Senior Software Developer · Tech Lead · CTO

Otto Kafka

Building high-performance systems at petabyte scale — from SIEM & EDR platforms to LLM-powered enterprise AI and sub-millisecond trading infrastructure.

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9+ Years Experience
500K Bids / Second
PB Scale Data
Otto Kafka
About

Engineering leader with a builder's mindset

Driven software developer from California with a passion for programming since age 12. I lead teams that ship production systems at extreme scale — processing petabytes of security telemetry, half a million ad-tech bids per second, and tens of thousands of financial transactions in real time.

Currently Tech Lead for Cyber Security at nPro, I balance 80% hands-on engineering with 20% leadership — mentoring developers, driving hiring, and architecting ML/LLM-powered threat detection across heterogeneous infrastructure.

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High Performance

Python, Golang, C++ systems engineered for real-time, petabyte-scale workloads.

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Security First

SIEM, EDR, threat modeling, and secure-by-design architecture across cloud and on-prem.

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AI & LLMs

Private enterprise LLM deployments, GPU clustering, and ML-driven threat detection.

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Global Experience

Led teams across California, Malaysia, China — FinTech, AdTech, Telco, and CyberSec.

Experience

Career timeline

California, United States

Tech Lead — Cyber Security

nPro

  • Led development of SIEM and EDR solutions, integrating ML and LLMs for advanced threat detection across Windows/Linux servers and FortiGate routers.
  • Engineered high-performance systems using Python, Golang, and C++ to process petabyte-scale data with scalable real-time monitoring.
  • Automated security alerts and incident response workflows, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Applied threat modeling, secure coding, and network security expertise to strengthen system defenses.
  • Mentored junior developers and led hiring — 80% coding, 20% management.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tech Lead + Senior Software Engineer

Forest Interactive

  • Led implementation of open-source LLMs for private AI in enterprise R&D, including GPU clustering.
  • Developed server-side applications with Node.js and Python; front-end in Flutter and React.
  • Scaled PostgreSQL database, optimizing performance.
  • Conducted training sessions to enhance team skills and project efficiency.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Senior Back-end Developer / Team Lead

ELFO (Telco)

  • Mentored a team of 8, driving significant improvements in ad-tech platform performance.
  • Architected a high-throughput Demand-Side Platform (DSP) processing 500K bids/second.
  • Led optimizations: 40% increased scalability, 60% faster queries, 50% reduced deployment times.
Shenzhen, China

Full Stack Developer

WaykiChain (FinTech)

  • Engineered a high-performance DEX platform with core APIs processing 50,000+ transactions/second.
  • Designed scalable data architecture achieving 99.99% uptime.
  • Built real-time analytics dashboard and integrated third-party services.
Beijing, China

Full Stack Developer

Nebulas (FinTech)

  • Architected a high-frequency trading platform with React/Redux front-end and Node.js real-time processing.
  • Implemented RESTful APIs handling 10,000+ transactions per second.
  • Designed risk management algorithms and automated compliance checks for regulatory adherence.
Expertise

Technical skills

Languages & Runtimes

Python Golang C++ Node.js JavaScript

Front-end & Mobile

React Redux Flutter HTML/CSS

Infrastructure & Data

PostgreSQL Linux GPU Clustering Docker Real-time Systems

Domains

SIEM / EDR LLMs / ML Cybersecurity FinTech / DeFi AdTech / DSP

Certifications

  • Getting Started with Go — Coursera
  • Server-side Development with NodeJS, Express and MongoDB — Coursera
  • Advanced Linux: The Linux Kernel — LinkedIn Learning
  • Advanced Node.js: Scaling Applications — LinkedIn Learning
  • AI Foundations: Neural Networks — LinkedIn Learning
  • Front End Development — freeCodeCamp
  • Blockchain Transformations of Financial Services — Coursera
Contact

Let's build something

Open to senior engineering leadership, CTO advisory, and high-impact technical roles.

✉ Email mrottokafka@gmail.com in LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/ottokafka 🌐 Website ottokafka.github.io
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