Gavinda Kinandana

[email protected]Yogyakarta, IDgavinda.dev

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.

Skills

Work Experience

Backend Engineer
May 2021 — Present
  • Built an MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration connecting AI agents to Everpro's real-time location data, unlocking intelligent geographic queries for operations
  • 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
Sep 2017 — May 2021
  • 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
Junior Programmer
Mar 2017 — Jul 2017
  • 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
Jun 2016 — Aug 2016
  • Independently designed, developed, and deployed a tool-monitoring application using PHP CodeIgniter, adopted by the IT department for daily operations

Education

Universitas Gadjah Mada
D3 Diploma Degree
Jun 2014 — Aug 2017