Alex Brisan
Quantitative Developer
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlex Brisan is a quantitative developer and software engineer with a decade of experience building high-performance trading and financial systems, currently at Jump Trading in London. A top-of-class Computer Science graduate from the University of Edinburgh, he has moved from Bloomberg engineering roles into quantitative development, combining low-latency software skills with domain expertise in markets. He contributes to open-source projects like the LiveCode engine—tackling core C++ bugs and cross-platform build issues—demonstrating comfort across full-stack and systems-level work. Beyond production engineering, his background includes teaching and academic governance, reflecting an ability to explain complex technical ideas and influence policy. Practical, metric-driven, and curious, he blends rigorous engineering with a track record of shipping stable, cross-platform solutions.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Informatics, Computer Science Informatics at The University of EdinburghDiploma de Bacalaureat Natural Science, Diploma de Bacalaureat Natural Science at CNER
English, German, Swedish, Romanian
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (5)
testing9
mobile9
ios9
c-language8
cprogramming-language8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
livecode/livecode
May 2017 - Jan 2018
LiveCode cross-platform development environment (engine)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:55 commits, 63 PRs, 57 pushes in 8 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to bug fixes and feature implementations within the LiveCode engine. Their work involved modifying core engine files and test scripts to address issues related to clipboard functionality, text selection, and object creation, as well as more general engine stability and functionality. The user also worked on improving the iOS standalone builder, adding a build number and background modes.
livecodelivecode-buildermobile-developmentdesktop-development
livecodealex/livecode
May 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:6 PRs, 163 pushes, 40 branches in 5 months
windowslivecodelinuxcross-platform-developmentdevelopment-platform
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