Hi, I’m Eki Baskoro, a software engineer and technical lead with over 15 years of experience building scalable web apps, APIs, and cloud-native platforms across travel, e-commerce, and enterprise domains. I enjoy turning complex requirements into robust architectures and mentoring teams to deliver value quickly and sustainably. I thrive in cross-functional, multi-time-zone environments, embrace DevOps and GitOps practices, and love exploring AI-assisted tooling to improve productivity. Outside work, I contribute to open-source projects and continuously learn new technologies to stay ahead of the curve.

Eki Baskoro

Hi, I’m Eki Baskoro, a software engineer and technical lead with over 15 years of experience building scalable web apps, APIs, and cloud-native platforms across travel, e-commerce, and enterprise domains. I enjoy turning complex requirements into robust architectures and mentoring teams to deliver value quickly and sustainably. I thrive in cross-functional, multi-time-zone environments, embrace DevOps and GitOps practices, and love exploring AI-assisted tooling to improve productivity. Outside work, I contribute to open-source projects and continuously learn new technologies to stay ahead of the curve.

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Hi, I’m Eki Baskoro, a software engineer and technical lead with over 15 years of experience building scalable web apps, APIs, and cloud-native platforms across travel, e-commerce, and enterprise domains. I enjoy turning complex requirements into robust architectures and mentoring teams to deliver value quickly and sustainably.

I thrive in cross-functional, multi-time-zone environments, embrace DevOps and GitOps practices, and love exploring AI-assisted tooling to improve productivity. Outside work, I contribute to open-source projects and continuously learn new technologies to stay ahead of the curve.

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Language

English
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Indonesian
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Work Experience

Lead Software Engineer at Back In 5 Travel Pty Ltd
June 1, 2025 - Present
Develop AI-Native Travel Intelligent platform for Back In 5 using Python, Flask, and React. Implement GitOps using Terraform IaC, Kubernetes, and GCP GKE. Mentor two full-time associate engineers on Python FastAPI with Vertex AI. Experience with GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Claude Code, JetBrains AI Assistant, and OpenClaw.
Lead Software Engineer at BookCabin
January 1, 2021 - June 1, 2025
Lead Agile team of eight across five time zones; oversee secure, scalable, and cost-efficient online travel agents. Developed containerized RESTful APIs deployed in Azure and AWS using Azure DevOps and Terraform. MVPs for Android/iOS; mentor developers; established processes for delivery; evaluated tech stacks including Go and Rust.
Lead Software Engineer at Cube Content Governance Pty Ltd
February 1, 2016 - December 1, 2020
Led Agile team of five; designed regulatory/compliance web apps using Elasticsearch. Developed AngularJS and migrated to Angular; built RESTful API using ASP.NET Core 3.1 in VMware IaaS with Octopus Deploy and TeamCity. Pair programming with testing team; liaised with Product Owner; drove process improvements; used Jira for tracking; explored React and Docker.
Software Engineer at Vedaleon Technologies Pty Ltd
February 1, 2009 - January 1, 2016
Designed and supported online booking engines for a major regional airline using ASP.NET Web Forms, MVC 5, and SQL Server. Used AngularJS, jQuery, Bootstrap; deployed on-prem and AWS; managed DevOps with TFS; evaluated technologies including AngularJS, Node.js, and Xamarin.
Project Manager at Sabre Airline Solutions
March 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009
Managed large-scale migration from manual to electronic ticketing for a major regional airline; project budget US$1m; on-site in Jakarta; coordinated resources to achieve milestones.
Co-IT Manager at Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd (now Virgin Australia)
May 1, 2006 - December 1, 2006
Reported to CFO to budget IT infrastructure upgrades; managed support SOP and vendor relations.
IT Officer at Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd (now Virgin Australia)
April 1, 2005 - April 1, 2006
Supported IT infrastructure; managed Active Directory policies; developed Flight Log Management System in Access and Java/JBoss; integrated with proprietary system.

Education

Master of Algorithmic Trading at FUNDEUM Scholarship TECH Global University
November 1, 2025 - June 12, 2026
Master of Science in Software Engineering at Quantic School of Business and Technology
August 1, 2025 - June 12, 2026
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce at The University of Western Australia
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2002
High School at Scotch College
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996

Qualifications

Outstanding Contributor for Facebook BlackBerry SDKRIM
January 11, 2030 - June 12, 2026
Proficiency Award
January 11, 2030 - June 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services
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