{
  "introduction": {
    "greeting": "Hi there! I'm Rajith Lahiru 👋",
    "aboutMe": "I'm an enthusiastic Associate Data Engineer at iLabs and a former Intern Data Engineer at Wiley. I have a strong passion for designing and optimizing data lakehouse architectures using open-source technologies. My expertise spans real-time data processing, metadata-driven ETL workflows, and cloud infrastructure.",
    "highlights": [
      "📊 Data Engineer specializing in real-time data processing",
      "⚡ Enthusiast in data infrastructure and system operations",
      "📂 Experience with metadata-driven ETL architectures",
      "☁️ Cloud knowledge (AWS EC2, S3)",
      "🛠️ Passionate about open-source technologies"
    ]
  },
  "skills": {
    "programmingLanguages": ["Python", "SQL", "Java", "C++", "JavaScript"],
    "frameworksAndLibraries": ["Apache Spark", "Debezium", "Kafka", "Pandas", "Airflow", "Trino"],
    "toolsAndPlatforms": ["Docker", "Git", "Jenkins", "Hive Metastore", "PostgreSQL", "Snowflake"],
    "cloud": ["AWS EC2", "AWS S3"]
  },
  "experience": [
    {
      "role": "Associate Data Engineer",
      "company": "iLabs",
      "description": "Working on data lakehouse architectures with real-time data processing using Debezium, Kafka, PySpark, and Trino."
    },
    {
      "role": "Intern Data Engineer",
      "company": "Wiley",
      "description": "Worked on metadata-driven ETL workflows, leveraging PostgreSQL to Snowflake with Pandas and Apache Airflow."
    }
  ],
  "contact": {
    "LinkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajithlahiru/",
    "Portfolio": "rajithlahiru.me",
    "Email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "funFacts": [
    "🌟 I enjoy exploring data infrastructure and automation.",
    "📚 Avid learner of open-source technologies.",
    "🚀 Always eager to optimize workflows and improve efficiency."
  ],
  "closing": "Feel free to reach out to me for collaboration on projects, discussing data engineering trends, or just to say hi!",
  "signature": "*This README was generated with ❤️ by Rajith Lahiru*"
}