Kai Boo
Quantitative Developer
Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolKai Boo is a quantitative developer based in Singapore with 10 years of software engineering experience and a strong academic foundation from the National University of Singapore (Highest Distinction). He has built systems at scale across technology and fintech, most recently joining DRW after three years as a software engineer at Google where he worked on Chrome OS and camera-related projects. Kai’s background blends production-grade software engineering with algorithmic depth—evidenced by multiple teaching assistant roles in algorithms and distributed systems and early research work. He has hands-on experience in AI/vision from an internship at ViSenze and has coached competitive programming, reflecting an aptitude for problem solving under pressure. Comfortable moving between research, implementation, and mentorship, he’s seeking opportunities that leverage both quantitative modeling and robust systems engineering. An understated strength is his track record of translating academic algorithmic rigor into reliable, product-ready code.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) with Honours (Highest Distinction), Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) with Honours (Highest Distinction) at National University of Singapore
Chinese, English
Github Skills (60)
bedtools10
genome10
qt10
minhash10
music10
bam9
musicxml9
plugin9
notation9
music-notation9
knife9
bioinformatics9
genomics9
cpp9
python8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
chrisboo/sudoku
Jul 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:20 commits, 11 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 3 months
chrisboo/DeathNote
Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:150 pushes, 21 branches, 1 tag in 1 month
javajavascriptnodejsengineering
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