Rukshan Hassim

Rukshan Hassim has a diverse work experience ranging from software engineering to data engineering. Rukshan is currently working as a Lead Data Engineer at Oceans, managing the data life cycle at Innerwell, a company focused on therapeutic uses of psychedelic medication. Their responsibilities include managing infrastructure on AWS services, data pipelines, and visualization options.

Prior to their current role, Rukshan worked as a Senior Data Engineer at Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, where they automated ETL pipelines and dashboards using AWS tooling and introduced open source tools like Airflow and Great Expectations.

Rukshan also worked as a Data Engineer at Circles.Life, focusing on data engineering using managed AWS/GCP services. Additionally, Rukshan gained experience as a Software Engineer at PickMe, where they worked on Hive, Azkaban, and Apache Spark-based jobs.

Rukshan's early career included roles as a Software Engineering Intern at CAMMS, where they gained exposure to project management software development, and as a Co-Founder of illusionArc and Phase Maps, where they focused on 3D modeling, virtual tours, and improving navigation systems.

Overall, Rukshan's work experience showcases their expertise in data engineering, software engineering, and their ability to introduce innovative tools and technologies to improve data ecosystems.

Rukshan Hassim completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Science from the University of Westminster from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that, they attended Yoshida Shokanji International School from 2001 to 2011 and obtained a G.C.E Ordinary Level Examination. In addition, they have obtained certifications in Snowflake Fundamentals from Snowflake, Data Warehousing on AWS from Amazon Web Services (AWS), and a Team Award for Demonstrating Resilience from Sysco LABS Technologies Private Limited. Rukshan's additional certification in dbt Fundamentals does not provide information about the obtained month or year.