Jianxiong Wang is a software engineer with a decade of experience building low-latency, high-throughput systems across advertising and trading domains, currently working on YouTube Shorts recommendation at Google. He has a strong quantitative background from roles at Citadel spanning options market making, execution and trade capture, and post-trade automation, where he delivered production services for derivatives and fixed income. Jianxiong holds an MS in Computer Science from UCLA and dual BS degrees in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering from Purdue, complemented by a creative writing minor that informs clear technical communication. Comfortable in C/C++ and large-scale distributed environments, he bridges algorithmic rigor with practical engineering to move models and pipelines into production. Based in Mountain View, he blends industry-grade systems experience with a concise, philosophical curiosity—echoed in his GitHub bio—about time, tradeoffs, and system dynamics.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Creative Writing, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Creative Writing at Purdue University
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