Jiangda Wang
Co‑founder at Panta; compiler hacker
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
Open-source developer and language tooling contributor: Jiangda has contributed to the Gleam programming language and its language server, appearing in multiple Gleam changelogs and the v1.8 announcement as a contributor involved in bug fixes and language-server improvements. github+3
Startup founder and builder: Listed as Co‑Founder of Panta (YC W26) and describes a transition from working on compiler tooling to building people‑facing products; involvement in hackathon projects (e.g., PixeLana) demonstrates hands‑on product and prototyping experience. vimeo
Financial engineering training with applied finance experience: Completed an MS in Financial Engineering at UIUC (2022–2023) with a strong academic record and was named among Dr. Xiongwei Ju Scholarship winners; has held internships and research roles in finance and quantitative teams. illinois
Academic and research collaborator in AI and mental health evaluation: Co‑authored a peer‑reviewed article assessing large language models for mental health tasks, indicating involvement in interdisciplinary AI research. frontiersin