Engineering Manager | Technical Lead | Staff Software Engineer
8+ years building scalable systems • 6+ years in fintech • Led teams of 20+ engineers • Processed millions of transactions monthly
I'm a seasoned engineering leader with 8+ years of experience spanning IC to EM roles, specializing in distributed systems, full-stack development, and scalable architectures. I've led teams processing millions of monthly transactions, built revenue-generating products, and scaled engineering organizations from startup to unicorn stages.
- 🏢 Currently: Freelancing and working on side projects
- 💼 Previously: Engineering Manager at Vida, Staff Engineer at Cashboard (YC S22), 5+ years at Xendit (YC W15)
- 🎯 Expertise: Payments, billing systems, team leadership, full-stack development
- 💰 Impact: $200k+ revenue generation, 20% company revenue contribution, 1M+ transactions processed
- 👥 Leadership: Managed 13+ direct reports, scaled teams from 5 to 20+ engineers
- 📫 Contact: mochamadlutfifadlan@gmail.com
- 📍 Location: Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
- Xendit (YC W15, 2016-2022): Software Engineer → Technical Lead → Senior Technical Lead → Engineering Manager
- Cashboard (YC S22): Staff Software Engineer leading 1M+ transaction processing systems
- Vida: Engineering Manager for digital signatures (1M+ monthly transactions, 99%+ uptime)
- Current: Freelancing and building profitable side projects
- 🏅 Y Combinator Experience: 5+ years at Xendit (YC W15), Staff Engineer at Cashboard (YC S22)
- 💰 Revenue Impact: Generated $200k+ through billing automation, drove 20% of company revenue
- 📈 Scale Management: Led teams processing 1M-5M+ monthly transactions
- 🛠️ Technical Leadership: Migrated 5+ services to Kubernetes, implemented end-to-end observability
- 👥 People Leadership: Managed 13+ engineers, promoted multiple team members, hired 10+ engineers
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- 📈 Team Scaling: Grew engineering teams from 5 to 20+ members
- 💰 Revenue Impact: Led products generating $200k+ revenue and 20% of company revenue
- 🚀 Technical Strategy: Architected systems processing 1M-5M+ monthly transactions
- 👥 People Development: Promoted multiple engineers, conducted 100+ interviews
- 📊 Process Optimization: Implemented Agile methodologies adopted company-wide
- 🔧 Infrastructure: Led Kubernetes migrations, implemented observability systems
- 🎯 Proven Leadership: 8+ years from IC to EM, scaling teams and systems
- 💰 Business Impact: Revenue generation through technical product development
- 🏗️ Architecture Expertise: Designing systems for millions of transactions
- 🚀 Startup Experience: Pre-seed to unicorn, including Y Combinator batch
- 🌟 Full-Stack Vision: Backend-focused with strong product development skills
🚀 Let's build the next generation of scalable systems together!