Active Real-time AI product
Volt
Built a low-latency voice pipeline across STT, LLM, and TTS for live conversations.
Role · Architecture, backend systems, delivery
PythonFastAPILiveKitOpenAIAWS
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Senior full stack engineer · Technical lead
Software that holds up when the stakes get real.
Over the last decade, I have shipped platforms across AI, fintech, education, and marketplaces — from early MVPs to acquisition-scale systems. I work with teams that need calm technical leadership and production-grade execution.
10+
Years shipping
2
Acquisitions
CTO
Platform leadership
Bridestory Schoters Volt Umroh.com Lean Labs Huntstreet Bridestory Schoters Volt Umroh.com Lean Labs Huntstreet
Selected work
Proof, not filler.
A shortlist of engagements that show the range: acquisitions, CTO-level platform work, and real-time AI delivery. The goal is not to list everything, it is to show how I think under pressure.
Acquired Marketplace at scale
Bridestory
Helped carry the platform from MVP through scale to acquisition by Tokopedia.
PHPLaravelNode.jsAWSGCP
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Acquired Education platform
Schoters
Improved platform performance and scalability through growth to acquisition.
GoNode.jsPostgreSQLMicroservices
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Active CTO-level marketplace leadership
Umroh.com
Stabilized infrastructure for seasonal demand spikes in a high-trust travel business.
PHPSymfonyGCPMicroservicesPython
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Archive
SprocketRocket
ActiveHigh-performance modular design system and page builder for HubSpot, developed at Lean Labs. Powering scalable marketing websites for enterprise clients.
OpenMyPayFast
DeliveredAustralia-based wage-advance platform. Successfully delivered the production MVP for early customer validation.
Private engagementHuntstreet
DeliveredScalable full-stack features supporting high-traffic e-commerce workflows.
OpenMujigae
DeliveredF&B/Retail platform. Bridged the technical transition and architecture modernization during a critical growth phase.
Private engagementUenafood
DeliveredOnline food ordering system with robust platform architecture.
Private engagementEnlight
DeliveredCFO Services. Landing Page.
Private engagement“Technical leadership, without the theater.”
I tend to be most useful when a team has real momentum and real consequences: an AI product that must feel instant, a marketplace that needs to survive seasonal load, or a platform that has outgrown its first architecture.
Over 10+ years, I have moved between hands-on delivery and leadership, serving as CTO, leading engineering teams, and rebuilding systems that needed to scale cleanly without drama.
Lead
Cross-functional planning, architecture direction, and senior execution when the product path needs clarity.
Build
Backend-heavy platforms, AI workflows, customer-facing products, and the connective systems that make them reliable.
Stabilize
Refactors, migrations, cost control, and production hardening once the first version starts to strain.
Technical range
Broad enough to move fast.
I work across product and platform layers, but the throughline stays the same: reduce complexity, make the critical path reliable, and leave the system easier to extend than I found it.
Backend
PHP Laravel Symfony Python FastAPI Node.js Express.js Hono.js NestJS
Frontend
Vue.js Nuxt.js React Next.js React Native Astro TypeScript
Infrastructure
AWS GCP Docker Kubernetes AWS ECS Railway Vercel
Databases
PostgreSQL MySQL Redis Elasticsearch Supabase
AI / ML
OpenAI LangChain STT-LLM-TTS ElevenLabs LiveKit
Streaming & Video
HLS MP4 Real-time Streaming Video Processing
Contact
Let's build something solid.
I am open to consulting, senior build work, technical leadership, and complex product delivery. If there is real product pressure, that is usually where I am most useful.
hello@arthurpello.comBest fit
- 0 to 1 products that need experienced architecture from the start.
- Teams rebuilding a platform that has become fragile, slow, or expensive to change.
- Founders or operators who need a senior technical partner for AI-heavy or systems-heavy work.