Question 1

Who is Alif Akbar?

Accepted Answer

Alif Akbar is a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer and Independent Product Engineer based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. He has 4+ years of professional experience building high-concurrency Go microservices, enterprise Laravel 12 systems, and Vue.js/Next.js frontend applications. He currently works as the sole engineer at Katsudoto.id.

Question 2

What does Alif Akbar specialize in?

Accepted Answer

Alif Akbar specializes in: (1) High-concurrency backend systems using Go and PostgreSQL, (2) Enterprise B2B Laravel 12 monolith architecture and refactoring, (3) Real-time systems with WebSockets and Redis, (4) Vue.js 3 and Next.js frontend state engineering, (5) AI agent workflow integration and LLM system design, and (6) Test-driven development with Pest PHP and Go testing.

Question 3

Where is Alif Akbar based?

Accepted Answer

Alif Akbar is based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia (UTC+7 / WIB). He is open to remote work and international consulting engagements worldwide.

Question 4

What companies has Alif Akbar worked for?

Accepted Answer

Alif Akbar has worked at Katsudoto.id (Oct 2023–Present) as Full-Stack Web Developer and Sole Engineer at a digital event and wedding platform. Previously he worked at PT Labani Media Nusantara (Sep 2022–Aug 2023) as a Web Developer at a B2B enterprise software house.

Question 5

Is Alif Akbar available for freelance or consulting?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Alif Akbar is available for remote technical consulting, software architecture advisory, and product engineering engagements. Contact him at hello@alifakbar.pw or via the contact page at https://alifakbar.pw/en/contact

Question 6

What certifications does Alif Akbar hold?

Accepted Answer

Alif Akbar holds 7 industry certifications including: Spec-Driven Development dengan Kiro (Dicoding, Apr 2026), Cloud & Generative AI Fundamentals on AWS (Dicoding, Mar 2026), Membangun AI Agent dengan Google Cloud (Dicoding, Mar 2026), Belajar Dasar AI (Dicoding, Dec 2024), and several foundational web development certifications from 2022–2024.

Question 7

What programming languages does Alif Akbar use?

Accepted Answer

Alif Akbar is proficient in PHP 8.4, Go (Golang), TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python. He works with frameworks including Laravel 12, Vue.js 3, Inertia.js, and Next.js 16.

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