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Ilham Akbar

@ilhamakbar2

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Senior Frontend Engineer specializing in React/Next.js architecture for high-performance web apps.

Indonesia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build and scale high-performance React/Next.js products, own frontend architecture end-to-end, and lead/mentor teams to improve performance, SEO, and delivery speed with strong engineering standards.

I’m a Senior Frontend Engineer with 12+ years of experience, including 9+ years specializing in React and Next.js architecture. I build and scale production web applications focused on measurable improvements to performance, SEO, and delivery speed across fintech, streaming, and edtech platforms.

Across engagements, I’ve owned frontend architecture end-to-end, leading distributed cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers to raise engineering standards. Notable wins include architecting a React/Next.js PWA rebuild that improved Interaction to Next Paint by 37.5% and increasing SEO scores from 72 to 95, plus lifting Lighthouse performance and automated test coverage while strengthening integration performance via GraphQL/REST and Datadog APM.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Frontend Engineer

Streamotion

Aug 2023 - May 2026 (2 years 9 months)

Architected a Micro-Frontend PWA using React and Next.js (with Bacon.js) and atomic-design components. Improved frontend performance and SEO by optimizing SSR/metadata, stream emissions, and styling to reduce Interaction to Next Paint and raise Lighthouse SEO scores.

React Next.js Bacon.Js Lighthouse SEO Optimization GraphQL REST PWA Architecture

Senior Frontend Engineer

Xendit

Mar 2022 - May 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Built React/Chart.js visualizations for role-based merchant dashboards and implemented frontend performance standards. Reduced CLS via lazy loading and skeleton states and rolled out next-intl i18n across multiple locales, along with Google Tag Manager event instrumentation.

React Chart.Js Lighthouse Performance Lazy Loading Loading Skeleton Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)Next Intl Google Tag Manager Chrome UX Report

Senior Frontend Engineer

XHQ

Nov 2021 - Feb 2022 (3 months)

Reduced rebuild time by decoupling content updates using Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR). Increased test coverage and UI documentation through TDD with Jest/Testing Library and component documentation in Storybook, while refactoring global state from Context API to Redux and implementing standards-compliant OAuth routing.

Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)CI CD Jest Test Libraries Storybook Context API Redux React Component Documentation OAuth

Senior Frontend Engineer

Compass Education

Sep 2021 - Nov 2021 (2 months)

Improved perceived performance and workflow efficiency for a student enrollment platform using lazy loading and Socket.IO notifications. Reduced SonarQube code smells via refactoring and accelerated feature delivery by building and migrating to a centralized atomic-design component library across micro-frontends.

Lazy Loading Socket.IO SonarQube Component Libraries Centralized Reusable Utilities Jira

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PT. Durio Indigo

May 2014 - Aug 2021 (7 years 3 months)

Led migration from a legacy monolith to microservice architecture, improving service size and deployment velocity. Implemented inter-service messaging, championed TDD with Jest/Testing Library, and guided the team through Agile and remote collaboration using Jira and Slack.

Microservices Architecture CI CD Jest Test Libraries Agile Jira Slack Test Coverage