Summary
Calvin Dong is a seasoned software developer based in New York with 11 years of experience building low-latency, highly reliable market data and research systems, primarily in C++ across Unix and Linux environments. He combines deep systems-level expertise—from kernel and LKM tinkering to multi-threaded server implementations—with practical scripting and tooling skills in Perl, Python, shell, and SQL to deliver and maintain production-critical infrastructure. His background includes designing market data feeds at a mid-sized hedge fund and contributing to investment research platforms at FactSet, where he applied TDD and Boost/STL-heavy C++ codebases. Comfortable troubleshooting across the stack, he also pursues Android mobile projects, demonstrating a curiosity to span platforms beyond his core finance-focused systems work.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics and Computer Science at Stony Brook University