
celine upp
@celineupp
Engineering Manager at Mekari who built an AI Orchestrator that automates releases and sustains deployment frequency of 5+ per week.
What I'm looking for
At Mekari, I lead a team of five engineers while writing production code and owning architecture for the Billing and Subscription System and the Leads and Onboarding platform. I designed and built EM-Coder and EM-Loop, an in-house AI Orchestrator that coordinates agents across build, test, code review and deployment, removing manual release gates.
I also architected and shipped Go microservices at Grab, serving merchants and agents across Southeast Asian markets at hundreds of requests per second. I’m seeking a hands-on Lead, Staff or Senior engineering role that combines deep individual contribution with technical leadership.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Leads a team of 5 engineers across multiple services, owning architecture for billing and subscription and leads and onboarding. Designed and built an in-house AI Orchestrator that automated CI/CD, raising deployment frequency and reducing cycle time.
Engineering owner for GrabMerchant features, architected and shipped multiple Go microservices handling hundreds of requests per second. Improved endpoint responsiveness and reliability through caching and query optimization.
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Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Bina Nusantara University
Bachelor's Degree, Information Systems
2011 - 2013
Grade: 3.54 / 4.00
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems with a GPA of 3.54 out of 4.00.
Institut Teknologi Del
Diploma, Information Systems
2007 - 2010
Grade: 3.29 / 4.00
Activities and societies: Ranked 2nd Best Student
Diploma in Information Systems with a GPA of 3.29 out of 4.00, ranked 2nd best student.
Princeton University
Certification, Algorithms
Completed the Algorithms course offered by Princeton University on Coursera.
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