Senior full stack engineer, technical lead

Software that holds up when the stakes get real.

Over the last decade, I have shipped platforms across AI, fintech, education, and marketplaces, from early MVPs to acquisition-scale systems. I work with teams that need calm technical leadership and production-grade execution.

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Selected work includes

Bridestory, Schoters, Volt, Umroh.com, Lean Labs, Huntstreet.

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Current focus

Fractional technical leadership, complex product builds, platform rescue work.

Based in

Indonesia, working with teams worldwide.

Selected work

Proof, not filler.

A shortlist of engagements that show the range: acquisitions, CTO-level platform work, and real-time AI delivery. The goal is not to list everything, it is to show how I think under pressure.

  1. 01 · Real-time AI product

    Volt

    Active

    Real-time AI avatar streaming platform integrating STT, LLM, and TTS for low-latency conversations.

    Role
    Architecture, backend systems, delivery
    Outcome
    Built a low-latency voice pipeline across STT, LLM, and TTS for live conversations.
    Stack PythonFastAPILiveKitOpenAIAWS Visit site

  2. 02 · Marketplace at scale

    Bridestory

    Acquired

    Indonesia's leading wedding marketplace. Played a key architectural role from MVP to acquisition by Tokopedia.

    Role
    Architecture, early platform build
    Outcome
    Helped carry the platform from MVP through scale to acquisition by Tokopedia.
    Stack PHPLaravelNode.jsAWSGCP Visit site

  3. 03 · Education platform

    Schoters

    Acquired

    Leading EdTech platform in Indonesia. Led architectural improvements and backend optimization, scaling the platform to acquisition.

    Role
    Architecture improvement, backend optimization
    Outcome
    Improved platform performance and scalability through growth to acquisition.
    Stack GoNode.jsPostgreSQLMicroservices Visit site

  4. 04 · CTO-level marketplace leadership

    Umroh.com

    Active

    Online marketplace for Umrah packages. Scaled platform infrastructure to support seasonal traffic spikes as CTO.

    Role
    CTO, platform and team leadership
    Outcome
    Stabilized infrastructure for seasonal demand spikes in a high-trust travel business.
    Stack PHPSymfonyGCPMicroservicesPython Visit site

Archive

Additional shipped work.

  • SnapTally

    Active

    AI-powered receipt scanning & expense tracker SaaS.

    Open

  • HeyReplyMe

    Active

    WhatsApp AI auto-reply SaaS for Indonesian SMBs.

    Open

  • SprocketRocket

    Active

    High-performance modular design system and page builder for HubSpot, developed at Lean Labs. Powering scalable marketing websites for enterprise clients.

    Open

  • ibudanayah.com

    Modernizing

    Indonesian parenting content platform.

    Open

  • MyPayFast

    Delivered

    Australia-based wage-advance platform. Successfully delivered the production MVP for early customer validation.

    Private engagement

  • Huntstreet

    Delivered

    Scalable full-stack features supporting high-traffic e-commerce workflows.

    Open

  • Mujigae

    Delivered

    F&B/Retail platform. Bridged the technical transition and architecture modernization during a critical growth phase.

    Private engagement

  • Uenafood

    Delivered

    Online food ordering system with robust platform architecture.

    Open

  • Enlight

    Delivered

    CFO Services. Landing Page.

    Open

Operating profile

Technical leadership, without the theater.

I tend to be most useful when a team has real momentum and real consequences: an AI product that must feel instant, a marketplace that needs to survive seasonal load, or a platform that has outgrown its first architecture.

Over 10+ years, I have moved between hands-on delivery and leadership, serving as CTO, leading engineering teams, and rebuilding systems that needed to scale cleanly without drama.

Lead

Cross-functional planning, architecture direction, and senior execution when the product path needs clarity.

Build

Backend-heavy platforms, AI workflows, customer-facing products, and the connective systems that make them reliable.

Stabilize

Refactors, migrations, cost control, and production hardening once the first version starts to strain.

Technical range

Broad enough to move fast, disciplined enough to keep it coherent.

I work across product and platform layers, but the throughline stays the same: reduce complexity, make the critical path reliable, and leave the system easier to extend than I found it.

Backend

PHP, Laravel, Symfony, Python, FastAPI, Node.js, Express.js, Hono.js, NestJS

Frontend

Vue.js, Nuxt.js, React, Next.js, React Native, Astro, TypeScript

Infrastructure

AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, Railway, Vercel

Databases

PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, Supabase

AI / ML

OpenAI, LangChain, STT-LLM-TTS, ElevenLabs, LiveKit

Streaming & Video

HLS, MP4, Real-time Streaming, Video Processing

Contact

If the work needs depth, let's talk.

I am open to consulting, senior build work, technical leadership, and complex product delivery. If there is real product pressure, that is usually where I am most useful.

Best fit

  • 0 to 1 products that need experienced architecture from the start.
  • Teams rebuilding a platform that has become fragile, slow, or expensive to change.
  • Founders or operators who need a senior technical partner for AI-heavy or systems-heavy work.

Direct email

hello@arthurpello.com

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