# Max Ma

> Software Engineer & Game Developer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/maxma

🪪Authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.
🕹️Specialize in HTML5 web game development with 8 years experience.
🕸️Proficient in modern web dev frameworks and tools to build high-quality applications
🎮Passionate about creating gamified content, social casual games, Roblox metaverse etc.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Knowledgehook
Jan 2022 – Present
● Worked on a large-scale Angular 17+ education platform with modular architecture and RxJS-powered high-performance UI.
● Worked on HTML5 real-time multiplayer action games using Phaser, Pixi, WebSocket, Node.js

### Indie Game Developer @ Unknown
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
● Built and monetized web games using Cocos Creator, Phaser, and Unity, mainly retro and hyper-casual.

● Published and monetized HTML5 games on Facebook Instant Games, integrating Facebook social API, in-app ads monetization, and a messenger bot (Node.js) for user behavior logging and analytics.

● Built a web game portal system, focusing on social and instant gaming experiences. Integrated GameSparks cloud services for features like leaderboards, friend lists, and inbox messages.

● Optimized web game performance for low-end devices (CPU & memory usage, draw call batching, caching, object pooling, and Chrome profiling).

● Freelanced on various game projects using Unity, Phaser, Cocos, WebSocket, and GameSparks.

### Game Developer @ iDream Interactive
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
● Developed cross-platform web and iOS social casino game apps for PokerStars using TypeScript and CocosCreator, contributing to the full product development cycle.

● Customized the open-source game engine by integrating dependency injection, MVC patterns, and creating bridges between JavaScript and native code, as well as hot updates.

● Collaborated with the server-side team to integrate backend services (PlayFab and GameSparks) for social features, leaderboards, and chat etc.

● Transformed an old match-3 IP (Rescue Recipe) from Flash to HTML5 using Cocos, TypeScript, and ECS.

● Leveraged Unity for bi-weekly game jams and prototyping new product ideas.


## Education
### Master of applied computing in Computer Science
University of Windsor
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Wuhan University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maxmadev
- Website: https://maxmariodev.itch.io/

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Last updated: 2026-03-20