Summary
Mickey Chao is a software engineer with 12 years of experience, currently building trading systems at Jump Trading in Chicago after joining full-time in 2017. He holds a BS in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Michigan and cut his teeth with internships at Google, ProQuest, and earlier roles at Jump, giving him exposure to both large-scale product engineering and low-latency trading environments. Comfortable across the stack, he enjoys the intellectual challenge of systems work and values collaborative, high-performing teams. Not actively looking for new roles, he remains open to connecting recruiters with promising internship candidates from his network. He’s particular about respectful outreach and will respond to genuine, non-automated messages. An early researcher and consistent contributor to teams since college, he combines academic curiosity with production-driven execution.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at University of Michigan College of Engineering
High School, High School at Phillips Exeter Academy