Computer Science @ ETH Zürich · Economics @ HSG

📍 Zürich, CH · ✉️ [sven [at] svenglinz [dot] ch]
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Education

BSc Computer Science — ETH Zürich · Zürich, CH Sep 2023 – Present · Current GPA 5.51 / 6

  • Thesis: Software-Modelled Smart NIC & Asynchronous RPC Runtime, Networks & Operating Systems Group. [here]
  • Modelled the Lauberhorn smart NIC in software (Linux kernel module + dispatch scheduler); extended the RPC runtime with a stackful-coroutine scheduler for asynchronous, nested RPC processing, and ported the Dandelion serverless platform onto it.
  • Relevant coursework: Algorithms & Data Structures, Parallel Programming, Digital Design & Computer Architecture, Systems Programming, Computer Networks, Embedded Systems, Compiler Design, Databases.

BA Economics — University of St. Gallen (HSG) · St. Gallen, CH
Sep 2019 – Feb 2023 · Final GPA 5.75 / 6

  • Thesis: Margin Procyclicality during COVID-19 — Drivers, Impact and Solutions (5.5 / 6).
  • Relevant coursework: Financial Derivatives, Mathematics for Economists, Big Data Analysis, Statistics, Money Banking & Finance.

Experience

Teaching Assistant — Computer Systems — ETH Zürich · Zürich, CH
From Sep 2026

  • Lead weekly exercise sessions and grade coursework for the bachelor’s course Computer Systems.
  • Course spans OS foundations (scheduling, network stacks, file systems, memory management, IPC) and distributed-systems topics (persistence, fault tolerance).

Software Engineer, Embedded Linux (Working Student) — Siemens AG, Smart Infrastructure · Zug, CH
Oct 2025 – Present

  • Develop and maintain C++ firmware for edge controllers that automate smart-building devices and systems.
  • Own features across the full lifecycle: coding, unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment.

Junior Data Analyst (Part-Time) — St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity through Trade · St. Gallen, CH
Jan 2023 – Sep 2025

  • Built the full data pipeline end-to-end — collection, cleaning, analysis, and visualization (R; performance-critical parts in C++).
  • Developed REST API client libraries to automate external data ingestion; maintained parts of the internal ClickHouse database.

Fixed Income Sales & Trading (Summer Intern) — Mizuho Securities · Frankfurt, DE / London, UK
Jun – Aug 2022

  • Supported the credit sales & trading desk (Corporates, Financials, EM); analyzed historical trade data in R to surface untapped client potential.
  • Offered a subsequent full-time position on the credit trading desk in London.

Risk Exposure Management (Intern) — Deutsche Börse, Eurex Clearing AG · Frankfurt, DE
Aug 2021 – Jan 2022

  • Analyzed clients’ ETD portfolios and processed intraday margin calls under the PRISMA margin methodology; automated margin-trigger analysis in SQL/VBA.

Technical Skills

  • Languages: C++20/23, C, Python, R, Java, Bash, SQL, x86/ARM Assembly
  • Systems & Tools: Linux, Git, GDB, Make/CMake, Docker, GitLab CI, PostgreSQL
  • Networking & Protocols: IPv4/IPv6, TCP/UDP, DNS, DHCP, UART, I²C, SPI
  • Finance: Equities, Fixed Income, OTC/Exotic Derivatives, Bloomberg, Risk (VaR / CVaR)