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Backend Engineer focused on building secure, scalable systems. I architect APIs and microservices, research security vulnerabilities, and automate infrastructure end-to-end.
- 🔭 Currently building secure backend systems & microservices
- 🔐 Researching penetration testing & vulnerability analysis
- ☁️ Automating with Kubernetes, Terraform & CI/CD pipelines
- 🌱 Studying Zero Trust Architecture & Red Team techniques
- 📡 Obsessed with observability, clean code, and automation
- ⚡ Philosophy: Security is a foundation, not a feature
> 📍 Sri Lanka · 🕐 GMT+5:30 · 💼 Open to opportunities
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Languages
Frameworks & APIs
Databases & Storage
Security & Research
DevOps & Cloud
| | Principle | Approach | |:---:|:---|:---| | 🔐 | **Security First** | Threat model before you build, not after | | ⚡ | **Automate Everything** | If it happens twice, it should be a script | | 📡 | **Full Observability** | Logs, metrics, and traces are non-negotiable | | 🏗️ | **Clean Architecture** | Readable code is maintainable code | | 🔒 | **Zero Trust** | Verify everything, trust nothing implicitly | | 🌱 | **Continuous Learning** | The threat landscape evolves — so must I |
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