Mike X is a quantitative developer with 17 years of professional experience, currently building low-latency trading systems at Citadel Securities in Pittsburgh. He combines a strong academic foundation (BS and MS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon) with hands-on experience across algorithmic trading, machine learning research, and software engineering internships at top-tier firms and national labs. His background includes research roles in computational biology and teaching at CMU, reflecting an ability to bridge rigorous research methods with production engineering. Notably, he progressed from multiple Citadel internships to a full-time quant developer role, signaling a proven track record of turning prototype work into mission-critical systems.
16 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
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