Vinícius Felizardo
Senior Software Engineer at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVinny Dasilva is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer Manager at Google with 14 years of experience building and nurturing developer ecosystems around AR/VR and spatial computing. He combines hands-on engineering (full-stack contributions to projects like boardgame.io and KiwiIRC) with product-minded developer advocacy, having led developer growth from small betas to communities of hundreds of active builders. Known for an interactive, relationship-focused leadership style, he creates developer resources, feedback systems, and workshops that translate customer needs into product roadmap wins. Vinny’s background spans founding an AR/VR studio, shipping platform integrations at Vuforia, and managing ThinkReality developer relations at Lenovo, giving him both startup agility and enterprise-scale delivery expertise. He also authors practical computer vision guides and holds an MS in Computational Perception & Robotics, reflecting a rare mix of technical depth and empathetic customer advocacy.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Student, Computer Engineering, Exchange Student, Computer Engineering at Bucknell UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Universidade Estadual de CampinasExchange Student, Computer Engineering, Exchange Student, Computer Engineering at Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
css10
javascript10
multiplayer10
game-engine10
multiplayer-game10
react10
encoding9
front-end-development9
back-end-development9
irc8
react-native-component8
react-native8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
boardgameio/boardgame.io
Dec 2017 - Oct 2022
State Management and Multiplayer Networking for Turn-Based Games
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 36 reviews, 38 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Vinícius primarily contributed to the development of the `boardgame.io` framework by adding a victory condition hook to the API, enhancing the game state reducer, and implementing features related to token and grid management. They also implemented examples for various games, like Tic-Tac-Toe and Chess, incorporating the newly added features. These contributions demonstrate a focus on both the core framework logic and the user interface elements necessary for building turn-based games.
reactstate-managementgamesreact-nativejavascript
prawnsalad/KiwiIRC
Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
This is **DEPRECATED**! Please go to https://github.com/kiwiirc/kiwiirc
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Vinícius primarily contributed to the front-end and back-end aspects of the KiwiIRC project. They addressed UI issues in the mini theme by modifying CSS and JavaScript files to correct display problems. Furthermore, they enhanced the functionality of the application by implementing encoding changes and adding an /encoding command while also updating the back-end server functionality. These improvements showcase a focus on user experience and feature enhancements within the IRC client.
saslirc-serverkiwiircirc-protocol
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