I’m looking for the next harder problem—AI systems or backend architecture at scale. Jakarta-based, open to remote.
Rio Rheza Harris
@riorhezaharris
Senior Backend & AI Engineer | Go · TypeScript · LangGraph · RAG · Ruby on Rails | Jack & Transfez (YC W22)
What I'm looking for
Aerospace engineer turned software engineer — COVID collapsed my industry in 2020, I bet on software, and I've never looked back.
Five years at Jack & Transfez (YC W22), growing from Software Engineer to Lead, direct report to CTO. I still write code. What I've shipped: backend systems that cut infrastructure costs by 150M IDR/year, QA automation saving 500+ engineer-hours/month, and more recently RAG pipelines, LangGraph workflows, and MCP integrations in production. Scaled the engineering team to 20+, 100% retention.
Looking for the next harder problem — AI systems or backend architecture at scale. Jakarta-based, open to remote.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Indonesian fintech remittance app, backed by YCombinator and East Ventures
Hands-on technical lead: ~70% IC work (backend systems, AI infrastructure), ~30% engineering leadership. Direct report to CTO.
- Architecture & Cost Optimization: Engineered a decoupled Marketing Engine for growth features, improving system agility while reducing infrastructure costs by 150M++ IDR/year.
- Reliability & Qua
Digital transformation agency for enterprise manufacturing and automotive-supply-chain clients
- Backend Development: Delivered roughly half the backend codebase for a supply-chain compliance platform for automotive parts manufacturers, including role-based access control and company-scoped data filtering across approval workflows.
- Document & Workflow Automation: Built PDF/Excel export pipelin
Trusted Indonesian marketplace for pre-owned luxury goods (+150k followers)
- End-to-End Delivery: Orchestrated the digital transformation of a 500M++ IDR project, successfully launching a synchronized ecosystem (Website, Mobile App, OMS, and WMS) with a 100% on-time delivery record.
- Technical Leadership & Execution: Directed a cross-functional team of 6 developers while contributing 50% of the
- Automation & Reliability: Built API testing suites and QA automation that saved 500+ engineer-hours per month, increasing deployment velocity across distributed backend services.
- Backend Development: Led end-to-end development of Subscription modules, Workflow Approvals, and Jack Notification systems for the B2B suite — complex financial workflows built for production scale.
- Verification Systems: Engineered automated verification logic (Auto Payment & EDD) to accelerate transaction processing while maintaining strict financial compliance.
- Growth Features: Built and launched the company's first B2C acquisition and retention systems — Affiliate, Referral, and Loyalty programs — where no acquisition channel had existed previously.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Hacktiv8 Indonesia
Backend Golang Bootcamp
2025 - 2025
Completed an intensive, immersive bootcamp focused on scalable backend architecture and high-performance engineering using the Go ecosystem.
- Backend Engineering: Mastered Golang fundamentals, concurrency paradigms, and advanced troubleshooting.
- System Architecture: Engineered and scaled RESTful APIs and Microservices using RPC frameworks, JWT authentication, and 3rd-party integrations.
- Datab
Hacktiv8 Indonesia
Full Stack JavaScript Program
2020 - 2021
Front End: React, React Native, Vue, Apollo-Client, Socket.io, Redux, Vuex, JQuery, Bootstrap
Back End: node.js, express.js, PostgreSQL, Sequelize, MongoDB, GraphQL, Apollo-Server, Redis, Jest
The University of Manchester
Postgraduate Degree, Aerospace
2018 - 2019
Thesis topic: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation on 2018 Formula 1 Car.
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace from Institut Teknologi Bandung from 2012 to 2016.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Portfolio
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