Bruno Dias
Software Engineer at Google
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBruno Dias is a Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently contributing to Google from the New York City area. Trained in Intelligent Systems and Computer Science, he brings a strong research-to-production background spanning data science, ML tooling, and frontend engineering. His prior R&D work at James involved advanced topics like Bayesian optimization, missing data imputation, ANFIS, and genetic programming for automated feature engineering—bridging statistical rigor with practical prototypes. He’s an active open-source contributor to notable projects such as reactjs/react-modal, where he improved accessibility, focus management, and test coverage for a widely used React component. Comfortable across the stack, Bruno combines a quantitative research mindset with hands-on UI and backend implementation experience. Outside work he signals a curious, multifaceted personality—coffee, skateboarding, tennis and music—suggesting creativity and persistence in problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade NOVA de LisboaMaster's degree Intelligent Systems (major) and Robotics (minor), Master's degree Intelligent Systems (major) and Robotics (minor) at Instituto Superior Técnico
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (5)
modal-windows10
modal-dialog10
javascript10
modals10
react10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
reactjs/react-modal
Apr 2016 - Nov 2022
Accessible modal dialog component for React
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 67 reviews, 208 commits in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Bruno contributed to the `reactjs/react-modal` repository, which provides an accessible modal dialog component for React applications. The user's commits focused on implementing and refining the component's functionality, including adding callbacks, moving logic, and improving focus management. They also added tests to ensure the correct behavior of the modal, particularly regarding its state during opening and closing. The contributions involved modifications to JavaScript files and React components.
reactdialogmodalaccessiblejavascript
diasbruno/cl-bnf
May 2018 - Jan 2023
A simple BNF parser.
Contributions:36 commits, 10 PRs, 62 pushes in 4 years 8 months
bnfastbnf-parsercommon-lispparser
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