2008 — 2012
Interactive Software & Game Development
Tunku Abdul Rahman College / Campbell University — Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Interactive Software Technology, with a distinction scholarship and early competition wins in game design.
About me
Licco Tan
Senior Engineer Manager
I graduated from Tunku Abdul Rahman College in Malaysia with a major in Game Development, and over time grew into engineering leadership — still driven by curiosity and a passion for technology.
Scroll the journey
The journey
Five chapters
01 / 05
Experience
Roles & formation
May 2008 — May 2010
Diploma in Interactive Software Technology
Tunku Abdul Rahman College · Malaysia
- Studied Interactive Software Technology, focused on game development.
- Competed in college showcases, including MULTIPROG.
- Earned a certificate at the TAR College ICT Showcase Imagine Cup.
May 2010 — May 2012
Advanced Diploma in Interactive Software Technology · BS (Campbell University)
Tunku Abdul Rahman College · Malaysia
- Advanced Diploma with a Bachelor of Science via Campbell University.
- Awarded the Distinction Scholarship (Advanced Diploma Science).
- Champion of the TARC College Game Jam.
- Game Design Assistant Manager at the Imagine Cup ICT Showcase.
Apr 2012 — Apr 2013
Software Engineer
Activate Sdn Bhd · Malaysia
- University internship, then joined full-time.
- Built interactive Flash learning apps for Singapore schools.
- Supported a Tomcat online gaming application.
May 2013 — Jan 2014
Senior Game Engineer
Appxplore Sdn Bhd · Malaysia
- Built a Unity mobile game with accelerometer tilt controls.
- Worked with artists on particles, camera, and shadow effects.
- Integrated AdMob and designer-facing difficulty tools.
Feb 2014 — Jun 2018
Android Engineer
buUuk Pte Ltd · Singapore
- Consulted for Singapore clients on custom mobile products.
- Shipped myENV features: weather, hawkers, Happy Toilet, energy tools.
- Built myNTUC membership, virtual card, and privileges.
Sep 2016 — Dec 2018
Cofounder
Trinity App Studio Sdn Bhd · Malaysia
- Launched a tower-defense game to 500K downloads in three months.
- Shipped casual Unity titles and Unreal prototypes.
- Built an online shop with video streaming and Stripe.
- Published custom Android Wear watch faces.
Jul 2018 — Apr 2019
Senior Android Engineer
DBS Bank · Singapore
- Built and maintained the digibank Android app.
- Shipped scalable MVVM architecture in Kotlin.
- Partnered with product, design, and QA on end-to-end delivery.
- Crafted animations and UI for a smoother customer experience.
May 2019 — Feb 2024
Full Stack Engineer
Gojek Singapore Pte Ltd · Singapore
- Lifted KYC approval with a data-science model; cut Gojek app compile time.
- Ran 20+ Spring Boot apps and Kafka / RabbitMQ pipelines for lending.
- Led AWS → GCP migration (<1 hour downtime) and practised TDD.
Mar 2024 — Apr 2025
Engineer Manager
Gojek Singapore Pte Ltd · Singapore
- Led an 8-person squad on GoPayLater and TikTokPayLater acquisition.
- Shipped TikTokPayLater across teams as the technical partner.
- Migrated GCP → Alibaba Cloud with under 30 minutes downtime.
Jun 2025 — Present
Senior Engineer Manager
Gojek Singapore Pte Ltd · Singapore
- Led a 20-person org across Acquisition and Engagement.
- Drove cloud cost optimisation and clearer sprint / review practice.
- Roadmapped a re-architecture of onboarding and payment services.
Craft
Skills
AI
Claude CodeCursorGitHub CopilotAgentic workflows
Programming
Java.NET (C#)C++TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonKotlinGolang
Data & Messaging
PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisAerospikeApache KafkaRabbitMQ
Frameworks & Platforms
Spring BootReactReact NativeKubernetesNginxAndroid SDKUnity3DUnreal EngineBootstrapjQueryCocos2dxGameMaker Studio
Cloud, DevOps & Quality
JenkinsGitLab CI/CDFluxCDArgoCDDatadogNew RelicGrafanaPrometheusJestJUnitPyTestSeleniumFirebaseBrowserStackWiremockCloudWatch
Highlights
Moments that stuck
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GoTo Elevate
Leadership Development Certification
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DBS Hackathon
1st Runner-up — DBS Talent Conference
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S.U.P.E.R Defenders
Downloads on Google Play Store
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Distinction Scholarship
Advanced Diploma Science award
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TARC Game Jam
Champion — College Game Jam Competition
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Imagine Cup
Game Design Assistant Manager — Microsoft ICT Showcase
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MULTIPROG 10
Certificate of Multimedia and Programming Competition
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Imagine Cup Game Dev
Certificate — TAR College ICT Showcase Imagine Cup