About Me

Results-oriented Senior Backend Engineer with 14+ years of experience architecting high-concurrency distributed systems for F&B and high-traffic media platforms serving millions of daily requests. Expert in Golang, Node.js, Python, and GCP Cloud Native architectures. Experienced in designing production-grade microservices, specializing in monolithic-to-microservices migrations, CI/CD pipelines, and observability. Proven track record working with international remote teams.

Expertise

Extensive technical competency across core languages, cloud infrastructure, and distributed architecture.

Core Languages

Golang, Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Java, and PHP.

Cloud & DevOps

Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Functions, GKE), AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform (IaC), GitHub Actions.

Architecture

Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, gRPC (Protobuf), GraphQL, RESTful APIs, WebSocket, Serverless, Multi-Tenancy.

Data & Storage

PostgreSQL (Optimization/ACID), MongoDB, Redis (Caching/Streams), MySQL, ArangoDB, ElasticSearch.

Messaging

Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Google Cloud Tasks.

Observability

Grafana, Google Cloud Logging, Error Reporting, Distributed Tracing (Open Telemetry).

Experience

Over 14 years of experience architecting high-concurrency distributed systems and leading technical teams.

Senior Backend Engineer at Qios

(NodeJS, Typescript, GCP, Terraform)
March 2024 - Present

• Architected and deployed a high-availability backend system for kiosk-based F&B, ensuring 99.99% service reliability.
• Engineered a Cloud-Native Microservices architecture on GCP, utilizing Cloud Run to reduce cost by 75%+ and enable auto-scaling.
• Codified infrastructure using Terraform (IaC), reducing operational overhead and eliminating configuration drift.
• Established robust CI/CD pipelines with automated integration testing (80%+ code coverage).
• Implemented full-stack Observability (Cloud Logging, Error Reporting).
• Developing AI chatbot using RAG pipeline for client QnA and sales forecasting.

Senior Backend Engineer at Payever (Remote)

(NodeJS, Typescript, Python)
January 2020 - December 2023

• Engineered solid backend system for website builder, supporting massive concurrent user interactions.
• Designed and implemented an AI-driven Video Object Detection service using Python and TensorFlow.
• Mentored and managed a distributed team of junior developers, conducting code reviews and enforcing best practices.
• Optimized high-concurrency user action handling, implementing Redis pub/sub strategies.

Senior Backend Engineer at Kumparan

(Javascript, Golang)
April 2017 - January 2020

• Decomposed legacy monolithic application into microservices, enabling independent deployment cycles.
• Pioneered corporate adoption of Golang, transitioning critical high-throughput services from NodeJS to Go.
• Engineered inter-service communication with gRPC (Protobuf), reducing latency and increasing security.
• Executed critical database migration from ArangoDB to PostgreSQL, ensuring strict ACID compliance.
• Led and mentored the backend team.

Early Career

(December 2009 - April 2017)

Mainspring Technology (July 2016 - April 2017): Engineered a custom Plagiarism Detection System processing hundreds of daily articles; Standardized version control workflow to Git.

Detik.com (Feb 2012 - July 2016): Developed high-traffic community platforms for Indonesia's #1 News Portal (140M+ daily visits). Built centralized SSO and anti-spam systems handling millions of daily requests.

Finenz (Jan 2011 - Aug 2011): Engineered automated trading reporting tools.

Mynts Solusindo (Dec 2009 - Jan 2011): Delivered a full-stack shopping platform.

External Projects

Personal ventures and contributed innovative solutions.

Golagopi

(Founder & Backend Engineer)

https://golagopi.com
Platform empowering designers to manage custom art commissions, streamlining the workflow from request to final delivery and payment settlement (Closed Beta).

Tech Stack: Cloud Run, Golang, CI/CD, MongoDB.

Contact Me

Feel free to reach me out via email mh@septiadi.com or connect with me on WhatsApp. I look forward to hearing from you!