corporate clients.
Built and customized platforms using Laravel, CodeIgniter, WordPress, OpenCart, and Moodle.
Developed mobile applications using Apache Cordova with social media API integrations.

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