Yarin Heffes
Algorithms Engineer at Stealth Mode Startup
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolYarin Heffes is an algorithms engineer and physicist with nine years of software and research experience, currently building algorithms at a stealth-mode startup in Los Angeles. He has a strong track record in quantum software—having implemented a Clifford-based optimizer for the open-source Quil compiler that cut two-qubit and swap gates by up to 60%—and experience porting low-level systems code between C and Java via JNI. Trained in physics and philosophy with an MS in Quantum Science and Technology and dual BS/BA degrees from UCLA, he moves comfortably between rigorous research, teaching, and applied engineering. Colleagues rely on his combination of scientific problem-solving, practical coding, and clear communication, and outside work he’s a podcast-loving walker who frequently brainstorms ideas on long walks with his partner and their pug.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of California, Los AngelesUniversity High School, Irvine
Hebrew, Spanish
Github Skills (16)
lambda-calculus10
functional-programming10
functional-programming-language10
lenses10
type-safety10
common-lisp10
lisp10
interpreter9
programming-language9
compiler8
lisp-interpreter4
matrix3
linear-algebra3
quantum-computing3
algebra3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
YarinHeffes/coalton
Aug 2024 - Apr 2025
Coalton is an efficient, statically typed functional programming language that supercharges Common Lisp.
Contributions:108 pushes, 92 branches in 7 months
YarinHeffes/quilc
Sep 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:13 pushes in 22 days
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