KalaniĀ Thielen
Programmer at Morgan Stanley
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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RockstarKalani Thielen is a seasoned programmer with 14 years of experience building backend systems and language tooling from New York. He authored the Hobbes language and its embedded JIT compiler, contributing deep compiler and runtime work such as regex DFA compression, enum network handling, assembly improvements, and proof-search features. His career includes long-term roles at Morgan Stanley and consulting at Lab49, reflecting experience in both enterprise and research-driven engineering. Known for optimizing storage and memory allocation, he focuses on runtime performance and reliability rather than just feature surface. Colleagues would describe him as a practical systems engineer who turns language design ideas into robust, production-ready implementations.
14 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (8)
regular-expression10
memory-management10
compiler-design10
haskell9
x869
data-structure9
assembly9
data-structures9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
morganstanley/hobbes
Jun 2017 - Jul 2020
A language and an embedded JIT compiler
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 154 commits, 308 PRs in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Kalani primarily contributed to the backend logic of the Hobbes project, focusing on the language's compiler and storage capabilities. Their work involved implementing and optimizing components related to regex DFA compression, enum handling during network transfers, improved assembly output, and introducing features for proof search. They also made adjustments to the database storage and memory allocation, demonstrating a focus on improving the runtime performance and reliability of the Hobbes language.
jithaskell-applicationcompilerjit-compilerembedded
kthielen/scm
Jan 2012 - Sep 2012
Contributions:12 commits in 8 months
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