Giovanka Bisano

Hi, I'm Ivan!

I'm a Software Engineer based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

I work with Kotlin (Android) and the React Ecosystem.

Co-initiator of Peduli Lindungi, Indonesia's national health app.

Currently Engineering Manager at eDOT 🚀

8+

Years shipping software

6

Engineers managed at Kargo

100M+

Users reached via Peduli Lindungi

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About Me

Get to know me!

Hi, I'm Giovanka Bisano but people call me Ivan for short. I have deep expertise in Android Development and am equally at home on the web with React — so I can work across the full mobile and frontend stack.


I've been working in software since 2017, graduating from Brawijaya University with a degree in Computer Science and going on to build products at companies like Gojek, Kargo Technologies, and now eDOT.


I'm on the managerial path — people I've worked with tell me it's the right fit 😄. I care about building high-trust teams, clear engineering processes, and software that actually solves real problems.

My Skills

Mobile

KotlinAndroidReact Native

Web

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS

Backend & Data

GoMongoDBGraphQLFirebase

Tooling

GitGitHubGoogle AnalyticsAWS

Practices

TDDCode ReviewMentoringHiring

Experience

eDOT (PT. Elektronik Distribusi Otomatisasi Terkemuka)

Jakarta, IndonesiaOct 2023 — Present

Engineering Manager

Jan 2025 — Present
  • Lead the SaaS business unit (Sales Force Automation), owning delivery across Backend, Frontend, and Mobile.
  • Mentor engineers and shape engineering processes across the unit.
  • Align technical roadmap with business goals as a direct counterpart to product and stakeholders.
GoLangReactKotlinMongoDB

Technical Lead

Oct 2023 — Jan 2025
  • Led a cross-functional team across Backend, Frontend, and Mobile while staying hands-on in code and architecture.
  • Streamlined delivery pipelines so product milestones shipped on time.
  • Fostered a culture of continuous improvement through mentoring and code review.
GoLangReactKotlinMongoDB

Kargo Technologies

Jakarta, IndonesiaJul 2019 — Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Technical Lead

Jan 2022 — Oct 2023
  • Direct manager of 6 engineers; ran weekly 1:1s and authored technical guideline docs.
  • Cut CPU server cost by 33% by partnering with backend champions to fix inefficient queries.
  • Integrated OCR into the customer onboarding flow — ops team handled 3× new customers without new hires.
  • Reduced deployment time by 80% (15 min → 3 min) across Dev and Prod, frontend and backend.
  • Built shared Android & Web internal libraries that lifted team sprint velocity by 27%.

SDE 2 — Frontend & Android Engineer

Jan 2021 — Jan 2022
  • Built a new business line from scratch — React JS web app and React Native mobile app — working closely with product on scope.
  • Owned the unit-test-coverage initiative (>75%), unlocking weekly deploys for both web and mobile.
  • Integrated Unleash feature flags; release cycle sped up 50% and master became always-deployable.
React NativeReact RouterAWS

SDE 1 — Android Engineer

Jul 2019 — Jan 2021
  • Shipped 2 Android apps from scratch for Transporters and Truck Drivers.
  • Owned manual and automatic Google Play deployments; kept app size under 6 MB.
  • Established MVVM + Clean Architecture as the team's foundation; wrote UI automation tests.
KotlinAndroidKoinGraphQLRoomJetpack NavigationFirebase

Gojek

Jakarta, IndonesiaJul 2018 — Jul 2019

Product Engineer

Jul 2018 — Jul 2019
  • Built and maintained the Go-Life Android app (Go-Daily, Go-Clean).
  • Delivered features with Jetpack Compose and MVVM + Data Binding.
  • Wrote UI automation tests with Espresso & JUnit.
KotlinAndroid NativeREST APIMVVM

Dicoding Indonesia

Dec 2017 — Dec 2018

Code Reviewer

Dec 2017 — Dec 2018
  • Reviewed Android coursework from program participants and gave actionable improvement feedback.

PT Jakarta International Container Terminal

Greater Jakarta, IndonesiaJun 2017 — Sep 2018

Full Stack Engineer

Jun 2017 — Sep 2018
  • Built an internal application for managing and storing JICT operational files and data.

Education

University of Brawijaya

B.Sc., Computer Science

Honors & Awards

Gemastik 11Google Developer Challenge HackathonDigital Talent ScholarshipSampoerna Scholarship

Projects

Peduli Lindungi / Satu Sehat

Peduli Lindungi / Satu Sehat

The Indonesia COVID-19 tracker app, officially endorsed by the government under the Ministry of Health.

Co-initiated the idea, crafted a prototype, and presented it to one of Indonesia's ministers. The project was subsequently transferred to government ownership and evolved into the national health platform Satu Sehat.

AndroidKotlin
Galaxy Buds Client for Windows & Ubuntu

Galaxy Buds Client for Windows & Ubuntu

Collaborated on an open source project to create a powerful sound management software for Samsung Galaxy Buds. Available on Flathub for Linux users.

C#.NET

Books I've Read

The Managers Path

From mentoring interns to working with senior staff, you’ll get actionable advice for approaching various obstacles in your path.

Read This Before Our Next Meeting

Accessible guide on making meetings more effective, efficient, and worthy of attending. You know, why bother wasting your time.

An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

A human-centric guide to solving complex problems in engineering management, from sizing teams to handling technical debt.

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

From the time we learn to speak, we’re told that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. When you become a manager, it’s your job to say it--and your obligation

Get In Touch

I'm open to chatting about engineering leadership, Android / mobile platform, or team building. Whether you have a question, want to collaborate, or just want to say hi — my inbox is always open.

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