Joao Silva
Senior Software Engineer at Google
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolJoao Silva is a Senior Software Engineer based in Zurich with nine years of professional experience building user-facing and infrastructure features at Google, currently focused on voice search. His background spans Chrome/ChromeOS enterprise features and research at NEC, giving him strong foundations in systems-level engineering and applied research. He contributes to open-source graphics tooling like Window.js, where he implemented desktop runtime features, a particle system and responsive docs—illustrating a full-stack approach that bridges graphics, frontend ergonomics and backend integration. Known for shipping pragmatic solutions at scale, he blends product-focused engineering with a curiosity for low-level graphics and performance. Fluent in turning research ideas into production-quality code, he brings a rare mix of voice, browser, and desktop graphics experience.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Universidade de Aveiro
German, Portuguese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
graphics-programming10
2d10
bit-manipulation9
java9
inheritance9
linux9
integer9
system-administration9
css8
stream6
sorting6
overriding6
windows6
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
windowjs/windowjs
Nov 2021 - Feb 2022
Window.js is an open-source Javascript runtime for desktop graphics programming.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 releases, 2 reviews, 232 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Joao uploaded and updated the initial version of a desktop graphics programming runtime, Window.js, and its example "breakout.js". The commits include adding a particle system and a Google Analytics integration to the documentation. Additionally, the user worked on improving the documentation layout for smaller screens, and implemented support for various fonts. The work involved both front-end and back-end aspects within a graphics programming environment.
webglwindowingjavascriptruntimewindow
windowjs/windowjs.github.io
Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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