Gayan Pathirana is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in software architecture, platform integration, and fintech. Currently serving as Tech Lead at Almond FinTech, Gayan has previously held pivotal roles, including Solutions Architect at EMQ Inc., where innovative development practices and reusable patterns were promoted across engineering teams. Gayan's leadership experience includes guiding technical initiatives at Rhino Partners and Railsr, where engineering teams delivered Banking-as-a-Service integration projects. Earlier career milestones include positions at Sysco LABS Sri Lanka and DirectFN | Mubasher, focusing on high-end enterprise solutions and team coordination. Gayan holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.