Irene Gohtami
About Irene Gohtami
Irene Gohtami is a Pod Lead at Xendit, where she oversees the development of the e-commerce CMS platform, Storefront, and enhances technical metrics within her team. She has a background in Computer Science from the University of Nottingham Malaysia and has held various engineering roles prior to her current position.
Work at Xendit
Irene Gohtami currently serves as Pod Lead at Xendit, a role she has held since 2022. In this position, she leads the development and scaling of Xendit's e-commerce CMS platform, Storefront. Her focus is on addressing complex design and architecture requirements to enhance the platform's functionality. Irene plays a significant role in improving the internal team's scorecard by enhancing technical metrics and reliability. She actively collaborates with product designers to create efficient and intuitive user interfaces and experiences for the Storefront platform. Additionally, she is involved in hiring, onboarding, and mentoring new developers, facilitating cross-team collaboration, and managing stakeholder relationships.
Education and Expertise
Irene Gohtami completed her secondary education at Chandra Kusuma School, where she achieved IGCSE and A Levels from 2007 to 2012. She then pursued higher education at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, earning a Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons) from 2012 to 2015. Her academic background in computer science provides her with a solid foundation for her technical roles in software engineering and project leadership.
Background
Before joining Xendit, Irene Gohtami gained valuable experience in the software engineering field. She started her career as an intern at UEM Group Berhad in 2015, where she worked for two months. Following her internship, she joined Polaris Net Sdn. Bhd. as a Software Engineer from 2015 to 2018. She then advanced to the role of Senior Software Engineer at the same company from 2018 to 2019. After her tenure at Polaris, Irene worked at Xendit as a Software Engineer from 2019 to 2022 before being promoted to her current position.
Achievements
Irene Gohtami has made significant contributions to the development of Xendit's Storefront platform, focusing on complex design and architecture requirements. Her efforts in improving technical metrics and reliability have positively impacted the internal team's performance. Additionally, her involvement in hiring and mentoring new developers demonstrates her commitment to fostering talent within the organization. Irene's ability to facilitate cross-team collaboration and manage stakeholder relationships has been crucial in ensuring project success.