Artur Leao
Engineering Manager at Mindera
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolArtur Leao is an Engineering Manager based in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, with 13 years of experience blending creative technology, VFX, and software engineering. He has moved from hands-on roles—Senior VFX Artist and Technical Artist—to founding two companies and most recently leading engineering teams at Mindera, demonstrating strong product intuition and delivery focus. His background includes contracts at Facebook Reality Labs and deep experience in immersive and AR/VR projects, reflecting a talent for bridging physical and digital experiences. Artur combines technical leadership with entrepreneurial grit, having built communities (founder of Portugal’s first online CG community) and run studios that shipped VFX and cross-platform apps. Colleagues describe him simply: he solves problems—often by turning complex visual systems into maintainable software and robust team workflows.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at Reykjavik UniversityComputer Programming, Computer Programming at MicrocampHigh school Computer Science, High school Computer Science at ESAH
English, Portuguese, Icelandic, Swedish
Github Skills (95)
home-automation9
python9
raspberry-pi9
iot9
sdk8
mqtt8
sega-genesis8
oculus8
680008
menu8
automation8
donut8
home-assistant8
megadrive8
privacy8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ycdivfx/YCDIVFX_MaxPlus
Oct 2013 - Dec 2014
Contributions:68 commits in 1 year 1 month
arturleao/samsungtv_custom
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
Samsung TV H Series custom component for Home Assistant
Contributions:11 commits, 2 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 month
samsungappletvassistanthacsandroidtv
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