Ian Hu
Software Engineering Student
University of Waterloo
Welcome to my website! I am an aspiring software engineer with interests in distributed systems, networking, and algorithms.
I am currently in my fourth year of university and I have worked at Facebook (Connectivity), Google (Gmail), Wish, Remind, and Ivy Global. Some of the languages I have used include Python, Go, JavaScript, Objective-C, Java, and Ruby.
I first started programming in high school and the first language I ever learned was Turing. Because it was really easy to create graphics in Turing, I used it for my very first project, which was a matching game. Later on, I learned some Java and used it to make a few more games, such as Oniregnod Adventure.
My passion for programming really began when I learned about the world of competitive programming. I enjoyed the challenge of finding the simplest and fastest way to solve complex problems. In doing so, I had to learn many things on my own, such as C++, and algorithms & data structures. Some of my achievements include a bronze medal in the Canadian Computing Olympiad, and top finishes in the Canadian Computing Competition.