Louis Xu
Software Engineer at Jane Street
Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolLouis Xu is a software engineer and Australian-trained doctor who transitioned into technology, blending eight years of clinical experience with formal software engineering study at 42 Adelaide. He has shipped production internships at Amazon and Jane Street and now works as a software engineer at Jane Street, demonstrating rapid progression from intern to full-time engineer. His background in high-stakes medical environments informs a disciplined, systems-focused approach to designing reliable software and improving broken processes. Louis enjoys building practical tools (github: louissxu) and brings a maker’s mindset to problem-solving, favoring iterative creation over theoretical perfection. He’s comfortable in fast-paced, quantitative settings and has targeted roles at market-leading trading and cloud companies to accelerate his impact. Notably, his dual expertise enables him to translate complex domain requirements into pragmatic technical solutions that prioritize safety and usability.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS at University of AdelaideSoftware Engineering, Software Engineering at 42 Adelaide
Github Skills (7)
css10
javascript10
nodejs10
ruby-on-rails9
ruby9
web-development9
html9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
louissxu/42-piscine
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:310 commits, 178 pushes, 1 branch in 29 days
louissxu/42-libft
Dec 2021 - Sep 2023
Contributions:76 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 8 months
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