Hi, I'm Syarif
backend
engineer.
I build reliable, scalable backend systems and developer tools — clean APIs with Go, PostgreSQL, and cloud-native tooling.
Backend Engineer with 11+ years of experience building scalable and reliable systems across logistics, marketplace, and financial services industries. Experienced in designing backend architectures, optimizing disbursement flows, and developing high-performance services using Golang, gRPC, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Google Cloud Platform. Passionate about solving complex problems, learning new technologies quickly, and helping teams deliver impactful products.
Outside of engineering, I enjoy spending time at the gym and continuously exploring new ideas in AI and product engineering. I’m interested in building systems that are not only technically strong, but also meaningful for users and businesses. I enjoy collaborating with teams, mentoring engineers, and turning ideas into scalable products.
Career journey
Backend Engineer at IDExpress, a technology-based company providing logistics and expedition solutions. 🔧 Key contributions:
- Contributed to the revamp of legacy monolithic systems into microservices, improving scalability and deployment velocity.
- Designed and implemented a notification service supporting push notifications and HTML-based email delivery for mobile applications.
- Contributed to anti-fraud mechanisms for COD (Cash on Delivery) payments, helping detect and reduce fraudulent transactions.
- Improved payment efficiency and reduced operational cost by replacing virtual account payments with unique bank transfer codes.
- Executed database migration from MySQL to Google Datastore, improving scalability and reducing infrastructure cost.
- Developed COD collection and disbursement systems processing up to IDR 2B in collections and IDR 1B in daily disbursements.
- Optimised pricing flow, significantly improving processing speed and efficiency.
- Created automated daily and monthly financial reporting systems, reducing manual effort and errors.
- Participated in technical interviews for backend engineer candidates, assessing system design, coding skills, and backend fundamentals.
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