About

Arlan Tri Handika, Software Engineer

Software engineer in Medan, Indonesia. I build web applications across the whole stack: database schema, the services and APIs on top of it, the interface that calls them, and the servers they run on. Laravel and Node.js are what I reach for. Infrastructure is part of the product to me, not somebody else's job.

Focus

01
Full Stack Development
02
Backend Engineering
03
Frontend & Interface Work
04
DevOps & Infrastructure

Experience

  1. Software Engineer

    Jan 2026 – Present

    Qansa

    Medan, Indonesia

    Engineer on the platform team behind the internal systems that monitor and integrate Telkom Infrastruktur's field network.

    • Delivered 15+ RESTful API endpoints in Laravel across internal systems, replacing manual data integration.
    • Rewrote complex SQL over 100,000+ records, cutting query latency by 40%.
    • Built the data-processing modules behind real-time incident and device monitoring.
    • Shipped with a cross-functional team, and handled production incidents when they broke things.

    LaravelPHPRedisMySQLOctaneHorizon

  2. Full Stack Developer

    Oct 2024 – Dec 2025

    Era Cipta Digital

    Medan, Indonesia

    Built business-management applications end to end, starting at the database schema and finishing at the React Native frontend that consumes the API.

    • Developed Laravel services for internal business-management applications.
    • Wrote RESTful APIs in NestJS for a React Native frontend, with responses 35% faster.
    • Set up CI/CD pipelines and configured Linux servers with NGINX.
    • Tuned queries and indexing to keep data consistent under load.

    LaravelNestJSMySQLNGINXDockerCI/CD

  3. Backend Developer Intern

    Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

    RS Mitra Medika Premiere

    Medan, Indonesia

    A month internship building the API layer behind patient medical records.

    • Implemented secure RESTful APIs in PHP for patient medical records, +40% throughput.
    • Optimized normalized MySQL schemas, cutting query response time 35% across 100,000+ entries.
    • Paired with senior engineers on backend-to-frontend integration, delivering features 25% faster.

    PHPMySQLREST API

Infrastructure & DevOps

I have always treated the server as part of the product. Deployments, host configuration, and the network in front of the app are things I am comfortable owning end to end, not handing over and hoping.

Servers & OS
  • Linux server administration
  • systemd service units
  • Resource and disk usage monitoring
  • SELinux context and file-permission repair
Web serving
  • NGINX virtual hosts, server blocks, and wildcard subdomains
  • Reverse proxy and static asset caching
  • Laravel Octane and FrankenPHP application servers
  • TLS termination and vhost routing
Containers & CI
  • Docker and Docker Compose for app and worker stacks
  • On-prem Docker services (sign adapters, office conversion)
  • GitHub Actions pipelines and Vercel deployments
  • Deployment scripts and repeatable release steps
Network & edge
  • Cloudflare DNS, proxying, and Tunnel ingress
  • Tailscale overlay networks for private service access
  • Firewall rules with ufw
  • Domain and subdomain lifecycle management
Data services
  • MySQL and PostgreSQL administration
  • Redis for cache, queue, and session
  • MinIO / S3-compatible object storage
  • Horizon and Telescope for queue visibility
Reliability
  • Log triage during production incidents
  • Uptime and health checks
  • Reading queue backlogs before they become outages
  • Post-deploy verification and rollback

Skills

Backend
PHPLaravelNode.jsNestJSHonoExpress.jsREST API DesignMicroservices
Frontend
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSLivewireAlpine.jsVite
Data
MySQLPostgreSQLSQLiteMongoDBRedisPrismaSupabase
Infrastructure
LinuxNGINXDockerDocker ComposesystemdCloudflareTailscaleGitHub ActionsVercelOctaneFrankenPHP
Architecture
System ArchitectureDatabase DesignCaching & QueuesPestPHPUnitLarastanLaravel Pint
Tools & Workflow
GitGitHubPostmanBrunoJiraVS CodeCode ReviewAgile

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Sep 2022 – May 2026

Islamic State University of North Sumatra (UINSU)

GPA 3.92 / 4.00

Selected coursework

  • Database Management Systems
  • Systems Analysis & Design
  • Management Information Systems
  • Business Data Analytics
  • Information Security & Risk Management
  • Data Communications & Networking
  • ERP Systems
  • Web Application Development

Certifications

  • Junior Web DeveloperBNSP, Digital Talent Scholarship2023
  • SQL (Advanced)HackerRank2024
  • Laravel (Intermediate)Codepolitan2024
  • AWS Back-End AcademyDicoding & AWS2024
  • Certified Developer, Generative AIAlibaba Cloud2025

Languages

  • Bahasa Indonesia

    Native

  • English

    Professional working proficiency