Hongyi Chen
Algorithm Engineer at Hudson River Trading
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHongyi Chen is an algorithm engineer with nine years of experience specializing in trading systems and performance-critical software, currently building low-latency strategies at Hudson River Trading in New York. He blends a strong computer science foundation from UIUC with hands-on experience optimizing query execution at Snowflake and developing mid- and high-frequency trading strategies during prior internships. Comfortable across research-grade algorithm design and production engineering, he focuses on squeezing latency and throughput wins in complex, real-time environments. Hongyi’s background in both CS and BBA at University of Waterloo signals a rare mix of technical depth and business-minded problem solving. Colleagues would note his knack for turning subtle algorithmic insights into measurable trading and system improvements.
9 years of coding experience
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (21)
agentic10
linux10
bash10
macos10
rust10
shell10
zsh10
yaml9
cli9
python8
predict8
open-source6
react5
firebase5
stock-price5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
hongyi-chen/hack-the-north-2019
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
✈️ Tourhub - travel application built using Accenture "Accentours" API, React & Firebase.
Contributions:54 commits, 36 pushes in 3 months
firebasereact
hongyi-chen/hongyi-chen.github.io
Oct 2017 - Oct 2020
Contributions:66 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
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