# Tien Nguyen Minh's CV

- Phone: +84 869 156 149
- Email: [tiennm99@outlook.com](mailto:tiennm99@outlook.com)
- Location: HCMC, Vietnam
- Website: [miti99.com](https://miti99.com/)
- LinkedIn: [miti99](https://linkedin.com/in/miti99)
- GitHub: [tiennm99](https://github.com/tiennm99)
- Telegram: [tiennm5](https://t.me/tiennm5)


# Education
## **Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology**, B.E. in Computer Science in Computer Science and Engineering -- HCMC, Vietnam
Sept 2017 – June 2023

- GPA: 8.0/10 — Academic Excellence Scholarship; Five Good Student Award

- Thesis: Survival2D — 2D multiplayer Battle Royale game server in Java (Netty/WebSocket); authoritative architecture, FlatBuffers serialization (76% packet reduction vs JSON), behavior tree AI bots, and server-side anti-cheat



# Experience
## **Senior Software Engineer**, ZingPlay Game Studios, VNG Corp. -- HCMC, Vietnam

July 2020 – present

Progressed from Game Programming Fresher to Senior Software Engineer. Focused on scalable game server architecture in Java (Netty, Vert.x), with cross-functional contributions to client-side logic in Cocos2d-x and Godot.

- [Chaos Age 2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vn.zps.tl2): Sole server developer; architected backend from scratch for a global strategy game, 300+ CCU; assisted client team with networking and game logic

- [Show](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zps.games.show) & [Burkozel](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zps.games.burkozel): Full-stack contributor on two real-time card games for Myanmar and Russian-speaking markets; delivered server-side logic and client features

- [Bida3D](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zps.games.bida3d.vn): Implemented matchmaking (server) and cue direction logic (client) for a global 8-ball pool game; applied physics and geometry for accurate ball trajectory simulation

- [Sky Garden](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vn.kvtm.js): Maintained server stability for a live farm game (~5,000 CCU); resolved production issues and developed new event features



# Projects
## **[VN GeoGuessr](https://github.com/tiennm99/vngeoguessr)**

Aug 2025

Location-guessing game for Vietnam using Leaflet.js, Mapillary, and OpenStreetMap with street-level panoramic imagery and map-based scoring.



## **[Store Scraper Bot](https://github.com/tiennm99/store-scraper-bot)**

Nov 2025 – Dec 2025

Telegram bot that automates scraping and reporting of app metadata from mobile app stores.



## **[Pet Projects & Open Source](https://github.com/tiennm99)**

2017 – present

Various personal projects spanning game servers, bots, and web tools. Occasionally contribute to open-source projects. Full portfolio on GitHub.



# Skills
**Languages:** Java, Go, JavaScript, Shell

**Frameworks & Libraries:** Netty, Vert.x, Spring Boot, Cocos2d-x, Godot

**Databases:** Couchbase, Redis, MySQL, ClickHouse

**Infrastructure & DevOps:** Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions/GitLab CI), Git, Linux, OCI

**Architecture:** Game server architecture, real-time multiplayer systems, event-driven design

**Languages (Spoken):** Vietnamese (Native), English (TOEIC 600+)