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Manujith Pallewatte

Technical Lead

Experienced engineering leader with over a decade of expertise in architecting, developing, and optimizing complex systems. Proven track record across the entire development lifecycle, including system design, implementation, deployment, infrastructure management, and continuous monitoring.

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Experience

Nudo, Australia

Lead Developer • 2023 — Present

Leading the technical transformation of the organization to meet its scaling needs.

  • Developed and executed an IT transformation strategy, addressing key scaling issues of the organization.
  • Developed and implemented technical SOPs, standardizing IT support workflows, streamlining product roadmap management, and improving the efficiency of technical documentation processes.
  • Spearheaded ERP consolidation with Odoo, replacing over 15 fragmented systems, spreadsheets, and manual processes, leading to a significant increase in operational efficiency.
  • Developed highly customized Odoo modules, increasing user adoption.

    • Hyperglade, United States

    Co-founder & CTO • 2021 — 2024

    Co-founded Hyperglade – a platform enabling enterprises to unlock real-world use cases with blockchain technology. Raised pre-seed funding from Draper Associates in 2023.

  • Led a team of 7 engineers in developing proprietary protocols for EVM-compatible blockchains.
  • Developed the platform prototype that attracted USD 350k pre-seed investments from Draper Associates.
  • Developed a Web3 system (early 2022) enabling users to purchase NFTs directly with credit cards, eliminating the need for crypto wallets and increasing accessibility to non-crypto-native users.
  • Designed a decentralized lending protocol, securing a USD 200k grant from Avalanche.
  • Spearheaded product vision and strategy, developing prototypes and driving execution of the product roadmap.

    • Avantrio, Sri Lanka

    Co-founder / Multiple Roles • 2019 — 2023

    Co-founded Avantrio, a Colombo-based development studio, in 2019. Scaled the team to 40 members and facilitated a partial exit via a successful merger in 2023. Played key roles across engineering and management, delivering 20+ projects and launching 15+ startup products across diverse domains in the US, UK, and MEA markets. A few key projects outlined under Projects.

    hSenid Business Solutions, Sri Lanka

    Mobile Application Developer • 2013 — 2014

    One of the leading HR platforms in the APAC region, providing enterprise-grade solutions for workforce management and employee engagement.

  • Started as an Associate Engineer, advancing to a Mobile Application Developer role within 4 months to build and maintain the company's core HR mobile application.
  • Explored emerging hybrid mobile frameworks, creating a lightweight custom framework for Android (published on GitHub) to optimize performance and development flexibility.

    • Education

    University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

    Bachelor of Science (Hons), Computer Science & Engineering • 2014 — 2018

    Social Links

    • Github: https://github.com/manzzup
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manujith-pallewatte/
    • Website: http://manzzup.github.io