Magic Leap, the secretive Dania Beach-based tech startup Magic Leap developing "Cinematic Reality," has hired a mobile specialist from Samsung.
Yannick Pellet, now Magic Leap's vice president of software engineering. previously was a top executive at Samsung. As vice president, advanced software platform at Samsung Research America, he built software platforms for mobile phones and tablets. Before that, at Nokia, he built the Maemo software platform targeted at mobile devices and tables, among other positions. “I am very impressed with his combination of innovation, deep engineering chops, and ability to listen, synthesize, and problem solve,” said founder and CEO Rony Abovitz in a news release.
Magic Leap has made a number of high-profile hires, including appointing science fiction writer Neal Stephenson as the company’s Chief Futurist in December. The company lists nearly 100 open jobs on its website. Magic Leap received a $542 million investment led by Google in 2014. Abovitz co-founded Davie-based Mako Surgical Corp., acquired by Stryker Corp. for $1.65 billion in 2013.