Cat Zeng
Game Developer at NikNak
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCat Zeng is a game developer and entrepreneur with nine years of experience building multiplayer 3D engines, custom netcode, and consumer-facing apps. As co-founder of Rrialf, Cat shipped NikNak—a from-scratch WebGL multiplayer engine and social games—and Flairr, a bespoke templating engine and iOS app for personal sites, demonstrating full-stack product ownership from systems to SwiftUI. Based in New York, Cat has bridged academic research at MIT CSAIL and hands-on startup work, including leading small teams and raising pre-seed funding. Known for a curiosity about "how things work," Cat blends creative design (pet art and rating games) with deep technical craft. Recent roles include senior engineering at Ramp and ongoing game development at NikNak, where collaboration and playful experimentation drive product decisions. Outside coding, Cat’s background in piano and MIT training give an unusual mix of technical rigor and creative sensibility.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPiano Major, Piano Major at Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Github Skills (42)
lattice10
synthesis10
hardware10
vhdl10
fpga10
react-native9
modular9
ios9
facebook9
eda9
android9
react9
cross-platform8
build-system8
mobile7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
yczeng/6.809-Interactive-Music-Systems
Feb 2020 - Jan 2025
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
yczeng/hackernews-newsfeed
Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:1 release, 57 commits, 4 PRs in 27 days
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