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Peter Ma

Software Engineering Student @ The University of QueenslandUQBrisbane, QLD
Peter Ma

About

Hi! I like building software that's simple and useful. I'm currently a Software Engineering Intern at Chatstat, and in my free time you'll find me at hackathons. Fun fact: I'm in the top 0.19% in Valorant (Immortal 2).

Experience

Chatstat

Aug 2026 - Present

Software Engineering Intern

The University of Queensland

Apr 2026 - Present

EAIT Student Ambassador

Excel Academics Australia

Jan 2026 - Present

Academic Tutor

activATAR

Jan 2026 - Jun 2026

Software Engineering Intern

Education

The University of Queensland

Feb 2025 - Present

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Software Engineering

  • GPA: 6.75/7.00
  • Dean's Academic Commendation
  • 11x Hackathon Awardee

Launceston College

Feb 2023 - Nov 2024

Tasmanian Certificate of Education

  • Ranked in the top 2% of students nationally
  • Academic Excellence Award
  • Top performance in Specialist Mathematics and Computer Science

Technologies

I work with lots of tech. Here are some of my main tools.

My Projects

The Last Deadline

Best Overall | UQCS GameJam 2026

A 2D top-down game where you rush to submit an assignment. Developed in 48 hours, placing 1st out of 37 teams and 140+ participants.

GDScriptGodot

Clevr

2nd Place | UQIES Weekend of Startups Hackathon 2026

Tap to pay without the card networks. The merchant avoids the fee and you keep a share of it. Placed 2nd out of 60+ teams and 230+ participants.

TypeScriptNext.jsReactSupabaseVercelTailwindCSS

FuelFlow

2nd Place | QUT AIML Hackathon 2026

A logistics and price forecasting platform for the modern Queensland driver. Developed in 48 hours, placing 2nd ahead of 120+ participants.

PythonReactViteFastAPIRenderScikit-learn

Loopback

2nd Place | Agent Forge Hackathon 2026 (SF)

An autonomous agent that turns customer support emails into a prioritised product roadmap. Built in San Francisco, placing 2nd.

TypeScriptReactViteOpenAI Agents SDKEdgeOne