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12+ years in software · 7+ years leading teams · PHP · Node.js · Go
I'm Hitori Achmad Fatchan (Mas Hito), an Engineering Manager based in Depok, Indonesia. I lead multiple squads while staying hands‑on to ship scalable, reliable, and cost‑efficient solutions.
Highlights
Roles: Engineering Manager · Senior Software Engineer · IT Solution Architect Manager
Balance: 70% management / 30% hands‑on (PHP, Node.js, Go)
Focus: scalability, reliability/SLA, cost efficiency, AI adoption, GCE → GKE migration, high‑traffic ops
Industries: media, travel, e‑commerce, legal‑tech
Style: clear goals, fast feedback, psychological safety, outcome‑driven
Experience
Engineering Manager • Perqara
- •Lead 15+ engineers across 3 squads (Web, Mobile Apps, Internal Tools) + Data & DevOps teams — improved delivery velocity by 40% in 6 months
- •Implemented sprint discipline and quality gates — achieved 99.5% uptime with zero critical production bugs
- •Hands‑on coding (~30%): PHP Laravel & Node.js Express — completed 25+ code reviews/week, debugged performance bottlenecks, implemented microservices
- •Spearheaded AI integration initiative — deployed 3 AI features with strict privacy compliance, boosted user engagement by 25%
- •Acting Section Head (Q2 2025) — aligned Engineering-Product roadmaps, managed $200K+ budget, presented to C-level stakeholders
Software Engineering Manager II • Moladin
- •Managed 12 engineers across functions (Backend, QA, DevOps, TPM) — achieved 2x weekly releases with 99.8% deployment success rate
- •Built 5 core microservices: auth service (JWT+OAuth2), user/lead CRM (1M+ records), real-time notifications (WebSocket), dynamic pricing engine, 3rd-party integrations
- •Enforced strict Definition of Done — 100% test coverage requirement, automated security scans, mandatory peer reviews — reduced production bugs by 80%
- •Hands‑on development (~30%): Node.js & Golang — contributed 15K+ lines of code, optimized database queries (50% faster), set up monitoring/alerting stack
Head of IT • Suara.com
- •Led 8-person tech team — launched new web & mobile apps serving 2M+ monthly users with <2s page load times
- •Designed auto-scaling architecture on AWS — survived traffic spikes up to 10x normal during breaking news (elections, COVID updates)
- •Managed AWS multi-AZ infrastructure (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, S3) — achieved 99.9% uptime with automated monitoring & alerting
- •Executed seamless CDN migration (CloudFront → Cloudflare) — reduced bandwidth costs by 35% with zero downtime, improved global performance by 25%
- •Led 24/7 incident response — average MTTR <15 minutes for critical issues, established on-call rotation & runbook documentation
Case Studies
Perqara — AI Adoption & GKE Migration
Challenge
Innovate with AI while improving scale and cost
Action
Privacy/safety guardrails, focused PoCs, GCE → GKE migration (blue‑green, probes)
Impact
Faster decisions, cleaner releases, better cost control
Moladin — Core Backend Services & Delivery Quality
Challenge
Multiple domains and dependencies
Action
Build core services (auth, user/lead, notifications, pricing, integrations), define release‑ready, strengthen CI/CD
Impact
Frequent yet safe releases; smoother QA/TPM collaboration
Suara.com — High‑Traffic Reliability & Vendor Collaboration
Challenge
Traffic spikes and fast newsroom pace
Action
Scale on AWS, migrate CDN, work with vendors (push/programmatic/multimedia), 24/7 support
Impact
Stability during spikes; faster time‑to‑recover
Skills & Tools
Languages & Frameworks
Architecture & Infra
Delivery
Leadership
Achievements
Drove responsible AI adoption at Perqara
Led Compute Engine → GKE migration for scale & cost
Built core backend services (auth, user/lead, notifications, pricing, integrations) at Moladin
Operated a high‑traffic platform on AWS and facilitated CDN migrations at Suara.com
Led a remote team and provided 24/7 support during critical events
Contact
Open to Engineering Leadership, Senior/Staff Software Engineering, and Solution/Platform Architecture roles.
Send Message
LinkedIn: hitoriaf
Email: [email protected]
Let's Connect
I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, collaborating on interesting projects, or simply having a conversation about technology and leadership.