Summary
Fadhil Kurnia is a PhD-level researcher and software engineer with nine years of experience building high-throughput backend systems and exploring distributed systems, storage, and database technologies. Based in Amherst, MA, he develops production services in Go and has interned at Meta and Google on cutting-edge consensus and networking projects while contributing research through his role at UMass Amherst. He has a track record of translating product requirements into scalable architectures—supporting thousands of requests per second during his time at Ruangguru—and has hands-on experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, and MySQL. A lifelong learner with strong academic credentials from ITB and an active research focus, he blends practical engineering with systems research, including SSD/RAID investigations at the University of Chicago. Notably, his internships span both industry and research labs, signaling an ability to move ideas from prototype research into production-grade systems.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Natural Science (IPA), Natural Science (IPA) at SMA Negeri 3 Semarang
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.83/4.00 (Cum Laude Honor), Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.83/4.00 (Cum Laude Honor) at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Indonesian, English, javanese