DogeSMS in Colombo
Why we're building presence in Colombo
Sri Lanka's mobile market has Dialog Axiata, Mobitel, Hutch, and Airtel Lanka operating in a 30M SIM connection market (population 22M), regulated by TRCSL (Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka) with A2P SMS sender ID registration enforced under LIRNEasia-influenced policy frameworks. Dialog, with 48% market share, is the de facto quality benchmark for SMS delivery latency in the country. Colombo's engineering talent pool — shaped by University of Moratuwa, the country's MIT equivalent for engineering output — produces backend engineers with unusually strong foundations in distributed systems, partly because many Sri Lankan engineers have spent years in Middle East telecom infrastructure roles before returning. Time zone alignment with Bangalore (same UTC+5:30) enables seamless collaboration across South Asian teams, and the cost-to-skill ratio remains among the most compelling in South Asia for senior backend hires building payment-adjacent systems.
Distributed teammate hub
Timezone: UTC+5:30. Working language: English (and likely local). Decisions live in writing; we coordinate across timezones via async docs.
Coworking spaces we recommend nearby:
- Regus Colombo
- Hatch Colombo
Future openings in this hub will likely include: Engineering, Growth.
What life looks like here for our team
Reliable internet, growing local tech meetups, and proximity to Sri Lanka's regional tech ecosystem.
DogeSMS doesn't have a physical office in Colombo.We're a distributed team — this page describes the city, not a workplace.
Interested?
Email careers@dogesms.com or see all open roles.