Nishanga Perera
Chief Executive Officer at GitHub
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolNishanga Perera is a seasoned technology executive and CTO with over 25 years’ experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, AI platforms, and secure infrastructure across startups and enterprises. He combines deep computer-science rigor—grounded in computational complexity and optimization—with pragmatic delivery, driving platform modernization, reliability, and cost-conscious performance at scale. Comfortable toggling between hands-on architecture, code review, and executive strategy, he has led remote and hybrid engineering organizations through complex transitions and technical debt reduction. A long-time open source contributor and OWASP member, he blends cybersecurity best practices into platform strategy and has a track record of building resilient systems where correctness and operational robustness matter. Based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he mentors engineering cultures that prioritize durable business value and is currently completing a PhD in Data Science and Machine Learning, signaling continued focus on research-led AI infrastructure.
12 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Data Science and Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Data Science and Machine Learning at Lincoln University CollegeMasters of Science Advance Software Engineering, Masters of Science Advance Software Engineering at University of WestminsterMaster of Science - MS Information Technology, Master of Science - MS Information Technology at Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Github Skills (30)
expressjs9
resource-management9
ats9
rest-api8
time-tracking8
task-management7
php7
python7
react7
docker7
gnome6
typescript6
scheduler6
centos6
docker-compose6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
aperera/code_challenges
Apr 2024 - Jul 2024
A collection of code challenges and solutions | May the force be with you
Contributions:90 pushes, 5 branches in 2 months
aocdockernerdcorepythonwired
waansolutions/ampt-ci
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
AMPT-CI
Contributions:43 commits, 5 PRs, 39 pushes in 3 months
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