Suwignyo Prasetyo

Jakarta, Indonesia

Data Engineer and Python Backend Developer with 3+ years of experience building data-intensive applications, automated workflows, and production systems. Experienced in Python, Prefect, Linux, Docker, object storage, and HPC environments, with domain expertise in geospatial and metocean data.

What I do

  • Production Data engineering: ingestion, transformation, QC, orchestration, and delivery of operational datasets
  • Backend & Workflow Automation: Python, Prefect, Linux, Docker, S3-compatible storage, Zarr, and HPC workflows
  • Geospatial and metocean systems: numerical model data, forecast production, model verification, and large-scale scientific datasets

Experience

Metocean Data Engineer

Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG)

Sep 2023 – Present

Jakarta, Indonesia · Hybrid

  • Develop and maintain production data pipelines and automated workflows using Python, Bash, Prefect, and SLURM for data ingestion, processing, validation, monitoring, and dissemination.
  • Maintain data-intensive operational applications and forecasting systems, including L2/L3 troubleshooting, incident investigation, and reliability improvements.
  • Process large-scale time-series and multidimensional datasets; build QC workflows to catch missing, inconsistent, delayed, or invalid data before downstream use.
  • Build Python applications and Streamlit dashboards for analysis, visualization, climatological processing, and operational monitoring.
  • Develop cloud-optimized datasets with Xarray, Zarr, and S3-compatible object storage; integrate workflows across Linux servers, HPC, and operational services.
  • Benchmark, debug, and optimize compute-intensive workflows, including INACAWO, INAWAVES, and INAFLOWS production systems.
  • Contribute to AI and Big Data system modernization (MMS) through technical evaluation, integration planning, and implementation support.

Marine Meteorologist

Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG)

Jan 2023 – Sep 2023

Jakarta, Indonesia · On-site

  • Forecasted critical metocean parameters, including wind, waves, tides, and severe weather conditions.
  • Analyzed observational and NWP data for model verification, data quality control, and forecast evaluation.
  • Delivered forecast products, warnings, and routine weather briefings for maritime safety, marine transportation, fisheries, and offshore operations.
  • Conducted field campaigns including ADCP surveys in Jakarta Bay and the Jalacitra Expedition cruise 2023, and presented at the Fishermen Weather Field School.

Data Analyst

Fastwork Technologies Indonesia

Sep 2025 – Nov 2025

Remote · Freelance

  • Conducted time-series analysis on electrocardiogram (ECG) data for a healthcare client, applying the Hilbert–Huang Transform to extract and interpret signal characteristics.
  • Delivered the requested analytical workflow and results in line with the client’s technical requirements.

Student Mentor

Projects.co.id

Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Remote · Part-time

  • Created step-by-step video explanations for six CPNS Test Intelegensia Umum (TIU) practice-test packages, covering 210 questions in total.
  • Explained the reasoning and concepts behind each solution to support students’ exam preparation.

Career break

Voluntary work

Sep 2022 – Dec 2022

Purworejo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia

  • Supported family farming activities, primarily field and planting preparation, before starting at BMKG.

Skills

Data Engineering

  • Python
  • ETL / ELT pipelines
  • Prefect
  • Xarray
  • Zarr
  • NetCDF
  • SQL
  • Data quality & validation
  • Time-series processing

Platform & Backend

  • Linux
  • Bash
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Object storage
  • FastAPI
  • Streamlit
  • Workflow orchestration
  • SLURM HPC
  • Production automation

Geospatial & MetOcean

  • WAVEWATCH III
  • SWAN
  • Numerical weather prediction
  • Hindcast analysis
  • Model verification
  • Marine forecasting
  • Geospatial data processing

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Meteorology

State College of Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (STMKG)

Sep 2018 – Sep 2022

GPA 3.70 / 4.00. Bachelor thesis on moistening of cold-surge air masses over the western Maritime Continent using ERA5 (2010–2019).