Aris Setiawan
Next.js and AI developer
Aris SetiawanNext.js, AI, and WordPress developer
I'm Aris Setiawan, a Next.js developer in Indonesia with 13+ years of shipping web products and my own practice since 2015. I help founders, agencies, and marketing teams ship Next.js, headless WordPress, and AI products, and I coach engineering teams to get reliable code out of Cursor.
You can hire me in two ways. Build: I ship your Next.js site, AI feature, or WordPress project to production. Level up: your developers keep writing the code, and I teach them a Cursor workflow that passes review.
I was the first Cursor Ambassador in Indonesia, I’m a SpaceXAI Ambassador, and a MiniMax Dev Community Expert. I also worked at Hongkiat.com, co-founded Raja Kreatif Asia, and was a senior full-stack developer at SAB Digital Marketing Agency. This site runs on headless WordPress and Next.js on Vercel, the same setup I build for clients.
“I have served, and I will be of service.”
The line I work by
How I work
The same four steps whether I build for you or coach your team. If something isn't worth building, I'll say so before you pay for it.
You deal with me directly
I scope the work, write the code, and answer your messages myself, from the first call to launch.
A written plan before code
After a short scoping call you get milestones and the trade-offs I’d make, in writing, before I start.
Progress every week
A working demo or a coaching session every week, so you always know where the work stands.
A handoff your team can use
Docs your team can follow without me, and support afterwards if you want it.
The tools I ship with
What I use on client work today. The bars are my own rating of how deep I go in each.
Where I've worked since 2013
Every role, newest first. Some overlap because I've run MadeByAris alongside other jobs since 2015.
2025 to present
2025 to present
Independent full-stack developer and consultant
My own consulting practice is now my main work:
• Leading enterprise-scale web development projects
• Advising on technical architecture for web applications
• Specializing in Next.js, React, and headless WordPress
• Mentoring development teams and setting shared coding practices
• Long-term partnerships with client companies
2015 to present
2015 to present
Founder, MadeByAris
My own freelance business, offering:
• Full-stack web development with Next.js, React, and Laravel
• Speed and performance work on existing websites
• Technical SEO setup and fixes
• Full website redesigns
• Technical consulting and architecture planning
It started as arisdes.com. I renamed it madebyaris.com as the work and the services grew.
2022 to 2025
2022 to 2025
Senior full-stack developer
At SAB Digital Marketing Agency I:
• Made client websites faster and cleaned up their codebases
• Built new features and reworked existing ones
• Worked with designers and SEO specialists on each project through to launch
• Kept our code in line with current global development standards
• Delivered multiple enterprise-level projects
2022
2022
CEO
Led Raja Kreatif Asia as CEO, focused on growing the company.
In that time we added services and reached new markets while keeping the standards our clients hired us for.
2021
2021
COO and co-founder
As COO at Raja Kreatif Asia, I:
• Built business practices that could last, and a better office environment
• Launched Raja Kreatif Class (kelas.rajakreatif.com), a WordPress learning platform
• Added new services:
◦ Web development, specializing in WordPress
◦ SEO analysis and specialist services
◦ Digital marketing
• Supported every division in meeting its standards and KPIs
2019
2019
CMO and co-founder
I started at Raja Kreatif Asia as CMO, where I:
• Helped small businesses, enterprises, and government agencies with website development, branding, and SEO
• Was the link between our team and clients, making sure work was delivered as promised
• Put both team development and client satisfaction first
• Set our service standards and built long-term client relationships
2016
2016
WordPress developer
At Hongkiat.com I built new features and made the site faster using WordPress, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
2015
2015
Frontend developer
At PT. DheZign Online solution we designed website and mobile app mockups, turned them into HTML, and built the websites on WordPress. Stack: WordPress, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, and CodeIgniter.
2014
2014
Junior full-stack developer
At SEREWare I built web applications, designed systems and databases, and made web app animations.
Stack: PHP and MySQL.
2013
2013
Junior backend developer
At PT. Elkabumi Caraka Daya I built back ends for their clients, made reports with iReport, and designed databases. Stack: PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript.
Have a project that needs a senior developer?
Send a few lines about the project or your team. I read every request myself, reply within 24 hours, and tell you plainly whether I'm the right fit. English or Indonesian.