I build backend systems
that don't fall over
at 3am.
Budi Suryadi — Senior Backend Engineer & Dev Lead based in Jakarta. 13+ years building distributed systems, microservices platforms, and observable infrastructure.
Java · Spring Boot · Kafka · PostgreSQL · Redis · Kubernetes · Grafana
About
Senior Backend Engineer /
turned Dev Lead.
I started in Java backend engineering and grew into platform-level decisions where service ownership, runtime behavior, and team delivery habits matter as much as code.
My technical focus is fast, resilient systems: Kafka event flows, Redis-backed paths, distributed tracing, and production workflows built for incidents, not tutorials.
As a Dev Lead, I mentor engineers, shape roadmap planning, and balance delivery pressure with long-term system health.
Current focus
Platform engineering, IDP, distributed systems
Core language
Java 8–21 (production, 13+ years)
Primary stack
Spring Boot · Kafka · PostgreSQL · Kubernetes
Observability
Grafana · Prometheus · Jaeger · Datadog
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia (Remote-friendly)
Selected work
Projects
Catatku
2025MVP bookkeeping app with chat and voice-note input for fast expense tracking.
- ▸Covers 2 input modes for the MVP: chat and voice note.
- ▸Cuts routine entry from 6 taps to 2 actions in the prototype flow.
- ▸Consolidates 1 bookkeeping experience instead of a separate form-heavy flow.
Wellness
2025MVP AI companion for private chat and voice-based venting.
- ▸Supports 2 conversation modes in the MVP: text chat and voice note input.
- ▸Reduces first interaction to 1 tap-to-talk or tap-to-type action.
- ▸Keeps the experience in 1 private companion flow backed by AI context.
Merchant Event Platform
2024Kafka-backed service mesh for transaction and merchant lifecycle events.
- ▸Processed 2.4M+ daily domain events across 18 Kafka topics.
- ▸Reduced duplicate event handling by 72% through idempotency keys and dead-letter review.
- ▸Cut downstream incident triage from 45 minutes to 12 minutes with traceable event metadata.
Internal Developer Platform
2023Golden-path service templates, CI/CD, and runtime standards for backend teams.
- ▸Standardized 11 backend services on one build and deployment workflow.
- ▸Reduced new service bootstrap time from 3 days to under 4 hours.
- ▸Improved deployment frequency by 35% while keeping rollback steps documented.
Observability Control Plane
2023Metrics, logs, and traces wired into backend release ownership.
- ▸Created 24 service dashboards covering latency, error rate, saturation, and Kafka lag.
- ▸Lowered mean time to detect critical regressions from 20 minutes to 5 minutes.
- ▸Mapped 9 distributed traces across checkout, settlement, and notification flows.
Technical skills
Skills
Backend
Data
Messaging
Platform & DevOps
Observability
Architecture
Core = used in production at scale · Lighter = proficient / familiar
Career
Experience
Dev Lead
Accord Innovations
May 2024 - Mar 2026
Reviewed code, supported incident handling, and shaped system design for backend delivery.
Senior Backend Engineer
PT Jasa Teknologi Informasi
Oct 2022 - Apr 2024
Handled backend delivery and support work across product and service integrations.
Senior Software Engineer
Ajaib
Mar 2021 - Aug 2022
Built software features with backend focus and cross-team delivery ownership.
Career break
Personal goal pursuit
Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
Took a short break to participate in a startup incubator and pursue entrepreneurship.
Lead Devops Engineer And Software Engineer
Wirecard
Jun 2017 - Aug 2020
Led DevOps and software engineering work across release operations and backend delivery.
Senior Component Developer
Wirecard
Jan 2016 - May 2017
Built and maintained backend components with a focus on reliable service behavior.
Component Developer
Wirecard
Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
Developed backend components and supported implementation work for the product stack.
RND Developer
PT Skyworx Indonesia
Feb 2013 - Oct 2013
Started engineering career with R&D development work and technical support.
Engineering impact
Selected systems work
A compact version of the technical impact stories from the older portfolio.
PostgreSQL Performance Optimization
Reduced critical query latency through indexing strategy, execution plan analysis, and query rewrite.
Kafka Consumer Stability
Improved service resilience by handling restart loops, backpressure, and failure behavior.
Document Processing Platform
Designed async document processing flows using event-driven architecture and worker services.
Knowledge base
Practical notes
PostgreSQL Indexing
Composite index strategy, WHERE/JOIN ordering, and filter plus sort patterns.
Explain Analyze Guide
Reading Seq Scan, Index Scan, Sort, Nested Loop, and HashAggregate plans.
Big O Cheat Sheet
From O(1) to O(n²), tied to real backend and database use cases.
Regex Cheat Sheet
Anchors, groups, classes, and practical matching patterns.
Micro business
Side project
Cerdas Reward Store
Online micro business selling Muslim fashion, family clothing, and cosmetic products with digital gold reward promotions.
Get in touch
Let's build something
worth running at 3am.
Open to Principal or Staff Backend Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Head of Engineering roles in Jakarta or remote.