Rodrigo Salomao

“Rodrigo was a key contributor to CNN Shorts, a brand-new vertical video experience that became a major evolution in how users engage with video in the CNN app. He helped shape both the technical foundation and the user experience, contributing across data fetching, navigation, video player integration, UI development, experimentation, and analytics instrumentation. His work enabled important user-facing improvements, including smoother playback, intuitive gestures like pinch to zoom, seamless content discovery, continued viewing, and entry points that surface vertical video throughout the app. The impact has been significant: vertical video now represents over 75% of all video content watched in the app. Rodrigo combines strong technical execution with product thinking and a high degree of ownership. He works independently, handles ambiguous problems well, and consistently drives critical path work to completion without needing close supervision. He also raises the bar through thoughtful feedback, code quality, attention to detail, and care for long-term maintainability. Rodrigo stood out among his peers for his independence, polish, and genuine investment in building the right product for users. I highly recommend him for any team looking for an engineer who can own features end to end, influence product and technical direction, and deliver high-quality, user-focused experiences. I would gladly work with him again.”