Petra Chong
Research Software Engineer at DRW
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolPetra Chong is a Research Software Engineer with 17 years of experience blending quantitative finance, research and production engineering, currently contributing at DRW after senior roles at Gazprom M&T and UBS. She is fluent in Python (numpy, scipy, pandas, Cython, PyTorch), Matlab and multiple databases, and combines hands‑on development with part‑time sysadmin/DBA skills to deliver well-tested, documented systems and reproducible research. Her background spans front‑office trading systems, quantitative development and academic research (MIT, UCL MSc in Machine Learning), enabling her to translate complex models into reliable production code. A fast learner and adaptable toolsmith, she also brings an unusual creative discipline as a pianist, which complements her collaborative and mentoring work as a freelance tutor.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
SB Music SB / M.Eng Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, SB Music SB / M.Eng Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity College London
Github Skills (81)
python10
data-manipulation10
dataframes10
pandas10
numba10
data-science10
interpolation10
blas10
data-analysis10
ndarray10
manipulation10
data-structures10
convolution10
frame10
linear-algebra10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
rekcahpassyla/mine
Apr 2017 - Nov 2022
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
rekcahpassyla/pandas
May 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:35 pushes, 15 branches in 9 months
manipulationmanipulation-librarydata-analysispythondata
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