About

Geo is a seasoned Lead Backend Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the software industry. He has mainly worked on games, covering frontend, backend, and tools. Currently, he is more focused on the backend side of things. Geo is currently working at Sumo Digital Ltd as a Lead Programmer, where he is responsible for the backend development using Golang, nakama, heroic, multiplay, mirror, docker, aws, azure, pipelines(jenkins), udp servers, protobufs, bytestreams, and more. Geo has also worked as a Senior Programmer and Senior Software Engineer 2 at Sumo Digital Ltd and Zynga, respectively. At Zynga, he was the tech lead of Black Diamond Casino (Zynga’s slots game), leading a team of 5. His responsibilities included optimizing the running cost of the servers, providing estimates for features, and mentoring junior folks. Geo's education background includes a Master's degree in Software systems specialized in computer networks from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. Geo is proficient in a variety of technologies, including Backend, AWS, test, Javascript, Docker, Jenkins, Azure, Frontend, Software Engineer, C, Java, Redis, Web, Senior Software Engineer, MemCache, Python, Mobile, ui, and infra. He is also experienced in TDD using Postman and unity test cases. Geo is known for providing high-level estimates to the production team to plan things well ahead and mentoring junior programmers. With his extensive experience and knowledge, Geo is a valuable asset to any team he works with.