Emma Shi
I am a Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo. Interested in all areas of software, particularly the intersection of product and entrepreneurship.
•Software Engineer Intern at Shopify (opens in new tab), Taxes
•Incoming Software Engineer Intern at Datadog (opens in new tab)
•Previously at:
◇Ply Health (YC S24) (opens in new tab) - Built full‑stack systems to automate provider credentialing. Worked as one of the first engineers during Series A raise.
◇Zomp - Improved defect detection and classification in oil and gas pipelines across North America.
◇Citadel (opens in new tab) - Competed in a Datathon in Miami. Wrote a research paper on how GenAI adoption disclosures affect returns and volatility across S&P 500 equities, using event-study methods to identify statistically significant trading signals.
◇Jane Street (opens in new tab) - Spent a week in NYC, working alongside quants, devs, and researchers.
•Currently ML Project Lead at Wat Street (opens in new tab), working on Correlation Testing (opens in new tab): a project developing models to measure time-dilated correlations between stock pairs.
Outside of tech, I play on the Varsity Ultimate Frisbee Team at Waterloo, and enjoy basketball, board games, travelling, reading, and cafes.