Cantídio Fontes
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolCantídio Fontes is a Senior Software Engineer based in San Francisco with 15 years building robust, production-grade systems across streaming, cloud, and game development domains. At Netflix he architects distributed automation and device-handling systems that run hundreds of thousands of mobile tests daily, while previous roles at HPE and HP focused on near real-time big-data analytics, microservices, and rapid deployment pipelines. A polyglot programmer comfortable in C/C++, Go, Python, JS/TypeScript, Dart and Lua, he combines low-level engine work (OpenGL, SDL) with scalable backend design and database expertise (MySQL, Vertica, MongoDB, Redis). He’s also an active open-source creator of multiple game frameworks and engines (Gorgon, GGE, GorgonDart, DuEngine) and a library that wraps HP LivePaper APIs, reflecting a rare blend of systems and creative engineering. Known for quick learning and mentoring, he surfaces practical automation and recovery strategies for large fleets of non-rooted devices. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex, device- and data-intensive challenges into reliable, maintainable infrastructure.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Faculdades Integradas de CaratingaMaster, Embedded systems, Master, Embedded systems at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
English, German, Portuguese
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Github Skills (67)
tidy10
theming9
faunadb9
react9
client-library8
wamp8
istanbul8
modularity8
autobahn8
javascript8
filemaker8
responsiveness8
accessibility8
grommet8
nosql-database7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cantidio/gorgonDart
May 2013 - Dec 2014
Contributions:176 commits, 1 issue in 1 year 7 months
gamedevdartgame-developmentlibrary-developmentflutter
cantidio/node-github-pages
Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:39 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 16 days
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