Ben Nata
Sustainable Systems | Resilient Infrastructure | Engineering Leadership
recruit [at] bentinata [dot] comTechnical leader with 13 years of experience in high-availability systems. Proven "pointy upside, soft downside" leadership style—aligning executive strategy with technical reality while protecting and scaling high-performing teams. Expert in navigating both early-stage startup growth and multi-national corporate bureaucracy.
Employment
Senior Engineer @ DKatalis ✊ — 2022-09--Current
Architecting Jago (10M+ users). Driving cross-team standards and developer experience.
- Led the "Web Chapter" to standardize frontend architecture and mentorship across squads.
- Mentored internal talent, transitioning a manual QA into a mid-level engineer.
- Re-engineered the artifact pipeline, reducing build-to-deploy latency from 15+ minutes to near-instant.
- Architected term deposits, supporting 50B IDR in AUM within the first 90 days.
- Built security audit systems to satisfy digital banking compliance requirements.
fastapi · temporal · kafka · k8s · harness · langgraph · milvus · socket.io · typescript · nx · react · kotlin · springboot · tyk · redis · gitlab · forgerock · gcp · helm · sonar · cypress · open-telemetry
Mentor @ Bearmentor 🐻 — 2024-05--Current (Side Role)
Mission-driven mentorship bootcamp. Focused on software engineering fundamentals and architectural understanding.
- Mentoring small groups (approx. 5/batch) in modern full-stack development.
- Prioritizing "understanding over completion" to build resilient engineering mindsets.
typescript · react · tailwind · hono · drizzle · docker · postgres
Principal Engineer @ AIA Singapore 🏔️ — 2021-04--2022-07 (1 year, 4 months)
Technical strategy for a multi-national insurance provider's digital transformation.
- Defined regional engineering policies and technical standards.
- Delivered mission-critical business features within complex legacy MNC infrastructure.
- Facilitated cross-functional sharing sessions and mentored seniors into management.
node · azure-aad · veracode · jenkins · react · expo · azure-devops
Software Engineer @ Blibli 🛍 — 2020-03--2021-04 (1 year, 2 month)
R&D for one of Indonesia's largest e-commerce platforms.
- Optimized Kubernetes/Helm configurations for large-scale production traffic.
- Implemented new research initiatives by bridging the gap between R&D and leadership.
k8s · helm · gcp · sonarqube · jenkins · java · springboot · go · python
Lead Infrastructure Engineer @ Evermos ❄️ — 2019-03--2020-02 (1 year)
Founding infrastructure lead for a high-growth social commerce startup.
- Optimized cloud spend by 30%-40% (approx. $20k-$30k/year) via Reserved Instance planning.
- Architected decoupled, IaaC-driven services to support early-stage scaling.
- Managed initial infra team and established CI/CD and monitoring standards.
terraform · ansible · aws · lambda · k8s · grafana · prometheus · netdata · nuxt · go · gradle
Backend Engineer @ Rolling Glory 🎢 — 2018-03--2019-02 (1 year)
Backend development for major healthcare and nutrition brands.
yii2 · phalcon · node · c# · aws · docker
Software Engineer @ DyCode Cominfo Tech 🎗 — 2014-10--2017-12 (3 years, 3 months)
Full-stack development for IoT and web platforms. Ensured delivery and code quality across 10+ diverse client products.
node · express · mqtt · go · postgres · ldap · mssql · gitlab
Education
UPI Bandung — 2015--2019
Computer science undergrad (Pivoted to industry leadership at Evermos in 2019).
SMKN 4 Bandung — 2011--2014
Software engineering vocational high school.
Interests & Values
- Seeking high-availability systems roles in climate technologies.
- Active in free technical consultations and community mentoring (bentinata.com/hi).
- Pixel art, generative art, and Rust-based systems development.
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