Hi! I'm
Kevin Wu.
I'm a software engineer in NYC.
I graduated from Purdue University, where I double majored in CS and Math. I competed in capture-the-flag competitions with the b01lers CTF club.
I work at D. E. Shaw & Co. as a software developer. Previously, I interned at Two Sigma and Citrix.
My most recent project is NYTogether, a Chrome extension that
modifies the New York Times official crossword website to support
multiplayer crossword games.
I just graduated from Purdue, where I was part of some cool clubs and groups.
Dec. 2022
B.S. in Computer Science
B.S. in Mathematics
GPA: 4.00
A little bit of everything.
Mar 2023 - Present
I interned on the Foundational Storage team working on internal storage tech.
May - Aug 2022
I interned on the App Layering team, developing their Composite File System driver using C.
May - Aug 2021
During Google Summer of Code 2020, I developed Crossgrader, a package that lets you switch the architecture of a Debian installation. It is available in the Debian package archive.
May - Aug 2020
I always have something fun in the works. Here are a few of my favorites.
NYTogether is a Chrome extension that modifies the New York Times official crossword website to support multiplayer crossword games. The extension hooks into the website's Redux store to get the current game state and sync it with other players.
Scratchpad lets you jot down notes in your browser, inspired by the
simple contenteditable bookmarklet. Notes are automatically
saved for later, and you can share your notes with others and collaborate
in real-time.
HackQ-Trivia is a Python HQ Trivia bot. It receives HQ Trivia questions through their WebSocket connection and answers the questions automatically using web searches and natural language processing.
Tsunami is a covert Windows driver that can read from and write to the memory of any process. It was used to create a proof-of-concept Overwatch aimbot and wallhack.
