Computer Science · Gustavus Adolphus College · Class of 2028

Dylan Zimmerman

I build and ship things that hold up under real constraints: an algorithmic futures trading bot with an independent risk engine and a 50+ test validation suite, an AI letter-writing service with paying customers, and a computer-vision trainer that reads cards off a live camera feed. Day to day I lead a floor team at Best Buy, where troubleshooting other people's broken machines keeps me honest about how software behaves outside a classroom.

GPA: 3.83 / 4.00
Building: Prop-firm eval trading bot
Based in: St. Peter, Minnesota

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Dylan Zimmerman with a PC build at Best Buy

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Algorithmic Futures Trading Bot: Prop-Firm Evaluation

2025 to Present

In progress

An event-driven backtesting engine and multi-stage signal pipeline (market structure, liquidity sweeps, fair value gaps, optimal trade entry) for an intraday NQ/MNQ futures strategy. An independent risk-management engine enforces prop-firm rules, position sizing and daily drawdown limits, that the strategy logic cannot bypass. Live execution over TopstepX's REST and SignalR APIs sits behind a kill switch, session guards, and a live-trading flag disabled by default until a strategy clears validation: a 50+ test pytest suite, walk-forward analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation against lookahead bias and overfitting.

PythonpandaspytestTopstepX APIDatabento API

Private repo, available on request

Skills

Languages

Python
Java
C
JavaScript
SQL
ARM Assembly
SML
HTML/CSS

Frameworks & Tools

Node.js
Express.js
Next.js
pandas
pytest
Bootstrap 5
YOLO / Roboflow
Git
Vercel
Cloudflare Workers

APIs & Integrations

REST APIs
TopstepX API
Databento API
Anthropic API
OpenAI API
Stripe
Facebook Pixel

Systems & Hardware

Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Parallel Computing (OpenMP, pthreads)
Computer Networking
Windows
Linux
Raspberry Pi
PC diagnostics & repair

Experience

Shift Lead

Oct 2024 to Present

Best Buy, Store #330

Diagnose hardware, software, and network issues on customer devices, scoping the correct repair path and Geek Squad service tier.
Direct 10 associates during peak hours and coach product knowledge and customer-interaction technique.
Own escalated issues end to end across computing, networking, and smart home.

Sales Associate

Oct 2023 to 2024

Best Buy, Store #330

Exceeded monthly targets through consultative selling in computing and networking; promoted to Shift Lead within a year.

Education

Gustavus Adolphus College

B.A. Computer Science · St. Peter, MN
Sep 2024 to May 2028 · GPA 3.83

Coursework

Data Structures & Algorithms · Object-Oriented Programming · Database Systems · Machine Learning · Systems I (C, ARM Assembly, Computer Architecture) · Functional Programming (SML)

Eagle Scout

Boy Scouts of America · May 2023

Led a volunteer crew building a fire pit for Camp Fa Ho Cha, 100+ service hours from planning and budgeting through construction.

Looking for a software engineering internship

Open to internships and freelance web work. The fastest way to reach me is email.

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