Chief Technology Officer
I build game platforms and real-time systems played by millions, from live-ops and prize tournaments to the Baziness platform. Based in Tehran, open to relocation.
I'm Mohammad Shams, a Chief Technology Officer with 12+ years of building real-time mobile games and the platforms behind them.
I wrote my first program at 13 and shipped my first commercial game at 17. Since then I've grown from game programmer to CTO of Gita Games, where I lead technology strategy, architecture and hiring. I took a 4-person team to 12 engineers across game, DevOps and data, and built Baziness, the platform that now runs 8 live games.
I stay hands-on: C#/.NET, Node.js and Java backends, Redis and PostgreSQL, Docker and Ansible, data pipelines and machine learning, and AI coding agents that have changed how my teams ship.
Gita Games (formerly Karizma Game Studio)
Lead technology strategy, architecture and hiring for all products. Launched the Baziness platform, built DevOps and data teams, and shipped 4 new games, including Fal, which I co-built end to end.
Gita Games
Built the live-ops system and real-time prize tournaments that made Tas o Takht the top-grossing Iranian mobile game on Cafe Bazaar: 8M+ installs and 10,000 peak concurrent players.
Gita Games
Built zero-downtime releases, localization and geo-routing that took Looters to a US launch with Rogue Games, Inc.
Edgex Digital Innovations
Lead development of Edgex Live, a live-streaming platform for virtual events with real-time chat and polling.
Self-employed
Built the Letroof real-estate app for Iran and Malaysia, plus game, sound design and music projects for studios.
AyanTech
Founded the game team and shipped Ruby, Jadvalium Online and Daberna in 9 months.
Arka Innova Studio
Co-founded an independent studio and funded its original games with client software projects.
Papata Game Studio
Joined at 17 as a junior programmer, then led 8th Invasion 2 (590K+ installs) and built the server and client of Kat.
B.Sc. in Computer Software Technology Engineering — Iranian e-Institute of Higher Education, Tehran (2021–2025)
Platforms, games and open-source work I've led or built.
Tournament, rewards and payments platform for mobile games: Baziness ID single sign-on, Baziness Pay, a cross-game coin and rewards store, and a developer portal. Built as C#/.NET and Node.js microservices on Docker, Redis and Ansible. It hosts 8 live games, including Fal, Achmez, Hokm and Ludo, with 4 more in development.
Competitive Solitaire (Persian “Fal”) with live tournaments, ranked rewards and level progression, where players win real prizes. I built it end to end with one other developer, from gameplay and backend to its Baziness integration.
Real-time dice game with skill-based prize tournaments. Top-grossing Iranian mobile game on Cafe Bazaar, with 8M+ installs and a 4.8★ rating.
Dice game of skill and luck, rebuilt as a competitive Baziness title with tournaments and prizes.
Online version of Iran’s most popular card game: real-time matches against real players, with rankings.
Real-time 4-player Ludo with friends, tournaments and prizes.
Castle-raid game with zero-downtime releases, localization and geo-routing. Published in the US by Rogue Games, Inc.
Live-streaming platform for virtual events and webinars, with real-time chat and interactive polls.
First-person shooter I led as Lead Programmer. Still live, with 590K+ installs and a 4.5★ rating.
Real-time online football game. I built the server and client and produced the sound design. 370K+ installs, 4.6★.
Image downloading and caching library for Unity, in C#. 300+ GitHub stars and 50+ forks.
Open to CTO, VP of Engineering and technical leadership roles, including relocation. Email is the fastest way to reach me.