Jason Lu
Software Engineer at Capital One
McLean, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Lu is an Associate Software Engineer with four years of hands-on experience building systems ranging from web applications to operating-system research. Currently on the Databolt Engineering team at Capital One, he brings practical fintech internship experience and a track record of campus research on Unix file systems and microcontroller communication. A Northwestern CS BS/MS candidate, he has repeatedly supported instruction as a teaching assistant across systems, programming, and software engineering courses, demonstrating both technical depth and an ability to communicate complex ideas. His background blends production work (web and financial services) with low-level systems exploration, and he has also led student technical projects and contributed to campus innovation programs. Based in McLean, VA, Jason is approachable and project-oriented—he likes building things and often bridges academic research with industry delivery.
4 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Northwestern UniversityNeuqua Valley High School
English, Chinese
Github Skills (13)
in-progress9
csc8
hardware8
data-science8
github7
ai6
python5
financial5
finance5
communication-protocol3
operating-system2
embedded1
microcontroller1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Jasonxlu/Jasonxlu
Jul 2022 - Jun 2025
Contributions:59 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
Jasonxlu/hitch
May 2023 - Apr 2025
A ride sharing application built for NUWildHacks. It allows students to connect with one another to book the same rides reducing emissions and saving money!
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 11 months
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