Gavinda Kinandana
Backend Engineer
Summary
8+ years crafting high-impact backend systems that power billions in GMV. Polyglot engineer (Go, PHP, JavaScript) with a track record of shipping battle-tested services at Series C scale ($77.3M funded). I turn legacy chaos into reliable microservices, introduce engineering best practices where none exist, and relentlessly connect code to revenue. My work has directly contributed 1,398% category growth in 3 months, 64% year-over-year GMV jumps, and Rp 1.3+ Bio in new revenue channels.
Experience
Backend Engineer
Core backend engineer at a Series C ($77.3M) connected-commerce platform. I build and maintain the reliable, scalable services that handle hundreds of billions in annual GMV. Partner closely with product and business stakeholders to ship high-value features, modernize legacy systems into a microservice ecosystem, and keep acquired startup code running profitably.
- Built a centralized AI agent skills repository for the engineering team, accelerating skill discovery and enabling seamless cross-team collaboration
- Built an engineering documentation platform centralizing C4 diagrams, sequence diagrams, ADRs, and technical docs — eliminating onboarding friction and reducing time-to-productivity for new engineers
- Designed and launched an error-code management platform as a single source of truth, slashing cross-team debugging time and support escalations
- Shipped a Shopify Plugin for Everpro to the Shopify App Store, unlocking Rp 1.3+ Bio in cumulative shipping revenue by June 2025
- Drove Everpro CM3 to an all-time high (May 2025), growing shipping CM3 from Rp 681 Mio to Rp 947 Mio — a 39% increase
- Accelerated Everpro GMV by ~64% year-over-year (Q3 2022 - Q2 2023), contributing several hundred billion Rupiah in incremental revenue
- Boosted Everpro GMV by ~25% within 6 months (Q4 2023 - Q1 2024), translating to several hundred billion in additional GMV
- Architected and deployed a payment backend service from scratch, integrating seamlessly with multiple third-party payment gateways
- Grew digital product GMV (pulsa category) by 1,398% in a single quarter (Q2 2021 - Q3 2021), establishing a new high-growth revenue stream
- Introduced unit testing culture to the engineering team — championing quality as a first-class citizen from day one and elevating code reliability across the org
- Refactored and maintained legacy code from an acquired startup, ensuring zero business disruption while scaling operations
Web Developer
Versatile engineer at one of Yogyakarta's top software houses, spanning multiple client projects and internal products. I owned end-to-end delivery — from writing clean code and tests to production deployment — while driving technical innovation across the organization.
- Spearheaded the company's first-ever microservice architecture deployment to production, setting a new technical benchmark for all future projects
- Pioneered Golang adoption in production and built a reusable boilerplate template that accelerated subsequent Go-based projects across the team
- Delivered multiple client-facing services using the company's proprietary PHP framework, consistently meeting deadlines and quality gates
- Mentored and upskilled fellow engineers through knowledge-sharing sessions, raising the team's overall technical capability
Global Inovasi Utama
03/2017 - 07/2017
Junior Programmer
Developed and maintained an ATM monitoring system handling real-time device telemetry. Built reporting dashboards that gave operations teams instant visibility into ATM health across the fleet.
- Maintained and enhanced the core ATM monitoring application, ensuring reliable uptime and data accuracy for nationwide ATM fleet tracking
- Built a web-based reporting dashboard that consolidated ATM status data into actionable insights for operations and management
Internship
Internship at Indonesia's national nuclear agency. Built an internal tool-monitoring product used by the IT department to track and manage hardware assets, delivering the project independently from requirements to deployment within 3 months.
- Independently designed, developed, and deployed a tool-monitoring application using PHP CodeIgniter, adopted by the IT department for daily operations