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abdulloh.charis

Batu, East Java, Indonesia

Abdulloh Charis

Senior Engineering Manager

Senior Engineering Manager with 15+ years of experience scaling engineering organizations, distributed systems, and cloud platforms in high-growth environments. Led architecture for platforms serving 1B+ monthly users, managed 30+ engineers across distributed squads, and drove AI-assisted engineering transformation delivering ~30% faster feature delivery. Open to remote and international opportunities.

15+ Years of Experience engineering orgs, distributed systems, cloud platforms
30+ Engineers Led across distributed squads
99.99% Platform Uptime SLA delivered at Diri
1B+ Monthly Users Served via KapanLagi Youniverse platforms
~30% Delivery Increase through AI-assisted development workflows
12× Transaction Volume Scaled system capacity at Diri

Career

Engineering Manager

Diri · 12 engineers

Jun 2022 – Present 3yr 11mo

Lead engineering organization at a healthtech startup, owning end-to-end cloud infrastructure, platform reliability, and AI adoption strategy.

  • Delivered 99.99% uptime SLA by implementing resilient cloud architecture, auto-recovery orchestration, and zero-downtime deployments
  • Scaled system capacity to support 5× user growth and 12× transaction volume
  • Increased feature delivery by ~30% by leading AI-driven engineering transformation — integrating Copilot, Claude, and automation workflows
  • Built early-stage AI models for churn prediction and marketing optimization, enabling data-driven business decisions
Cloud Architecture DevOps CI/CD AI/ML GitHub Copilot Claude

Engineering Manager

Mamikos · 30 engineers

Jul 2021 – Jun 2022 11mo

Managed 3 engineering squads distributed across regions, delivering backend systems and user-facing features at scale.

  • Directed 30+ engineers across multiple squads with on-time delivery and zero unplanned attrition during tenure
  • Improved data processing performance by 20% through new scoring logic and database optimizations
  • Enhanced orchestration and deployment pipelines, eliminating recurring blockers across product teams
  • Championed adoption of CI/CD, TDD, and clean code standards across all squads
Backend Systems CI/CD TDD Database Optimization

Senior Backend Engineer / Engineering Squad Leader

Mamikos

Dec 2019 – Jun 2021 1yr 6mo

Led a backend squad focused on improving data management for property owners, ensuring reliable performance and smooth user experience at scale.

  • Reduced data load and processing time by ~20% through improved scoring logic and optimized database queries
  • Streamlined boarding house data management backend, removing operational blockers for property owners
  • Introduced testing culture and CI/CD pipelines, increasing release reliability and developer confidence
PHP MySQL CI/CD Backend Services

Engineering Manager

KapanLagi Youniverse

Jun 2013 – Dec 2019 6yr 6mo

Directed engineering initiatives for one of Indonesia's largest digital media groups, overseeing platform architecture, modernization, and engineering culture across 6 high-traffic properties.

  • Designed and implemented an in-house PHP framework powering 6 media sites with 1B+ monthly page views
  • Led migration of 4 major media platforms from legacy stacks to Laravel with cloud-based deployment, improving scalability and reliability
  • Planned and executed monolith-to-microservices decomposition using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing deployment complexity
  • Coached teams to adopt CI/CD, TDD, and Git workflows, raising development velocity and product quality across the org
PHP Laravel Docker Kubernetes Cloud Microservices CI/CD TDD

Team Leader IT

KapanLagi.com

Nov 2012 – May 2013 6mo

Promoted from Web Programmer to Team Leader within two years, managing development for otosia.com and mobil.kapanlagi.com.

  • Transitioned to team leadership within 2 years, managing development across two high-traffic consumer platforms
  • Delivered features for otosia.com and mobil.kapanlagi.com supporting rapid audience growth
PHP Web Development

Web Programmer

KapanLagi.com

Jan 2011 – Oct 2012 1yr 9mo

Individual contributor building and maintaining multiple large-scale consumer media platforms.

  • Contributed to development and maintenance of multiple high-traffic consumer-facing media platforms
PHP Web Development

Expertise

Engineering Leadership

  • Squad Management
  • Hiring & Org Scaling
  • Cross-functional Alignment
  • Engineering Culture
  • OKR & Delivery Cadence
  • Mentorship & Career Development

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Cloud Architecture
  • Platform Reliability
  • Zero-Downtime Deployments
  • Auto-Recovery Orchestration
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

Backend Engineering

  • Distributed Systems
  • Microservices
  • API Design
  • Database Optimization
  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • Node.js

AI & Automation

  • AI-Assisted Development Workflows
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Claude
  • ML Model Development
  • Churn Prediction
  • Process Automation

Engineering Practices

  • CI/CD
  • TDD
  • DevOps Culture
  • Clean Code
  • Code Review Standards
  • Incident Response

Impact

15+ Years of Experience engineering orgs, distributed systems, cloud platforms
30+ Engineers Led across distributed squads
99.99% Platform Uptime SLA delivered at Diri
1B+ Monthly Users Served via KapanLagi Youniverse platforms
~30% Delivery Increase through AI-assisted development workflows
12× Transaction Volume Scaled system capacity at Diri

Contact

Open to remote and international opportunities.