Jon Abbott
Software Engineer at Jane Street
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJon Abbott is a software engineer with eight years of experience blending rigorous CS and mathematics training from Notre Dame with hands-on product work at Microsoft and Jane Street. He moves comfortably between theory and practice—having taught algorithms, theory of computing, and operating systems while conducting reinforcement learning research as an undergrad. At Microsoft he transitioned from intern to SWE, and now contributes to high-throughput engineering at Jane Street, bringing a data-driven, systems-minded approach. A mixed Korean-American with eclectic interests in medicine, music, robotics, and entrepreneurship, he also holds EMT certification, reflecting a practical, service-oriented mindset. Sociable and curious, Jon frequently engages in academic and industry forums such as DWeb 2024 and Causal Islands 2024, signaling a commitment to continued learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Emergency Medical Technician Certificate, Emergency Medical Technician Certificate at North Seattle CollegeHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at McQuaid JesuitBachelor's degree, Computer Science & Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science & Mathematics at University of Notre Dame
Chinese, Korean
Github Skills (33)
windows10
command-line10
winget10
package-manager10
cli10
javascript9
windows-package-manager9
open-source9
api8
reference-implementation8
single-file7
rest7
rest-api7
aio6
channel6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
metagov/discord-research-bot
Jul 2021 - May 2022
Contributions:65 commits, 44 pushes, 13 branches in 10 months
jontab/winget-cli
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Windows Package Manager CLI (aka winget)
Contributions:42 pushes, 13 branches in 25 days
windows-package-managerwindowspackage-managerwingetcli
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