Marvin Buff
Software Engineer at Optravis LLC
Binningen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolMarvin Buff is a software engineer based in Binningen, Switzerland, with eight years of experience building user-focused applications across web, desktop, and game engines. He recently shipped React/TypeScript admin interfaces, applied Python and time-series tooling for internal data analysis, and implemented complex business logic in Kotlin for desktop software. An active contributor to the FXGL Java/JavaFX/Kotlin game library, he focuses on UI and component design—improving interactive elements like health and progress bars for better responsiveness. Marvin combines strong academic grounding from the University of Basel with a curiosity-driven appetite for machine learning, game development, and even molecular biology, signaling a willingness to apply software skills in interdisciplinary domains.
8 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 5.6, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 5.6 at University of Basel
German, English
Github Skills (18)
kotlin10
javafx10
ui-design10
java10
javas10
uid10
front-end-development10
2d-engine9
2d-game9
2d9
web-framework8
game-development8
app-framework8
application-framework8
game-engine6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
AlmasB/FXGL
Nov 2019 - Oct 2020
Java / JavaFX / Kotlin Game Library (Engine)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 12 commits, 7 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Marvin primarily contributed to the UI and component aspects of the FXGL game library. Their work involved creating and refactoring UI elements like `GenericBarViewComponent` and `HealthBarViewComponent`, including adjustments for better functionality and responsiveness to width changes. Additionally, the user improved constructors and addressed code issues related to the `ProgressBar` component. These contributions suggest a focus on enhancing the visual and interactive elements of the game engine.
game2diosjavafxmobile
marvinbuff/GalacticCombat
Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
A simple tower defense game.
Contributions:4 PRs, 47 pushes, 4 branches in 5 months
tower-defensegamedefensetowertower-defense-game
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