Paul Finlay
Software Engineering Lead at Xanadu
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolPaul Finlay is a software engineering lead with six years of industry experience who blends deep data science and machine learning expertise with a physics-trained rigor (PhD in Nuclear Physics) to deliver production-grade AI products. At Xanadu he has progressed from machine learning lead to software engineering lead, building applied ML teams and hybrid classical/quantum solutions for partner challenges while keeping a strong focus on product delivery. Previously he led data science product teams at RBC, shipping enterprise-wide tooling that reduced model validation time and drove rapid POCs that solved real business problems. Known for clear communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders, he thrives in cross-functional roles and brings an experimental scientist’s attention to measurement, robustness, and reproducibility. Outside conventional engineering work he has hands-on experience building instrumentation control and simulation software in Python and C++, a detail that underscores his ability to bridge low-level systems and high-level ML products.
6 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Physics at University of Guelph
English, French
Github Skills (99)
python10
photonics10
deep-learning10
qiskit10
optimization10
quantum-algorithms10
api10
rest10
neural-network10
qml10
quantum-computing10
differentiable-programming10
jax10
json10
quantum-mechanics10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
XanaduAI/Xanadu-Quantum-Codebook
Nov 2021 - Sep 2022
Learn quantum computing interactively with PennyLane
Contributions:1 release, 19 commits, 7 PRs in 10 months
quantum-mechanicsquantum-computingquantum-algorithmsquantum-programming-languagequantum
doctorperceptron/beastmaker_templates
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 month
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