Hugo Lima
Lead Core Engineer - Video Player Team at Sky Portugal
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolHugo Lima is a lead core engineer with 12 years of experience building high-performance JavaScript video players and cross-device streaming SDKs, currently driving an in‑house player replacement at Sky Portugal. He combines deep R&D expertise in MSE/EME, DASH, and streaming protocols with front-end mastery (React, Redux) and a background in systems and UX design, enabling pragmatic architecture decisions that improve user experience and performance. Former engineering manager and senior engineer, he’s experienced in modernizing legacy players, shipping large-scale apps like the PeacockTV client, and bridging knowledge between platform and client teams. Hugo’s career blends entrepreneurial product development—from a startup farming platform to corporate intranet systems—with hands-on implementation across C++, Java, Python and web stacks. Colleagues rely on him for incident support, technical leadership and translating low-level streaming trade-offs into clear product outcomes.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Degree in computer science Ciências da Computação e Informática, Degree in computer science Ciências da Computação e Informática at Universidade Autónoma de LisboaWorkshop UX - User Experience for the Win User Experience, Workshop UX - User Experience for the Win User Experience at Edit - Escola de design interativo e tecnologia
Github Skills (12)
webgl10
threejs10
javascript10
virtual-reality10
svg10
webgpu10
augmented-reality10
canvas10
3d10
webxr9
pattern6
digital-signage1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sapo/pink
Oct 2013 - May 2014
Contributions:27 commits, 1 PR, 18 pushes in 6 months
patterninkarchitectural
hmiguellima/cinema-room
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:68 commits, 35 pushes, 10 branches in 1 year 5 months
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