Roy Jacobson
Masters Student at Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel
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Top SchoolRoy Jacobson is a software engineer with a decade of experience who transitioned from C++ and high-performance computing into computational biology as a Master's student at the Weizmann Institute. His background includes production-grade systems work at DragonflyDB, low-level engineering in Israeli Military Intelligence, and early embedded/vision experience at Mobileye, giving him strong systems and reliability instincts. Now working in the Dar Lab, he applies rigorous software practices to biological data and experiments, blending algorithmic thinking with lab-driven curiosity. He holds a BASc in Mathematics and brings a quantitative approach to modeling and analysis, often preferring performant, well-tested implementations. Colleagues would describe him as someone who bridges backend engineering discipline with interdisciplinary science, and who intentionally moved from throughput-optimized C++ to bioinformatics to tackle real-world scientific problems.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computational Biology, Master of Science - MS, Computational Biology at Weizmann Institute of ScienceHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at IASA - Israeli Arts and Science AcademyBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Mathematics, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Mathematics at The Open University of Israel
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (123)
vector-search10
snakemake10
python10
in-memory-database10
genomics10
cpp10
backend10
clang10
modular10
nosql10
keydb10
fibers10
io-uring10
cereal10
compiler10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
royjacobson/modules-report
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:8 commits, 12 pushes, 3 comments in 4 months
royjacobson/ser20
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
A C++20 serialization library (cereal fork)
Contributions:35 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 4 months
cppcpp20serializationc-plus-pluscereal
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