João Maia
ASIC Digital Design, Sr Engineer at Synopsys Inc
Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolJoão Maia is a technology executive and former hands-on software engineer with over a decade at Fabamaq, where he progressed from developing embedded game systems to leading Game Math, Intelligence, and now serving as Chief Operating Officer. Trained as an Electronic and Computer Engineer (MEng) with postgraduate studies in Digital Business, he blends deep technical skills (PHP, C#, web and embedded development) with strategic experience in product math, analytics and operational leadership. He has a track record of building simulation and math tooling for slot games, integrating hardware drivers and casino protocols, and scaling teams that deliver both gambling and non-gambling business solutions like ERPs and reporting platforms. Known for pragmatic flexibility, João connects data-driven decision making with stakeholder management and international expansion efforts. An engineer at heart, he still emphasizes measurable performance metrics and cross-team synergies to reduce client costs and improve product value.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 18/20, Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 18/20 at Instituto Superior Técnico
Github Skills (12)
usb10
firmware9
avr8
atmel7
qmk7
hardware5
simulation5
fpga4
risc-v3
rocket-chip2
git2
arm1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
joaofbmaia/uhc
May 2018 - Apr 2026
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 7 years 11 months
joaofbmaia/joaofbmaia.github.io
Sep 2023 - Apr 2026
Personal Website
Contributions:20 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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