Head of Engineering · SimpliDOTS

Ifan Jaya
Suswanto Zalukhu

Senior C# .NET Backend Engineer · AWS Community Builder · AI & Workflow Automation Enthusiast. I design and ship scalable backend systems — and lead the teams that keep them running.

6+
Years C# / .NET
6
Years fully remote
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AWS
Community Builder
Ifan Jaya Suswanto Zalukhu — Senior .NET Backend Engineer

Medan, Indonesia — UTC+7
Available for async-first remote work

A hands-on builder who happens to lead engineering teams.

With 6+ years in C# and .NET, I design and ship scalable backend systems — from high-performance APIs to complex microservices architectures across SaaS and supply chain domains. As Head of Engineering at SimpliDOTS, I balance engineering strategy with staying deep in the code.

I've been fully remote for roughly six years, thriving in async-first distributed teams. Lately I'm focused on applying AI and workflow automation to eliminate repetitive engineering work — so teams spend their attention on problems that actually need judgement.

Four areas where I do my best work, and where most of my recent shipping has happened.

01

Backend Systems

Scalable microservices, high-performance APIs, and complex integrations with .NET Core — built for reliability and maintainability, not for the demo.

.NET Core · ASP.NET · EF Core · SQL Server
02

AI & Automation

LLM integration, n8n workflow automation, and AI-assisted developer tooling that removes repetitive work from the delivery path.

LLM / GPT · n8n · Copilot · Kiro
03

Cloud Architecture

AWS and Azure workloads, containerized deployments, and event-driven infrastructure sized to real traffic and real budgets.

ECS · Lambda · SQS · App Service · Docker
04

Engineering Leadership

Team scaling, CI/CD culture, and remote-first process design. Leading by building alongside the team rather than directing from outside it.

Hiring · CI/CD · Async process · Mentoring

Workshops and talks across the Medan tech community — GDG DevFest, Build with AI, and the AWS User Group I help organize.

Ifan speaking at GDG DevFest Medan 2024
GDG DevFest Medan 2024
Ifan presenting at GDG DevFest Medan 2024
DevFest — session
Ifan leading the Build with AI Medan 2025 workshop
Build with AI Medan 2025
Audience at the Build with AI Medan 2025 workshop
Workshop audience

Tools I use in production, grouped by where they sit in the system.

Backend / .NET

C# .NET Core 3.1–9 .NET Framework 4.6 ASP.NET Core Web API MVC Entity Framework Core LINQ REST API

Database

MS SQL Server Azure SQL T-SQL Stored Procedures Query Optimization

Cloud — AWS

ECS Lambda SQS CloudWatch S3

Cloud — Azure

App Service WebJobs Blob Storage Azure DevOps CI/CD

DevOps & Infrastructure

Docker CI/CD Pipelines Containerized Deployments

Messaging & Integration

RabbitMQ Amazon SQS REST API Integration

Testing

xUnit Integration Tests Cypress (E2E)

AI & Automation

LLM / GPT GitHub Copilot n8n Workflows Kiro

Verified credentials and continuous-learning profiles, all independently checkable.

Azure AI Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified

Certification

Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified

Certification

Foundation of Generative AI

Professional Certification

Certification

AWS SimuLearn — AI Practitioner

AWS Training and Certification

Oct 2025

AWS Community Builder

AI Engineering cohort

Active

Google Cloud Skills Boost

Diamond League · 47 badges

26,604

Microsoft Learn

Level 12 · 184 badges · 33 trophies

280,875

Credly Verified Badges

Google Cloud & AWS

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Ifan Jaya Suswanto Zalukhu's daily.dev developer card