Summary
Rong X is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building high-performance, production-ready systems, currently working at AWS on serverless and data services using DynamoDB, S3, Lambda and related stacks. With a PhD in Applied Mathematics and a strong research background in high-performance polynomial solvers, he blends deep algorithmic expertise with practical engineering across C++, Python and Java. His career spans finance-grade low-latency C++ backend work at Morgan Stanley to security-focused development at BlackBerry, giving him a solid grounding in reliability and performance. He routinely applies multi-threading, GPU and cluster computing to squeeze out efficiency and scale, and adapts quickly to new cloud technologies and architectures. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, he pairs academic rigor with hands-on product delivery and a knack for turning complex numerical problems into robust, maintainable services.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Mathematics at Peking University
Computer Science, Computer Science at Université Pierre et Marie CURIE
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information and computational sciences, Bachelor of Science (BS), Information and computational sciences at Hefei University of Technology
Chinese, French, English