Yik Chun Wong

IOI 2016 Bronze and IOI 2017 Silver medalist for Hong Kong, China; C++ software engineer. BSc Computer Science, CUHK (2017-2021). Career: Volant Trading (2021-2022), HomeCourt/NEX Team (2022-2023), Amber Group C++ Developer (2023-2025, then a non-compete year), and Software Engineer at Citadel Securities (2026-). Competed on Codeforces as 'Bedge'.

Yik Chun Wong is a Hong Kong software engineer and competitive-programming medalist who represented Hong Kong, China at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in 2016 and 2017, winning Bronze in 2016 (Kazan, rank 121/308) and Silver in 2017 (Tehran, rank 28/304). He competed under the Codeforces handle 'Bedge'. He earned a BSc in Computer Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2017-2021) and has since built low-latency systems in Hong Kong trading and fintech firms - Volant Trading, HomeCourt/NEX Team, and Amber Group (C++ Developer, 2023-2025) - before joining Citadel Securities as a Software Engineer in 2026.

LinkedIn connections500

Details

LocationHong Kong SAR

Company sitecitadelsecurities.com

UniversityThe Chinese University of Hong Kong

Notes

CUHK Computer Science BS 2017-2021 and a Hong Kong-based 'C++ Software Engineer' LinkedIn matches the IOI contestant's cohort year and HK C++ profile, so the LinkedIn account (yik-chun-wong-502731171) is the IOI medalist.2026
Represented Hong Kong, China at IOI 2017 in Tehran and won Silver (344.05 pts, rank 28/304), then read the same contestant record at IOI 2016 Kazan for Bronze (268 pts, 121/308); Codeforces handle 'Bedge' links the IOI record to his competitive-programming identity.Aug 2017
Career runs trading/fintech systems in Hong Kong: Volant Trading (2021-22), HomeCourt/NEX Team (2022-23), Amber Group C++ Developer (2023-25 then a non-compete year to 2026), now Software Engineer at Citadel Securities (2026-), a trajectory typical of competitive-programming medalists into HFT.2026

Experience

Software Engineer at Citadel Securities

Hong Kong SAR

Non-compete at Amber Group

Hong Kong SAR

C++ Developer at Amber Group

Hong Kong SAR

Software Engineer at Nex (HomeCourt AI)

Hong Kong SAR

Software Engineer at Volant Trading

Hong Kong SAR

Technology Summer Analyst at Credit Suisse

Hong Kong SAR

Software Engineer Intern at HomeCourt (NEX Team)

Hong Kong

Education

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

AchievementsIOI 2017 (Tehran) Silver medal, Hong Kong China team - rank 28 of 304 (344.05 pts) · IOI 2016 (Kazan) Bronze medal, Hong Kong China team - rank 121 of 308 (268 pts)

AwardsIOI 2017 Silver medal · IOI 2016 Bronze medal

Profiles

LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/yik-chun-wong-502731171

Competition record