Lior Hesed
About Lior Hesed
Lior Hesed is a Cloud Technical Leader at Pixellot, specializing in AI-Automated Sports Production since 2022. With a background in C++ development and cloud technologies, he has contributed to various organizations and developed complex systems, including a sports statistics engine.
Work at Pixellot
Lior Hesed currently serves as the Cloud Technical Leader at Pixellot, a company specializing in AI-Automated Sports Production. He has held this position since 2022. Prior to this role, he worked at Pixellot as a Senior Cloud Developer from 2017 to 2018 and as a Cloud Team Leader from 2018 to 2022. During his tenure, he has contributed to various initiatives, including the introduction of Karpenter for efficient Kubernetes node provisioning and the implementation of a flexible local development infrastructure using Tilt.
Education and Expertise
Lior Hesed holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo, which he completed from 1995 to 1998. He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Management and Organizational Behavior from Tel Aviv University between 2001 and 2004. His educational background supports his expertise in cloud technologies and software development.
Background in Software Development
Lior has extensive experience in software development, having worked in various roles throughout his career. He was a Senior C++ Developer at ITI TranscenData from 2009 to 2014 and served as Technical Manager and Lead C++ Developer at Sterna Technologies from 2005 to 2009. Additionally, he worked as a Development Manager and Architect at Elbit from 2003 to 2005. His experience includes designing and developing complex systems, such as a sports statistics engine.
Technical Contributions
Throughout his career, Lior has made significant technical contributions. He migrated services to ARM-based machines, resulting in improved performance and cost-effectiveness. He also compiled a multi-session video course on Istio service mesh to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding within cloud teams. His work has focused on enhancing development speed and reliability for cloud teams.