Summary
Simon Ma is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade of experience building and operating large-scale consumer services and production systems from the Bay Area. As Vice President of Engineering at TBCASoft and former VP of Operations (Technical) at Tango — where he helped keep services online for hundreds of millions of subscribers — he specializes in uptime, DevOps, and production operations. He combines hands-on software engineering roots (BSc in Computer Science from York University) with strategic GTM and operational consulting experience through his advisory practice. Simon has led teams through high-growth and post-IPO operational challenges, repeatedly improving reliability and delivery velocity. He also brings a creative side in software engineering and game design from his GitHub background and McMaster connections, which informs pragmatic but user-aware systems design. Known for hiring and mentoring talent (he values internships) and for the quip “this one is going to be fun,” he balances seriousness about reliability with an upbeat engineering culture.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer