Jinze Wu
About Jinze Wu
Jinze Wu is a software engineer with a strong academic background in computer science, holding bachelor's degrees from Simon Fraser University and Zhejiang University, as well as a master's degree from Columbia University. He has developed an open-source project, connector-x, which enhances data retrieval efficiency and currently works at FreeWheel in New York.
Work at FreeWheel
Jinze Wu currently holds the position of Software Engineer at FreeWheel, where he has been employed since 2024. He works in a hybrid capacity from New York, New York, United States. His role involves applying his software engineering skills to contribute to the company's projects and initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Jinze Wu has a strong educational background in Computer Science. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Zhejiang University from 2017 to 2019 and continued his studies at Simon Fraser University, where he completed another Bachelor's degree from 2019 to 2022. He further advanced his education by obtaining a Master's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University in 2023.
Background
Before joining FreeWheel, Jinze Wu gained experience in various roles. He worked as a Quantitative Researcher at Lingjun Investment, LLP for three months in 2023 in Shanghai, China. Additionally, he served as a Software Development Engineer Intern at A Thinking Ape from 2020 to 2021, where he developed several projects, including a query page and a web application for real-time game rating visualization.
Achievements
Jinze Wu developed an open-source project named connector-x, which significantly enhanced data retrieval efficiency. This project outperformed Python Pandas by utilizing three times less memory and achieving eleven times faster data processing. His contributions to this project led to his role as a third author on a paper accepted by the Very Large Data Bases (VLDB) conference.
Internship Experience
During his internship at A Thinking Ape, Jinze Wu worked on various projects that improved data handling and visualization. He created and maintained a version-control repository for real-time synchronization with Google Cloud Platform's BigQuery, addressing data downloading bottlenecks and enhancing the overall user experience.