forward?Memory. Sources. Continuity.Explore Continuity
01 / Exploring AI systems
Continuity
Making context retrievable—and making its limits visible.
Bandung, Indonesia / Product Engineer
Mahendrawan Idris
Hi, I’m Mahen.I build useful software.
I write software and help run our family’s F&B business in Bandung. These days, one often gives me ideas for the other.
Product Engineer
Based in Bandung
Mahen / Product Engineer
Bandung, Indonesia
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I write software and help run our family’s F&B business in Bandung. These days, one often gives me ideas for the other.
A little about me / Bandung, Indonesia
I’ve been on both sides
of the software.
I started working professionally in software in 2021. After leaving Telkom in April 2025, I spent most of my time helping run our family’s F&B business.
That meant financial reports, payroll, staff schedules, and the everyday work that keeps a business going. It changed what I paid attention to when building software.
- 01 / 2021 — April 2025
Building interfaces.
At Telkom, my work included UI design and frontend development. I worked with a team to turn workflows into usable interfaces.
- 02 / April 2025 — Present
Inside the business.
Helping operate the family business put me closer to the people, records, and decisions those tools need to support.
- 03 / 2026 — Present
Building with that context.
I returned to active product building alongside the business. TATA grew out of its operational problems; my AI work explores memory and retrieval.
These days, I bring those two perspectives
to the things I build.
Selected work / 01—03
Different problems.
The same curiosity.
From running a business to exploring AI memory, these are some of the things I’ve been working on.
forward?Memory. Sources. Continuity.Explore Continuity
to clearer decisions.Revenue. Expenses. A clearer picture.Explore TATA
02 / From operations to product
TATA
A clearer view of the finances behind our family business.
workflows easier
to navigate.Working with a teamExplore Transition Service
03 / Earlier team work
Transition Service
Designing and building the interfaces behind relocation workflows.
How I work now
Stay close to the problem.
See the build through.
I like being involved from the beginning: understanding what’s needed, deciding what to build, and working through the implementation.
On TATA, that meant owning the requirements, architecture, financial rules, and acceptance criteria, with AI-assisted tools supporting implementation.
I’m working independently from Bandung and open to international remote contracts in product engineering, AI-powered applications, and internal tools.
Along the way