Sean Knight
Software Engineer - Trading at Jump Trading Group
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSean Knight is a software engineer focused on trading systems at Jump Trading, combining a B.S. in Computation and Cognition from MIT with a decade of hands-on engineering experience. He builds high-throughput, production-grade systems—having shipped full-stack features and automated configuration tools (FastAPI, MongoDB, React) that scale trading platforms. His background spans ML research, neurophysiology code for HMMs on EEG data, and improved sub-seasonal weather forecasting models, reflecting a strong bridge between quantitative research and software production. Internships at Red Hat and startups sharpened his backend and analytics skills, while early work in web and IT operations grounds him in reliable infrastructure. Sean has taught biology lessons internationally, an unexpected indicator of his ability to communicate complex technical and scientific ideas to diverse audiences. Based in the UK, he brings multidisciplinary curiosity and a track record of turning research-grade algorithms into scalable engineering solutions.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computation and Cognition (6-9), Double Minor in Business Management and Comparative Media Studies, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computation and Cognition (6-9), Double Minor in Business Management and Comparative Media Studies at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHigh School Diploma, 4.0 / 4.0, High School Diploma, 4.0 / 4.0 at Mountain View High School
Chinese
Github Skills (21)
controller10
robot-controller10
robot10
ansible-tower10
android-studio10
tower9
python8
ansible8
android8
visualization8
analytics7
data-analytics7
automation7
robotics4
react4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
knightsean00/knightsean00.github.io
Aug 2017 - Feb 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 91 pushes, 8 branches in 6 years 6 months
Thunderbots5604/Thunderbots5604.github.io
Oct 2015 - Jul 2020
Contributions:1 PR, 92 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 10 months
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