Summary
Edward Wijaya is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with 11 years of experience building product-focused engineering organizations across Indonesia and internationally. Trained as a computer scientist at the University of Michigan, he brings deep technical grounding in web development, distributed systems, operating systems, and machine learning to roles that span engineering, product, and data. He has repeatedly scaled teams and platforms in startups and YC-backed companies, leading cross-functional groups from mobile and backend to infrastructure and QA. Edward combines hands-on systems work—grounded in research on geo-replication and consensus algorithms—with practical product delivery in fast-moving environments. He has a pattern of short, high-impact engagements where he rapidly shapes technology strategy and execution, including recent CTO and head-of-technology roles. Based in Indonesia, he pairs rigorous academic experience with startup execution, often bridging research ideas into production-ready systems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 3.7, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 3.7 at University of Michigan
GCE A LEVEL, Science, 83.75/90, GCE A LEVEL, Science, 83.75/90 at Tampines Junior College
English, Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, German