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Arya Kusuma.

Software Technical Lead

I build systems that scale — from Kubernetes clusters to AI agent platforms.

Software Technical Lead at Badr Interactive, leading cloud-native platforms serving millions of users across 17,000+ islands.

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AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerVeracode Security Labs Champion L1

Toolkit

Technologies I work with daily.

Cloud & DevOps

AWSGCPKubernetesDockerTerraformAnsibleJenkinsGitHub ActionsPrometheusGrafana

Backend

Node.jsTypeScriptPythonPostgreSQLRedisREST & GraphQL APIs

Frontend

ReactNext.jsAstroTailwind CSSHTML/CSS

Experience

13+ years of building — from PHP websites to multi-cloud platforms.

Software Technical Lead · Badr Interactive

2022 — Present

Leading architecture and technical direction for high-scale applications serving millions of users. Driving cloud-native transformation across the engineering organization.

  • Led SMILE platform serving 10,000+ daily active users across 17,000+ islands
  • Reduced deployment time by 70% through CI/CD pipeline optimization
  • Architected multi-cloud strategy reducing infrastructure costs by 40%
  • Built and mentored a high-performing engineering team
AWSGCPKubernetesDockerNode.jsReactNext.jsJenkinsAnsibleTerraform

DevOps Specialist · Badr Interactive

Sep 2018 — 2022

Automated deployment pipelines and managed Kubernetes clusters. Implemented comprehensive monitoring and observability for production systems.

  • Built zero-downtime deployment pipelines for 15+ microservices
  • Managed Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS and OpenShift for production workloads
  • Implemented Prometheus + Grafana monitoring reducing MTTR by 60%
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning with Ansible saving 20+ hours/week
JenkinsGitLab CI/CDKubernetesOpenShiftDockerAnsiblePrometheusGrafana

Bootcamp Instructor · dibimbing.id

Jan 2020 — Dec 2022

Teaching software development and DevOps practices. Mentoring students through intensive bootcamp programs to launch their tech careers.

  • Mentored 200+ students across 12 bootcamp cohorts
  • Developed hands-on DevOps curriculum adopted by the institution
  • 85%+ student placement rate within 3 months of graduation
JavaScriptNode.jsReactGitDockerCI/CD

Software Engineer · Badr Interactive

May 2016 — Sep 2018

Full-stack development building scalable web applications. Database design and optimization for high-traffic platforms.

  • Built RESTful APIs serving 100K+ daily requests with sub-100ms response times
  • Optimized complex SQL queries reducing page load from 3s to 200ms
  • Developed modular PHP framework used across 5 internal projects
PHPLaravelNode.jsExpressMySQLPostgreSQL

Full Stack Engineer · PT Daya Transformatika

2014 — 2016

Built web applications and internal tools. Gained foundational experience in the full software development lifecycle.

  • Built internal ERP modules used by 500+ employees
  • Developed custom CMS reducing content publishing time by 50%
PHPCodeIgniterMySQLJavaScript

Web Developer · Crewpuk Software

2013 — 2014

Started the professional journey building websites and web applications. Where the passion for clean code and scalable systems began.

  • Delivered 20+ client websites on time and within budget
  • Built first custom e-commerce platform from scratch
PHPWordPressMySQLJavaScript

Featured Projects

What I am building and have shipped.

Digital Public Good

SMILE

A Digital Public Good for global health supply chains — ensuring vaccines reach every child in optimal condition through real-time cold chain monitoring.

  • 17,000+ islands connected
  • 10,000+ daily active users
  • Deployed on 2 continents
AWSKubernetesNode.jsReact
DevOps

CI/CD Pipeline Automation

Automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Ansible for infrastructure-as-code practices.

JenkinsGitLab CIAnsibleDocker
SRE

Infrastructure Monitoring

Comprehensive monitoring setup with Prometheus and Grafana for real-time metrics, alerting, and observability.

PrometheusGrafanaOpenShift

Writing

Practical notes on DevOps, cloud-native infrastructure, and the AI agent ecosystem — on kusuma.dev/blog.

44 articles published so far

Build an AI Agent with Tool Use from Scratch in Python

A step-by-step tutorial on building an AI agent with tool use in Python, using only the Anthropic SDK. No frameworks, no abstractions. You write the agent loop, d…

10 min read · Aug 20 2026

Build an A2A Server in Python: Let Your AI Agent Talk to Other Agents

Step-by-step tutorial to build an Agent2Agent (A2A) server using the official Python SDK. From Agent Card to task execution to client communication, with working…

10 min read · Aug 19 2026

Add Long-Term Memory to Your AI Agent with Mem0

Your agent forgets everything between sessions. Mem0 adds long-term memory: extract, store, and retrieve user facts across conversations in a few lines of Python.…

9 min read · Aug 18 2026
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Let's build something.

Have a project in mind, want a technical talk, or just want to talk shop? My inbox is open.

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Based in: Depok, West Java, Indonesia