Brian C.

Trinity College, Cambridge ’27 | SWE Intern @ Optiver

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

I am a third-year information and computer engineering undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge. I am committed to building a strong foundation in systems and backend engineering, with particular interest in performance, reliability and low-level software design. Proficient in C++ and Rust, and experienced with Python for scripting and tooling, I focus on writing robust, maintainable code for systems-oriented problems. I am comfortable working in Linux environments and using version control systems such as Git, and I am actively broadening my knowledge in areas like functional programming and systems tooling. Eager to learn and grow, I approach new challenges with curiosity and humility. I aim to contribute effectively in collaborative, technically rigorous teams while continuing to deepen my expertise in concurrency, performance engineering and systems design.

Experience

  • Software Engineer Intern at Optiver
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • GPU Software Engineer Intern at Arm
    Jun 2025 - Sep 2025 · 4 mos

  • Roku (10 mos)
    • Software Engineer (Part-time)
      Nov 2024 - Apr 2025 · 6 mos

      Part-time work during term time.

    • Career Break
      Sep 2024 - Nov 2024 · 3 mos

    • Software Engineer Intern
      Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 · 3 mos

  • Technical Fellow at Cambridge University Artificial Intelligence Society
    Feb 2025 - Mar 2025 · 2 mos

  • Co-Founder at ReceiVe
    Mar 2024 - Jun 2024 · 4 mos

    During the EasyA x Vechain Hackathon in Cambridge, me and my team successfully created a functioning project within 24 hours and achieved top 7 finalists within the hackathon. Our project, ReceiVe, aims to promote sustainability in every-day shopping by awarding users who purchase sustainable products VeBetter coins. We used the Tabler UI kit as user frontend, a Python flask server that runs OCR in backend, and an admin frontend for transaction confirmation. I was responsible for blockchain integration and web frontend, along with final integration of the whole project. Although shortlisted as one of the finalists to perform an on-stage pitch, unfortunately a technical issue during presentation put us far from the top prizes. However, I am still extremely proud of what my team has achieved during the 24 hours. We are continue working on the project after the hackathon and we hope we can make our impact.