Angel Dzhigarov

Software engineer and quant-technology director in Zurich. IOI 2005 bronze medalist for Bulgaria; BSc Computer Science (Sofia University) and MSc Computer Science (Imperial College London). 13 years at Google Zurich rising to Senior Staff Software Engineer (L7), then founder/CEO of the AI food-tech venture Pepesto (2023-2025). Since ~June 2025, Quantitative Technology Director at Qube Research & Technologies, a quantitative investment manager/hedge fund founded out of Credit Suisse Quantitative and Systematic Asset Management.

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• Quant employment verification - CONFIRMED: Angel Dzhigarov has an actual role in quantitative finance. The LinkedIn profile (index-backed enrichment, not an independent primary source) states 'Quantitative Technology Director' at Qube Research & Technologies, current, listed as starting ~June 2025. QRT's own site describes it as a 'global multi strategy investment manager' deploying strategies across asset classes, and Wikipedia classifies QRT as a British quantitative investment firm / hedge fund (predecessor: Credit Suisse Quantitative and Systematic Asset Management). Identity is supported by corroborating signals (Bulgarian IOI 2005, Sofia University BSc, Imperial MSc, Google Zurich) all attached to the same profile. Caveat: the role/title/date rests on the person's own LinkedIn profile via index enrichment, NOT a second independent primary confirmation; the employer classification (QRT = quant investment manager) IS confirmed by QRT's primary site and Wikipedia.Jun 2025
• Current role per LinkedIn (index-backed, treat as index-only): Quantitative Technology Director at Qube Research & Technologies, Zurich, since ~June 2025.Jun 2025
• Worked at Google (Zurich, Switzerland) 2010-2023 (~13 years), reaching Senior Staff Software Engineer (L7) per his LinkedIn-published title.2010
• Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global multi-strategy quantitative investment manager/hedge fund headquartered in London, founded 2016 from Credit Suisse Quantitative and Systematic Asset Management - so an employment here is quantitative finance, not merely a name containing 'quant'.
• Founded Pepesto, a Zurich/Adliswil-based AI & machine-learning food-technology venture, and served as Founder/CEO (2023-2025); company is registered in Switzerland as Pepesto Solutions GmbH (CHE-299.368.059) with registered address c/o Angel Dzhigarov, Zurichstrasse 73A, 8134 Adliswil.2023
• Presented Pepesto at Web Summit (Lisbon 2024) as Founder/CTO, listing himself as 'Ex Senior Staff @Google, expert in building applications that leverage AI & NLP at Google scale', sector AI & machine learning, and stating he was seeking investment.Nov 14, 2024
• Education: BSc Computer Science, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (2005-2009); MSc Computer Science, Imperial College London (2009-2010). Data from LinkedIn profile enrichment (index-backed).2009
• Competitive-programming record: Angel Dzhigarov represented Bulgaria at the International Olympiad in Informatics in 2005 and won a bronze medal (score 75).2005
• Authored a public LinkedIn post titled 'Why browser-based AI agents are a bad idea' (May 2025), an opinion piece on browser-based AI agent design - evidence of active technical writing.May 2025
• Earlier software-engineering roles (all non-quant, per LinkedIn): Tumbleweed Communications (2008-2009), Astea Solutions AD, Sofia (2007-2008), and OBS Bulgaria (2006-2007).2006
• IOI statistics page confirms the same person competed for Bulgaria in 2005 (contestant, 3 tasks).2005
• Index-only identity lead: profile id 'taiga-546380439' was provided by the caller as an unverified starting point; the resolved identity is the LinkedIn profile listed on this row.