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I'm Firdaus Al Ghifari.

Full Stack Web Developer Software Engineer

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A software engineer with experiences in Full-Stack Web Development, Machine Learning, and Competitive Programming. Loves to make innovative solution in technology to solve any kind of problems.

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Based on Tokyo, Japan.

  • Fullname: Firdaus Al Ghifari
  • Birth Date: December 21, 1999
  • Jobs: Software Engineer
  • Website: falghifari.com
  • Contact: firdausalghi01@gmail.com

Skills

  • System Design, Agile, Scrum
  • TypeScript, Python, Java, Go
  • Ruby on Rails, Next.js, React
  • Express, Django, FastAPI, Spring
  • PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Kafka
  • AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
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Work Experience

Software Engineer

November 2023 - Present

Money Forward, Inc.

  • Contribute to a SaaS Payroll platform serving 4M+ users using React, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails, Java/Kotlin, and AWS infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform). Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and QA to support legal compliance updates and UX improvements
  • Architected a standardized REST API framework for the Payroll domain using React and Ruby on Rails, adopted by 4 engineering teams and used to deliver multiple production projects with zero incidents
  • Designed and implemented a feature flag management system using Flipt and OpenFeature, improving deployment safety and enabling controlled feature rollouts across teams
  • Drove engineering quality and consistency by introducing development improvement initiatives, including standardization of front-end tools like React Hook Form and Zod

Software Engineer

July 2022 - October 2023

Pintarnya

  • Architected and developed scalable backend systems for Indonesia's leading job-seeking platform, serving over 1 million users on Google Play Store
  • Built robust microservices and APIs using Golang, PostgreSQL, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support high-traffic job matching operations

Technical Lead

July 2020 - July 2022

Purwalenta

  • Spearheaded the complete migration of legacy PHP + MySQL backend to modern Django + PostgreSQL architecture, successfully transferring 100+ online courses
  • Led and mentored a 4-member engineering team to develop the company's flagship web application using React, NextJS, and Redux
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive course management dashboard enabling instructors to efficiently manage content and process payments

Software Engineer Part-Time

December 2019 - July 2020

TamanSchool.com

  • Designed and launched the company’s first online tutoring platform, leveraging React, Django, Docker, and AWS for a robust and scalable solution
  • Enabled the platform to securely process approximately $7,500 in monthly transactions
  • Engineered and maintained server infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines, cost optimization, automated backups, and seamless server migrations

Software Development Engineer Intern

June 2019 - August 2019

GDP Labs

  • Contributed to a 100+ employee software product development company focused on enterprise solutions
  • Engineered a reusable UI component library using modern web component technologies (Stencil, Lit Element, Angular Element), significantly improving front-end development efficiency and code standardization across teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

August 2018 - July 2022

University of Indonesia

  • Most Outstanding Student in Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Computer Science (2022)
  • Most Outstanding Student Finalist (Top 5), Faculty of Computer Science (2021)
  • Teaching Assistant for Operating Systems, Data Structures and Algorithms, Programming Fundamentals, and Introduction to Computer Organization

High School Diploma

July 2015 - May 2018

SMAN 2 Depok

  • Head of SMAN 2 Depok Study Club (2017-2018)
  • Treasurer of SMAN 2 Depok Islamic Club (2016-2017)
  • Secretary of SMAN 2 Depok Volleyball Club (2016-2017)

Projects

Co-Founder

October 2021 - November 2021

SQNA

  • Co-founded and developed an AI-powered educational platform leveraging state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing transformers to automatically generate question-answer pairs from text content
  • Built full-stack solution using React, FastAPI, Python, PyTorch, and AWS, implementing advanced transformer models for intelligent content processing

Head of Software Engineering

December 2019 - October 2020

CompFest 12

  • Directed a cross-functional engineering team to architect and deliver multiple high-scale applications for Indonesia's largest IT competition and conference
  • Successfully launched competition registration system, interactive coding playground, and virtual job fair platform, collectively serving over 1 million visitors
  • Implemented robust, scalable solutions using React, React Native, Django, and AWS infrastructure to handle massive concurrent user loads
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Based on Tokyo, Japan

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firdausalghi01@gmail.com

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