About

A quick summary of my experience over the last 20 years

Published by Sudhanshu on Oct 1, 2006

As the current Head of GoPay (Consumer Payments) at GoTo Financial, I’ve built and scaled the GoPay app, which reached over 15% of Indonesia’s population within its first year. GoPay is a lightweight, mass-market app designed to simplify all six key financial activities: Paying, Transferring, Saving, Borrowing, Insuring, and Investing.

Over the years, I’ve held various leadership roles within GoTo, including leading product development for GoFood—the world’s largest food delivery service outside of China. Under my leadership, GoFood expanded to over 500,000 restaurants across 80+ cities in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Before joining GoTo, I co-founded Leftshift Technologies, which was acquired by Gojek in 2016. During my tenure at Gojek, the company rapidly scaled to handle 7 million daily orders within four years, solidifying its position as one of the fastest-growing startups globally.

Head of GoPay (Consumer Payments), GoTo Financial

July 2022 - now

In my role as Head of GoPay (Consumer Payments) at GoTo Financial, I’ve played a key role in the development and rapid expansion of the GoPay app. Designed to meet the diverse needs of Indonesia’s mass market, GoPay quickly became a household name, reaching over 15% of the population within its first year.

The GoPay app is engineered to be lightweight and accessible, ensuring a seamless user experience even on low-spec devices, which is critical in a market where smartphone penetration varies widely. The app integrates all six essential financial activities—Paying, Transferring, Saving, Borrowing, Insuring, and Investing—into a single platform, making it a one-stop solution for users.

GoPay’s design focuses on inclusivity and ease of use, offering features like instant money transfers, flexible savings options, accessible micro-loans, and easy-to-understand insurance plans. Additionally, the app encourages financial literacy and planning through its investment tools, empowering users to take control of their financial future, regardless of their income level.

Head of Product & Engineering, GoTo Financial

Nov 2020 - Jun 2022

Scaled GoTo Financial’s payments platform to handle over 300 million transactions per month to make it one of the largest e-wallets in Indonesia.

Head of Product, GoFood

Aug 2018 - Nov 2020

GoFood has become the largest food delivery service globally outside of China, featuring over 500,000 restaurants across 80+ cities in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. We’re also gearing up to expand operations into additional countries in Southeast Asia.

Head of Platform and Mobile Engineering, Gojek

Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

Gojek is a super app with a mission to become the operating system for the physical world. Over the past 12 months, we’ve achieved an astounding 300x growth, with momentum continuing to build month after month.

Our mobile team is dedicated to redefining and enhancing the user experience across all 18 of our products.

Founder and CEO, Leftshift Technologies

Dec 2006 - Aug 2016

Leftshift specializes in creating user-loved mobile products for iOS and Android.

Over the past decade, we’ve developed innovative solutions for prominent brands like BookMyShow, Byju's, Faasos, Peppertap, Craftsvilla, Airtel, CitrusPay, India Infoline, Laundr.ie, HealthKart, NH7, Ubisoft, Metallica, Phish, Automatic, 9Slides, and Emerson.

In 2016, seven of our apps were featured by Apple in the App Store.

Later that year, Leftshift was acquired by GO-JEK Indonesia, one of the fastest-growing companies in the world.

Software Engineer, Phoenixgen Systems

May 2004 - Nov 2006

Developed stock exchange connectivity software for markets in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Australia.

Phoenixgen Systems was subsequently acquired by a leading financial software and services provider.