George Hawkins
Quantitative Developer
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolGeorge Hawkins is a seasoned Quantitative Developer based in Zurich with over two decades of software engineering experience, spanning Java/J2EE, C++ and high-performance trading systems. He has led production delivery for market-making and equities algorithms at IMC and built core connectivity and FX trading applications at UBS and IMC, now pivoting to venue connectivity for London OTC FX. At startups and scale-ups he has designed distributed platforms and domain-specific languages, most recently implementing a containerized runtime using Kotlin, Spring Boot and PostgreSQL. He pairs low-latency, exchange-grade engineering with product-driven work such as an MPT-based robo-advisor and IoT prototyping, reflecting a rare mix of financial quant and embedded systems expertise. An early contributor to BLE IoT tooling (adding an nRF51 iBeacon example and refactoring remote service discovery), he brings practical open-source experience in wireless device integration. Trinity College Dublin–educated, he combines hands-on coding, systems architecture and a history of shipping mission-critical trading infrastructure.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, B.A. Mod., Computer Science, B.A. Mod. at Trinity College, Dublin
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
bash10
bluetooth-le10
btle10
sys10
reload10
embedded10
shell10
bluetooth-low-energy10
arduino10
c-language9
nrf519
angular9
cprogramming-language9
iot8
html6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
sandeepmistry/arduino-BLEPeripheral
May 2015 - Nov 2015
An Arduino library for creating custom BLE peripherals with Nordic Semiconductor's nRF8001 or nR51822.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs, 3 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:George primarily contributed to the Arduino BLE peripheral library, focusing on expanding its functionality and example applications. They added an iBeacon example, specifically tailored for nRF51 boards, demonstrating an understanding of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and its application in IoT devices. Furthermore, the user refactored the iBeacon example, creating a dedicated iBeacon class, and made adjustments to the core library to optimize remote service discovery.
nrf52840ble-peripheralsnordicarduino-libraryble
george-hawkins/avahi-aliases-notes
Feb 2017 - Jul 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 9 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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