Ben Burk
Quantitative Developer
Miami, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Burk is a quantitative developer with nine years of experience building low-latency trading systems and quantitative models, currently working on QR shared monetization at Citadel Securities. He progressed from internships and research roles into production quant development at Akuna and Citadel, with hands-on experience in crypto desk research, firmware-level C++ for multi-gigabit wireless, and data-driven procurement analysis. A University of Ottawa graduate in computer science and mathematics, Ben pairs rigorous technical foundations with practical market-facing engineering. He has a competitive trading background—placing 5th at the Rotman International Trading Competition—and a Fulbright-supported Killam Fellowship, signaling both technical skill and cross-border engagement. Notably, his career blends high-performance systems work with quantitative research, making him comfortable at the intersection of low-latency engineering and model-driven trading.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Joint Honours BSc. in Computer Science and Mathematics, Joint Honours BSc. in Computer Science and Mathematics at University of OttawaOntario Secondary School Diploma, Ontario Secondary School Diploma at Northern Secondary School
English, French
Github Skills (44)
circuit9
verilog9
console-application9
logic9
fpga8
vim8
vhdl8
digital-logic8
simulator8
text-editor8
linter7
timing-diagram7
code-editor7
rust7
compiler6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
benburk/dotfiles
Jul 2019 - Jun 2024
Contributions:47 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years
benburk/number_guesser
Jun 2019 - Dec 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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