2008 — 2012
Interactive Software & Game Development
Tunku Abdul Rahman College / Campbell University — Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Interactive Software Technology, with distinction-level CGPAs and early competition wins in game design.
Experience & history
Licco Tan
Senior Engineering Manager · Full Stack Engineer
Game development graduate turned full-stack engineer — curious about systems, craft, and leading teams that ship.
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The journey
Five eras
01 / 05
EducationGamesAndroidGojek ICLeadership
Experience
Roles & impact
A denser look at the work — companies, titles, and the outcomes that mattered.
Senior Engineer Manager
Gojek Singapore Pte Ltd · Singapore
Jun 2025 — Present
- Managed a 20-person engineering team across Acquisition and Engagement squads with clear objectives and focus areas.
- Led cloud cost optimisation with a concrete infrastructure improvement plan.
- Standardised sprint planning, documentation, and code-review practices across the team.
- Defined the roadmap to re-architect onboarding and payment services for scalability.
Engineer Manager
Gojek Singapore Pte Ltd · Singapore
Mar 2024 — Apr 2025
- Managed an 8-person team driving acquisition for GoPayLater and TikTokPayLater.
- Aligned cross-team delivery for the TikTokPayLater launch.
- Set technology vision as the go-to technical partner for business and engineering stakeholders.
- Directed GCP → Alibaba Cloud migration of stateful and stateless services with <30 minutes downtime.
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Gojek Singapore Pte Ltd · Singapore
May 2019 — Feb 2024
- Improved KYC onboarding by integrating a data-science model to lift approval rates.
- Optimised Gomel Super App compile time via lazy loading of stable modules.
- Maintained 20+ Spring Boot apps for acquisition, onboarding, and lending transaction flows.
- Built high-throughput async systems with Kafka and RabbitMQ under heavy traffic.
- Led AWS → GCP migration for services and databases with <1 hour downtime.
- Mentored engineers, supported hiring, and practiced TDD for maintainable coverage.
Senior Android Engineer
DBS Bank · Singapore
Jul 2018 — Apr 2019
- Built and maintained the DBS digibank Android app.
- Implemented scalable MVVM architecture in Kotlin.
- Partnered with product, design, and QA for end-to-end feature delivery.
- Crafted animations and UI components for a smoother customer experience.
Game Producer
Trinity App Studio Sdn Bhd · Malaysia
Sep 2016 — Present
- Launched a tower-defense mobile game that reached 500K downloads in three months.
- Shipped casual Unity titles and prototyped in Unreal Engine.
- Delivered an online shop with video streaming and Stripe payments for a Singapore client.
- Designed and published custom Android Wear watch faces.
Android Engineer
buUuk Pte Ltd · Singapore
Feb 2014 — Jun 2018
- Consulted for Singapore clients on custom mobile solutions.
- Developed myENV features: weather, hawker centres, Happy Toilet, energy calculators, and more.
- Built myNTUC membership registration, virtual card, and privilege experiences.
Senior Game Engineer
Appxplore Sdn Bhd · Malaysia
May 2013 — Jan 2014
- Built a Unity mobile game with accelerometer tilt controls.
- Collaborated with artists on particles, camera, and shadow effects.
- Integrated ad platforms (e.g. AdMob) and designer-facing difficulty tools.
Software Engineer
Activate Sdn Bhd · Malaysia
Apr 2012 — Apr 2013
- Completed a university internship then joined full-time.
- Built interactive Flash learning apps for Singapore schools.
- Supported a Tomcat-based online gaming application.
Craft
Skills
Programming
Java.NET (C#)C++TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonKotlinGolang
Data & Messaging
PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisAerospikeApache KafkaRabbitMQ
Frameworks & Platforms
Spring BootReactReact NativeKubernetesNginxAndroid SDKUnity3DUnreal Engine
Cloud, DevOps & Quality
JenkinsGitLab CI/CDFluxCDArgoCDDatadogNew RelicGrafanaPrometheusJestJUnitPyTestSelenium
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