Harsha Liyanage
Chief Executive Officer
A founding member of Virtusa, where he spent over 25 years and led the HiTech / ISV business. Harsha builds engineering teams around the needs of software products and the people who use them.
LinkedInWho we areEthos · Leadership · Advisors · Team
Engineers.
Architects.
Product thinkers.
Verdentra is a software engineering company in Colombo. We’re engineers, architects and product thinkers helping teams and businesses build better software with AI.
Our people bring decades of engineering experience and a willingness to rethink how the work gets done. We write the spec, AI works against it, and our judgement and care shape the result.
Experience writes the spec.
Good software takes more than generation. It takes people who understand the problem and can write down what the software must do. That’s the experience behind our spec-driven way of working, with AI exploring, drafting and testing against it.
Explore how we work01 · Our ethos
How we approach the work.
01Excellence in technology
Our engineers combine product understanding with spec-driven, AI-assisted workflows. We review the details, test our work against the spec and stand behind the software we deliver.
02Focus on outcome
Each project starts with the results our partners need. We design the software to support those goals as the product grows.
03Collaboration
We build lasting partnerships by sharing decisions, working through problems together and learning from each other.
04Positive impact
We consider the environmental cost of our software and contribute time and resources to our communities.
02 · Leadership
People who have built engineering firms before.
Mahesh Wanigasooriya
Chief Operating Officer, Asia
Over two decades at Pearson, Nokia and Microsoft across business operations, legal, compliance, procurement and vendor management. Before Verdentra he established a technology start-up in Sri Lanka and championed Agile transformations.
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Ravin Wijesinghe
Head of Engineering
More than twenty years in software engineering and technology leadership, spanning architecture, enterprise systems and large-scale engineering management. A hands-on solutions architect and AWS Certified Solutions Architect focused on scalable, high-quality delivery.
LinkedIn03 · Board of advisors
Counsel from people who have run technology at scale.
Greg Nicastro
Technology & Strategy Advisor
A Boston-area technology executive with 35+ years running product and technology for software companies and large enterprises. Operating Partner at Edison Partners and independent director for Upright and CloudSphere.
Chandika Mendis
Global Technology Solutions Advisor
Consultant, advisor and angel investor providing CTO services to start-ups. Formerly on Virtusa’s senior leadership team, heading software engineering and innovation.
Vasan Srinivasan
Leadership, Culture & Sales Advisor
Coaches executives and advises on strategy, leadership and sales, drawing on a 35+ year global career with senior roles at FIS, EDS, Capgemini, Birlasoft and Virtusa.
04 · Our team
A few of the people behind the workMeet the team.
Akhtar Ameen
Business Analyst
A fan of Formula 1, football and food, with an eye for detail.
Isuru Madumadawa
Software Engineer
Thrives on the creativity of code; recharges with a well-played cricket match.
Mariyam Fahim
Senior HR Executive
Hill-country hiker and the go-to planner for unforgettable events.
Hasitha Bombuwala
Software Engineer
“Take it easy, one task at a time.” Happiest outdoors with friends.
Pulindu De Silva
Software Engineer
University of Moratuwa graduate and photographer. His advice: keep learning.
Nizra Thajudeen
Software Engineer
“If you wait till you are ready, you won’t ever be. Just start.”
Madura Herath
Senior Software Engineer
Tech enthusiast with a passion for UX and graphic design.
Shaistha Ameen
Senior Finance Operations Executive
Competitive at Uno and at work. “Take risks. That’s when you learn the most.”