Maxime Gerbe
Founder Of Abandoned World
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolMaxime Gerbe is a seasoned software engineer and founder based in Zurich, blending 11+ years of hands-on development with 15+ years of product-focused experience. He built Abandoned World from a personal curiosity into a global exploration platform with 90K monthly active users and a 2M-photo community, demonstrating product-market fit and community-driven scale. As a Staff/Senior engineer he has led platform and mobile initiatives at companies like ING and Swiss Life, shaping CI/CD, observability, and secure AI integrations for award-winning mobile products. His technical breadth spans native iOS/Android, React Native, TypeScript, GraphQL and Kubernetes, and he’s currently experimenting with Dart & Flutter. Known for coaching teams, writing practical docs and tutorials, he combines craftsmanship with a knack for shipping high-usage consumer apps. An interesting detail: his startup grew from a single photo in an abandoned station to a worldwide contributor network, reflecting both curiosity-driven product vision and operational execution.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Graduated M.Sc. Software Engineering. Génie Logiciel, Graduated M.Sc. Software Engineering. Génie Logiciel at EPSI Lyon (Computer scientist school engineer)Scientific studies specialization science and life on earth Sciences, Scientific studies specialization science and life on earth Sciences at College Jules FerryBTS Informatique de Gestion option Développeur d'Applications Superior technician specialization Application Development, BTS Informatique de Gestion option Développeur d'Applications Superior technician specialization Application Development at La Martinière
German, French, english (test of english for international communication - score:750), spanish (6 years at school, 7/10), Dutch
Github Skills (124)
mobile-development10
windows10
automation10
mapview10
google-maps10
appium10
automation-framework10
webdriver10
app-framework10
pdf-viewer10
maps10
admob10
test-automation10
crashlytics10
cross-platform10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
MadeinFrance/react-native-share-pdf
Mar 2019 - Sep 2021
Share base64 PDF file - NPM library
Contributions:2 releases, 32 commits, 53 PRs in 2 years 6 months
npm-librarypdfreact-nativepdf-viewerbase64
MadeinFrance/eslint-plugin-jest
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
ESLint plugin for Jest
Contributions:46 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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