Hilary Wainer
Principal at Lux et Veritas Design
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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RockstarHilary Wainer is a Principal software engineer and founder based in Atlanta with nine years of hands-on experience building backend systems and developer tools. As head of Lux et Veritas Design, she blends practical engineering with client-facing product delivery, bringing a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to solving cross-platform challenges. Her open-source contributions include making the high-performance xlearn ML library fully compatible with Windows—work that required deep familiarity with OS APIs, build environments, and CLI/python integration. Known for attention to portability and reliability, she favors solutions that bridge research-grade tooling and production needs. The Latin motto LUX et VERITAS hints at a focus on clarity and correctness in both code and design.
9 years of coding experience
English, French, Italian
Github Skills (13)
c-language10
ws-api10
cprogramming-language10
winapi10
wp-api10
fileio9
file-access9
file-handling9
file-processing9
cross-platform8
multiplatform8
machine-learning7
python5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aksnzhy/xlearn
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
High performance, easy-to-use, and scalable machine learning (ML) package, including linear model (LR), factorization machines (FM), and field-aware factorization machines (FFM) for Python and CLI interface.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Windows System Engineer
Back-end Developer & Windows System EngineerContributions:236 commits, 16 PRs, 5 pushes in 4 months
Contributions summary:Hilary primarily contributed to improving the compatibility of the xlearn library with the Windows operating system. They focused on adapting the code to work correctly on Windows, addressing issues related to time functions, console text settings, and file utilities. Their work included the addition of Windows-specific header files and the modification of existing code to align with Windows's API and build environment. Furthermore, they also worked on setting up the environment for the xlearn CLI and python API on Windows.
pythonffmclistatisticsdata-science
etveritas/langchain
Jul 2023 - Oct 2023
⚡ Building applications with LLMs through composability ⚡
Contributions:18 PRs, 45 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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