Pascal-louis Perez is a seasoned software engineer and engineering leader with 16 years of experience building compilers, distributed systems, and fintech infrastructure. He co-founded Wealthfront as CTO, scaled engineering at Square (opening Atlanta and NYC offices), and led FIDL and engineering governance for Google’s Fuchsia as a Sr. Staff Engineer. Currently at Jane Street, he brings deep expertise in language design, type systems, and high-throughput trading platforms, combining research-grade compiler knowledge with pragmatic product and operational leadership. Pascal-louis has a strong academic foundation (MS, Stanford) and a history of advising and interim-CTO roles across fintech and blockchain startups, reflecting a knack for turning early technical vision into production teams. Notably, he returned to compiler work at Google after entrepreneurial and leadership stints, signaling a rare blend of low-level technical craft and senior organizational impact. Based in East Hampton, NY, he balances high-scale engineering with hands-on system design and mentoring across both startups and large tech firms.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at EPFL
International Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate at EIG
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Stanford University
Contributions:31 commits, 2 PRs, 13 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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Pascal-louis Perez - Software Engineer at Jane Street