I am a backend-focused software engineer with a passion for building scalable systems, data pipelines, and cloud-native architectures. Over the past years, I’ve contributed to travel, fintech, and media platforms, turning complex requirements into robust, measurable outcomes. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to design reliable partnerships, optimize performance, and drive data-driven decisions. When I’m not coding, I mentor others and explore new technologies that can deliver real business value.

Samuel Saudto Pangido

I am a backend-focused software engineer with a passion for building scalable systems, data pipelines, and cloud-native architectures. Over the past years, I’ve contributed to travel, fintech, and media platforms, turning complex requirements into robust, measurable outcomes. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to design reliable partnerships, optimize performance, and drive data-driven decisions. When I’m not coding, I mentor others and explore new technologies that can deliver real business value.

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I am a backend-focused software engineer with a passion for building scalable systems, data pipelines, and cloud-native architectures. Over the past years, I’ve contributed to travel, fintech, and media platforms, turning complex requirements into robust, measurable outcomes.

I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to design reliable partnerships, optimize performance, and drive data-driven decisions. When I’m not coding, I mentor others and explore new technologies that can deliver real business value.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer - Backend at Traveloka
February 1, 2024 - Present
Backend optimization and data integration for Traveloka's high-traffic platform. Reduced 40% cold start latency of a custom BRMS serving over 2 million requests per day and up to 800k requests per hour. Migrated synchronous third-party processes to asynchronous pipelines to prevent throttling. Integrated AI/ML models (Gemini, AWS Bedrock, and internal models) for analytics and automation. Introduced cursor pagination to reduce query latency on large datasets. Enabled seamless payment integration with 200,000+ business partners. Achieved zero-downtime database migrations using Bucardo and Canary concepts. Refactored queries and data processing to hit SLOs, including CDC migration to S3 with Parquet format. Maintained SLA >98% across internal services; monitored and resolved production issues with PagerDuty and Datadog. Authored RFCs and documentation, and mentored on-call readiness.
Software Engineer - Principal Team at Bibit.id
December 1, 2021 - February 1, 2024
Led backend modernization by migrating core services from Node.js to Go to reduce latency and costs. Brought in a new tech stack (Go, Apache Kafka, NATs, gRPC, Protobuf) and established asynchronous processing with a distributed bus (POC completed within 3 months). Centralized Protobuf repositories with buf.build and migrated core apps from AWS Lambda to EKS. Built CI/CD pipelines and a fast authentication flow that cut costs by ~30% via WhatsApp and WebSocket. Resolved consumer lag issues by replacing round-robin partitions with Same-Queue and Outlier Detection. Achieved a 4x increase in Kafka consumer throughput through Go routines and optimized poll intervals. Established alerting via New Relic, Sentry, and Slack plus load testing. Created automated email templates to reduce redundant logic, and a reusable logger module for cross-system monitoring (AWS, Lambda, New Relic, Grafana). Completed serverless-to-EKS migration and developed WhatsApp messaging service using SQS, Lambda, and
Software Engineer - Data at Kompas Gramedia
August 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Optimized data processing tooling with asynchronous workflows and migrated multiple services from on-premises to AWS, improving data throughput and scalability. Built an internal JupyterHub for data science and analytics. Implemented CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and leveraged ELK stack for monitoring.
Software Engineer at Yellow.ai
February 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Integrated with Twilio and SAP to extend Yellow.ai’s automation capabilities and customized business logic to meet client requirements.
Software Engineer at IOC Outsourcing, Ltd.
October 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Developed real-time data streaming services and RBAC authentication, plus scheduled data migration from AWS RDS to Google BigQuery for archiving and cost efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering at Universitas Gadjah Mada
August 1, 2015 - October 1, 2019

Qualifications

AWS Essential Training for Developers
January 11, 2030 - January 19, 2026
Partial Discharge Detection System on Insulator with Acoustic Emission (Thesis)
January 11, 2030 - January 19, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services

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