Steve Wirts
Developer at solo
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolSteve Wirts is a seasoned developer with 11+ years of professional experience and a long history of building high-performance trading and front-end systems, currently applying his technopunk curiosity at Virtu Financial in NYC. He brings deep expertise in Java, JavaScript and Kdb/Q, honed through roles from Millennium Partners to OpenFin and contributions to performance-focused open-source projects like fin-hypergrid. Comfortable across low-latency back-ends and bleeding-edge HTML5 front-ends, he focuses on practical fixes that improve interactivity and usability—evident in his work enhancing grid selection and button behaviors. Trained as an electrical engineer, he combines systems-level thinking with hands-on development and a knack for mentoring and pragmatic problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at University Of Illinois at EdwardsvilleBachelor of Applied Science (BASc) EE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) EE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
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Github Skills (6)
html10
css10
javascript10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
polymer6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fin-hypergrid/core
Nov 2014 - Dec 2017
A canvas-based super high performant grid renderer API
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:937 commits, 24 PRs, 1065 pushes in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Steve's commits primarily focus on fixing issues related to the QTree formatting within the fin-hypergrid component. The user addressed bugs and incorporated enhancements to column and row selection, indicating a focus on improving the usability and functionality of the grid's interactive features. They also made changes related to the behavior of button functionalities within the grid. These modifications enhance the user's ability to manage and interact with data.
apihypergridcanvasjavascriptrenderer
stevewirts/kdb-vnc
Nov 2014 - Oct 2019
Contributions:15 commits, 8 pushes in 4 years 11 months
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