About

Ariya Hidayat is a seasoned professional with over 14 years of experience in enterprise products development and free/open-source software. As the Chief Architect at Hijra, he is currently responsible for developing the next generation of financial services for MSMEs in Indonesia. Previously, he has worked as the Chief Architect at Metabase and Partner at Hyperjump. Ariya is passionate about knowledge sharing within the tech community and regularly writes on his blog (ariya.io), posts articles to relevant publications, and delivers talks at developer events/meetups. He has also contributed to high-profile projects such as Qt (app toolkit), KDE, and WebKit, among others, aimed at promoting open source technology solutions across different industries worldwide. Ariya's educational background includes a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Paderborn University and a B.Sc. and M.Eng in Engineering Physics from Institut Teknologi Bandung. He has a wealth of experience with various technology stacks, with a particular focus on Javascript. Overall, Ariya enjoys using his knowledge base from both enterprise products development and free/open-source software when tackling new challenges related to product innovation or process optimization every day. This is what keeps him motivated and driven to excel in his role as a Chief Architect at Hijra.