Aidan Handa

Software Engineer at Jane Street

New York, New York, United States

About

Hi! I’m Aidan. I’m a software engineer who’s passionate about solving all types of hard problems especially when working with others. I love to learn new things and look forward to points where I’m proven wrong. I enjoy environments that foster intellectual curiosity and place extreme value on the happiness of all people.

Experience

  • Software Engineer at Jane Street
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Software Engineering Intern at Jane Street
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

  • Software Engineering Intern at Two Sigma
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 · 3 mos

    • Built a fault-tolerant API for extracting metric data from performance-sensitive trading processes using Python and Java • Rebuilt components of Prometheus eliminating created garbage such that saving metric data occurred in constant time and space • Interfaced with several core trading teams to collect design input and constraints enabling self-directed iteration and improvements

  • Student Assistant at Georgia Tech Research Institute
    Oct 2020 - May 2021 · 8 mos

    • Actively research ways to categorize and compare real world network data in an efficient matter • Prototype potential methods of generating novel network data in the form of packet captures for use as research data

  • Software Engineer Intern at DreamHire.io
    Sep 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr

    • Created a modular PDF annotation engine enabling highlighting, drawing, etc., using Typescript • Developed user interfaces within the login and onboarding process using HTML/CSS/Javascript • Engineered an efficient matching algorithm in C# to pair recruiters and candidates based on interests