Emma Shi

I am a Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo. Super interested in all areas of software, particularly the intersection of product and entrepreneurship!

Incoming Software Engineer Intern at Datadog and Shopify

Previously at:

Ply Health (YC S24) - Built full‑stack systems to automate provider credentialing. Worked as one of the first engineers during seed raise.

Zomp - Improved defect detection and classification in oil and gas pipelines across North America.

Jane Street - Spent a week in NYC, working alongside quants, devs, and researchers.

Currently ML Project Lead at Wat Street, working on Correlation Testing— a project developing models to measure time-dilated correlations between stock pairs.

Outside of tech, I play on the Varsity Ultimate Team at Waterloo, and I enjoy swimming, board games, basketball, reading, and cafes.