Dylan Young
From reselling sneakers to programming. When I’m not programming, you’ll find me reading, going to the gym, or learning how to DJ.
About
I'm a software engineer, student, and sports enthusiast who's always looking for something new to learn. I'm interested in the intersection of finance and technology, creating user-friendly products, and finding ways to optimize workflows.
Work Experience
CareCreditSwiftUIKitSwiftUIXCode
iOS Intern
- Collaborated on the migration from legacy SDKs to a modern micro-SDK architecture, designing and developing data models to bridge legacy field structures and integrate new fields, ensuring a scalable, modular codebase with seamless backward compatibility and consistent data integrity
- Implemented feature flags to enable controlled feature rollouts, facilitating smooth deployment and minimizing risks during transitions
MySynchronySwiftUIKitSwiftUIXCode
iOS Intern
- Designed and delivered a proof-of-concept (PoC) feature to enable customers to pay off promotional balances, projected to reduce call center workload
- Mentored new engineers and interns in Swift programming best practices, fostering a collaborative team culture and accelerating onboarding efficiency
- Developed reusable view components, cutting development time for new features by 20% and standardizing UI implementation across projects
- Spearheaded the removal of legacy code by crafting and executing user stories within an Agile framework, improving codebase maintainability
City of Norwalk
IT Intern
- Integrated third-party automation services to streamline workflows, reducing manual effort and significantly increasing overall team productivity
- Refined internal backend logic by implementing more efficient data structures, improving the end-user experience
- Assisted in maintaining a .NET-driven meeting management solution, ensuring reliability, scalability, and a positive user experience
UConn School Of Fine Arts
Student IT Assistant
- Collaborated with faculty and students to create detailed documentation for resolving network, software, and hardware issues
- Efficiently prioritized and resolved technical issues, minimizing downtime and improving support response times
- Reviewed and optimized frontend code to maintain website usability and content integrity
Education
University of Connecticut
Skills
Side projects
Delta-Neutral Bot
Developed and maintaining a market-neutral basis trade by leveraging Hyperliquid perpetuals and Solana’s Jupiter DEX for spot liquidity, mitigating directional risk while earning funding income
Multi-Card Expense Formatter
Simplified financial tracking by automating the formatting and consolidation of transaction data from multiple credit cards (Capital One, American Express, and Robinhood), generating a single Excel sheet with categorized expenses, payment methods, and summarized totals
Crypto DeFi Bot
Utilized various APIs to build a Discord bot hosted on Heroku that efficiently retrieved, parsed, and visualized real-time data on Total Value Locked (TVL) across specific blockchain networks, live cryptocurrency prices, and revenue generated by protocols
Twitter/X Monitor
This project uses an algorithm to monitor Twitter users using Twitter's API. When a user tweets, the data is queried and sent to a Discord webhook.