Jimit Patel — Software Engineer & Commerce Student

01 — About

Two degrees, one way of thinking.

I'm a software engineering intern at Bayer and a student at the University of Sydney, where I'm doing a double degree in Advanced Computing and Commerce — Computer Science and Finance. They're two fairly different worlds, but I've found they make more sense together than most people expect.

At Bayer I write Python software and internal tooling for the MEDRAD® CT injection systems — medical devices used in hospitals, so the standard for "it works" is genuinely high. It's taught me a lot about writing clean code that other engineers can trust and build on.

I also enjoy the lower-level side of computing. Through systems programming at USYD I've spent time learning how software really behaves underneath the abstractions — memory, processes and the details that usually stay hidden. The finance side keeps me focused on a different question: not just whether we can build something, but whether it's worth building. That combination is what draws me to fintech and quantitative tooling.

02 — Experience

Where I've worked

Dec 2025 — Present
Software Engineering Intern Bayer

Radiology Division · Sydney · Fortune Global 500
- Bayer is a Fortune Global 500 healthcare and life-sciences company — roughly €47B in revenue and 90,000+ employees across 80+ countries.
- Building Python software and a new test-automation framework for the MEDRAD® Actargo & Centargo CT injection systems — medical devices used in hospitals worldwide, where the bar for "it works" is genuinely high.
- One of only two engineers granted merge privileges on the framework repository — I review pull requests and help keep the codebase consistent and well-structured.
- Collaborate with engineering teams across the US and India, syncing on design decisions and integrating contributions across time zones.
- Work in a full Agile environment — daily stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives across Scrum and Kanban.
Jan 2024 — Dec 2025
IT Service Officer Rhinoco Technology

McGrath's Hill, NSW
- Resolved hardware, software and networking issues for B2B and B2C customers, consistently delivering first-call resolutions.
- Diagnosed complex problems through structured troubleshooting, escalating only when necessary.
- Worked with the support team to streamline internal processes and raise service standards.

03 — Education

Where I've studied

2023 — Present
BAdvComputing & BCommerce University of Sydney

Majors: Computer Science & Finance
- Dalyell Scholar — recognised for academic excellence and leadership potential.
- University of Sydney Chancellor's Award — received in every year of the degree so far (2023–2026).
- Distinction-level WAM, with High Distinctions in Introduction to AI (95), Introduction to Programming (96), Operating Systems & Networks (94) and Agile Software Development (94).
- Studied systems programming in C alongside data structures, algorithms and corporate finance — building close to the machine while keeping an eye on the numbers.
2026
Student Exchange NTU Singapore

Nanyang Technological University · via the University of Sydney
- Took business and finance units at NTU — ranked in the world's top 15 universities (QS 2026) — deepening the commerce half of my degree in one of the world's major financial centres.
- Worked on group projects with students from a range of countries and academic backgrounds — good practice at getting a newly formed team aligned and delivering.
- Selected for one of a limited number of places on USYD's Global Mobility exchange and awarded the Dalyell Global Mobility Scholarship, with coursework credited back to my Sydney degree.

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Dalyell Scholar

USYD's cohort for high academic achievers.

4×

Chancellor's Award

Every year of the degree, 2023–2026.

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Global Mobility Scholarship

Merit award funding the NTU exchange.

Top-of-class results

95 in AI · 96 in Programming · 94 in OS & Networks.

04 — Skills

The toolkit

Languages

PythonJavaCSQLHTML / CSS

CS Foundations

Systems ProgrammingData Structures & AlgorithmsOOPConcurrencyNetworking

Software Engineering

Git & GitHubCode ReviewCI/CDDebuggingAutomated Testing

AI-Augmented Workflow

CursorGitHub CopilotCritical review of AI output

Regulated SDLC

IBM DOORS NextIBM RQMPTC WindchillTraceability

Finance & Analytics

Corporate ValuationCapital StructureQuant ModellingExcel

Ways of Working

ScrumKanbanSprint PlanningCross-Time-Zone Collab

05 — Beyond the code

Leadership & the rest of me

Peer Mentor

USYD Business School — guiding first-year Commerce students through the transition with sessions on planning, networking and study strategy.

Cybersecurity Society

Subcommittee member — co-organising industry networking events and technical workshops, from speaker outreach to event logistics.

Builder by default

Hackathons, Raspberry Pi tinkering and the occasional badminton match — I like making things and the people I make them with.