Ricardo Cruz
Software Engineer at Vizrt
Loures, Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolRicardo Cruz is a software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in real-time graphics and broadcast media, currently leading the Unreal Engine integration for Vizrt’s Viz Engine. He brings strong C++ and C# expertise, deep familiarity with Linux, Unity, Unreal, and OOP, and a background in computer vision and rendering from roles at wTVision and Vizrt. A Computer Engineering graduate from Instituto Superior Técnico, he combines hands-on systems-level thinking with gameplay and graphics experience from a stint as a Gameplay Engineer. Ricardo’s career blends product-focused engineering for live TV pipelines with a hardware-minded curiosity—he’s a self-described computer hardware geek and videogame enthusiast who has also contributed to game localization projects. This mix of broadcast-grade reliability and game-engine creativity makes him adept at solving latency-sensitive, graphics-heavy challenges for live production.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Ciências e Tecnologias, High School, Ciências e Tecnologias at Colégio de Santa DoroteiaEnsino Básico, Geral, Ensino Básico, Geral at Escola Alice Vieira (Escola nº25 Olivais)Master's degree (Unfinished), Computer Engineering, Master's degree (Unfinished), Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Github Skills (7)
unreal-engine-510
unreal10
dm9
cpp9
quake9
unreal-engine-48
game-development8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hellgardia/OpenTournament
Dec 2022 - Jan 2025
Repository for the Open Tournament Project
Contributions:11 pushes in 2 years 1 month
game
OpenTournament/OpenTournament
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
Repository for the Open Tournament Project
Contributions:29 commits in 2 months
unreal-enginecppgameunrealgamedev
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