Kevin Wan
Quantitative Trader
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Wan is a quantitative trader based in New York with 11 years of experience and a strong academic foundation from the University of Waterloo in Computer Science and Combinatorics & Optimization. He transitioned from software engineering internships and blockchain integration work into trading at Jane Street, where he progressed from software intern to trading intern and now full-time quantitative trader. His background spans low-level stability fixes for big data systems, hedging and token transaction engineering for BitGo, and academic research on collision simulation algorithms—demonstrating a blend of rigorous math, systems thinking, and production-grade engineering. Comfortable moving between research, implementation, and market-facing trading, he brings a rare combination of formal optimization training and hands-on software delivery.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
TOPS Program, TOPS Program at Marc Garneau Collegiate InstituteBachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of Waterloo
English, Chinese
Github Skills (3)
exchange2
react2
cryptocurrency2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
google/shell-encryption
Mar 2020 - Jan 2022
Contributions:13 reviews, 8 commits, 12 PRs in 1 year 10 months
google/private-membership
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:9 reviews, 15 commits, 14 PRs in 5 months
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