Mikhael Lopez
Head Of Engineering at Brut.
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolMikhael Lopez is a Head of Engineering based in Paris with 12 years building and leading high-performing mobile teams, currently shaping engineering and product delivery at Brut. A former French national karate team athlete, he brings elite discipline and a performance mindset to technical leadership, team development, and cross-functional coordination. He cut his teeth as an Android engineer and open-source maintainer—authoring and improving popular Android UI libraries like CircularImageView and CircularProgressBar—while progressing through hands-on tech lead and manager roles at CANAL+ and Gobeyond Studio. Mikhael combines deep Android architecture expertise (MVI, Rx, Dagger, Retrofit) with pragmatic operational practices: code quality, testing, observability and debt reduction. Known for recruiting and mentoring engineers, he balances strategic ownership of architecture with frequent hands-on contributions and a penchant for coffee, CrossFit, and community-driven tooling.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Ingénieur Informatique, Ingénieur Informatique at EPSI - L'école d'ingénierie informatiqueDUT Informatique, DUT Informatique at IUT MONTPELLIER-SETE
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Github Skills (24)
kotlin10
bitmap10
lib10
android-sdk10
ui-design10
android-development10
java10
javas10
uid10
front-end-development10
android10
bitmaps10
android-gui9
image-processing9
animation9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
lopspower/CircularImageView
Oct 2013 - Aug 2022
Create circular ImageView in Android in the simplest way possible
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:13 releases, 151 commits, 15 PRs in 8 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Mikhael primarily contributed to the `lopspower/circularimageview` project, a library for creating circular image views in Android. The commits involve substantial code modifications to the `CircularImageView.java` file, incorporating features like border customization (width, color), shadow effects, and the ability to handle different scale types. The user also updated the project for Android Studio compatibility and addressed multiple issues related to image rendering and view measurements.
androidimage-viewercircularimageview
lopspower/CircularFillableLoaders
Dec 2015 - Jul 2021
Realize a beautiful circular fillable loaders to be used for splashscreen 🌊
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:55 commits, 4 PRs, 51 pushes in 5 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Mikhael primarily contributed to the development and improvement of an Android library for creating circular fillable loaders. The commits reflect enhancements to the core functionality of the loader, including updates to the animation, shader, and progress handling. The user also updated the sample application to use native SeekBars and published a new version to MavenCentral.
splashscreencircularfillableloadersandroid
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