Riyaj Kafardeen
Riyaj Kafardeen

Senior Software Engineer

Open to offers · Member since 9 Aug 2026
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Location
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time, Contract
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a Senior Software Engineer with over four years of experience building production-grade full-stack software since 2022. I specialize in Laravel, TypeScript, React, and Node.js, with a strong focus on clean architecture, code quality, and long-term maintainability.

I have delivered web platforms, SaaS products, ERP systems, student management systems, and custom business software for clients in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Sri Lanka. My work spans backend APIs, frontend applications, database design, admin systems, integrations, and operational tooling.

I am currently a Senior FilamentPHP and Laravel Developer at Asmorphic Pty Ltd, where I work remotely on a B2B telecom ordering and provisioning platform. I help improve checkout reliability, provider API error handling, data-model architecture, and internal admin tools used by reseller operations teams.

I am also the Founder and CEO of IT Starter (Pvt) Ltd, a Sri Lankan software consultancy. I lead technical delivery, client communication, mentoring, and engineering quality while building Laravel-based platforms and SaaS products, including BillBook.lk.

I regularly lead engineers, make architecture decisions, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior developers. I have managed delivery across concurrent projects and have experience working closely with cross-functional teams on scalability, security, and product requirements.

I use Claude Code and Cursor daily as part of a disciplined AI-assisted development workflow. I use AI for planning, debugging, refactoring, documentation, and repetitive implementation work while maintaining human judgment over architecture, business rules, and domain decisions.

Notice period: 1 week

Skills

26 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Application Hosting

Data Stores

Design

Experience

Career history

Senior FilamentPHP & Laravel Developer Asmorphic Pty Ltd

I work remotely as a senior developer on Foxus, Asmorphic's B2B ordering and provisioning platform for telecom resellers using NBN, Vocus, and related broadband services.

I resolve checkout and order-flow issues, strengthen provider API error handling, and reduce manual intervention in failed provisioning jobs. I also co-lead refactoring of the core order, product, and purchase data model and build FilamentPHP admin resources used by reseller operations teams.

Founder & CEO IT Starter (Pvt) Ltd

I founded and lead a registered Sri Lankan software consultancy delivering Laravel-based web platforms, SaaS products, and custom software for clients in the UK, Australia, and Sri Lanka.

I have delivered more than 70 projects across automotive, education, e-commerce, and small-business domains. I lead and mentor two full-time engineers and three part-time collaborators, owning technical direction, delivery quality, and client communication.

I also built and operate BillBook.lk, an in-house SaaS billing platform for Sri Lankan small businesses.

Software Engineer → Senior Software Engineer LevelWeb

I was promoted to Senior Software Engineer within three months of joining. I led a team of five engineers delivering ERP and Student Management System platforms for educational institutions.

I owned architecture decisions, code reviews, and delivery coordination across multiple concurrent education-sector projects. I mentored junior engineers on Laravel practices, code quality, and sprint delivery while building TALL-stack applications with React and Inertia.js frontends.

Software Engineer Shield Technologies (Pvt) Ltd

I worked as a full-stack developer on Trash2Cash, a recycling and waste-management platform.

I built backend APIs and user-facing frontend features using Laravel, React, and Node.js. I collaborated with cross-functional teams on security, scalability, and internal tooling.

Software Engineering Intern Surge Global (Pvt) Ltd

I contributed to Surge Hub, an internal management platform used across Surge Global's operations.

I worked with the MERN stack on feature development, bug fixes, and workflow improvements.

Education

Learning history

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)

BSc (Hons), Information Technology

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Information Technology.

University of Moratuwa (CODL)

Trainee Full Stack Developer Programme, Full Stack Development

Trainee programme in full-stack software development.

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