Adam Katona
Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Katona is a full-stack software engineer with eight years of experience building cloud applications using Java and React, currently contributing to Goldman Sachs' engineering efforts in London. He spent four years at JPMorgan Chase delivering production-grade systems and brings practical finance-industry experience combined with strong fundamentals from a Computer Science degree at the University of Strathclyde. His background includes research work implementing a generalized L* algorithm for Labeled Transition Systems in Haskell and C, reflecting a comfort with formal methods and functional programming. Balancing academia and industry, he is also a PhD student at the University of York, which informs a methodical, research-driven approach to engineering problems. Earlier roles outside tech, including hospitality, have honed his communication and customer-facing skills, making him effective in collaborative, fast-paced teams.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Strathclyde
English, Slovak, Spanish
Github Skills (30)
pytorch10
parallel10
python10
machine-learning10
large-language-models10
reinforcement-learning10
java10
scaling10
llm10
hyperparameter-optimization10
deep-learning10
ray10
optimization10
data-science9
rllib9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
adam-katona/dota2_death_prediction
May 2019 - Nov 2021
code used to produce the paper Time to Die: Death Prediction in Dota 2 using Deep Learning.
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 2 years 6 months
diepythondeathpredictiondeep-learning
adam-katona/indirect_encoding_maml
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:3 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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