Ian Samir Yep Manzano

Mexican-British software engineer, ex-NHS medical doctor and competitive programmer. This site is a small 3D world of Ian's life so far; you crawl out of Mexico and walk through the places that shaped him. The classic one-page site is at https://isym.uk.

Mexico

  • Sombrero: Sombrero: the emblem of this website, from Mexico.
  • Piñata: Piñata: swing blindfolded, share the candy.

Cambridge / Medical

  • Stethoscope: Stethoscope: NHS doctor, 2021 to 2023.
  • Cambridge punt: Punting on the Cam, Cambridge.
  • Lanyards: The NHS and Cambridge. Click to flip them over.

Japan

  • Torii gate: Fukuoka, 2017 to 2018: Tsuzuki Scholarship exchange at the Japan University of Economics.
  • Daruma: 七転び八起き: fall down seven times, get up eight.
  • Lanyard: My exchange year in Fukuoka. Click to flip it over.

Glasgow / Programming

  • Ada the priority coo: Ada the priority coo! She's a Highland cow.
  • ICPC balloons: ICPC balloons: one for every problem solved.
  • Computer: Everything I have built: projects you can filter, and a terminal about me.
  • Lanyards: Barclays and the University of Glasgow. Click to flip them over.

Hobbies

  • Piano: Piano: Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov. Royal College of Music Junior Department.
  • Violin: Violin: tuned in fifths, G D A E. Cambridge violin and piano scholarships.
  • Skateboard: Skateboard.
  • Party hat: Party hat: RuneScape's most iconic item.
  • TV: Recordings of me playing: pick any piece from the repertoire.
  • Lanyard: The Royal College of Music Junior Department. Click to flip it over.

Trophy Hall

  • UKIEPC 1st place: UKIEPC 1st place at Glasgow University (top 15% across the UK and Ireland), qualifying for ICPC NWERC
  • AtCoder green: AtCoder green: 28th in the UK, top 25% worldwide
  • Society president: Former president of the University of Glasgow competitive programming society, with a university volunteering award
  • Medical publications: 2 publications in international medical journals (Clinical Breast Cancer, Family Practice / Oxford University Press), 36 citations
  • Olympiad and scholarships: UK Biology Olympiad gold medal and University of Cambridge violin and piano scholarships
  • JLPT N1 and Tsuzuki: JLPT N1 passed, plus a Tsuzuki Scholarship exchange year at the Japan University of Economics, Fukuoka
  • Hello: English (native)
  • Hola: Español (native)
  • こんにちは: 日本語 (JLPT N1)
  • Bonjour: Français (B2)
  • Olá: Português (CIPLE)
  • 你好: 中文 (HSK 3)
  • Angular (TypeScript): Daily driver
  • Spring Boot (Java): Daily driver
  • Kafka: Daily driver
  • Kubernetes & Docker: Daily driver
  • GitLab CI/CD: Daily driver
  • Git: Daily driver
  • Python / FastAPI: Also use
  • C++: Also use
  • Postgres / Supabase: Also use
  • Godot: Also use
  • Unity: Also use
  • AI-assisted development (Claude, Copilot, GitLab Duo): Also use
  • Software Engineer @ Barclays: 2023 to now: Full-stack on a legal tech team: Angular, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes.
  • Medical Doctor @ National Health Service: 2021 to 2023: Cardiology, general surgery, geriatrics, internal medicine, GP and haematology. Worked at world-leading St Thomas' and Guy's Hospitals, London.
  • AtCoder: Rating 922 (peak 949), 1,155 solved, 118 contests. Green: 28th in the UK.
  • Codeforces: Rating 1264 (peak 1371), 519 solved, 34 contests.
  • Words learnt: Japanese 19,074 words, Chinese 2,019 words (from the study tracker).
  • GitHub: GitHub: opens in a new tab.
  • LinkedIn: LinkedIn: opens in a new tab.
  • AtCoder profile: AtCoder profile: opens in a new tab.
  • Codeforces profile: Codeforces profile: opens in a new tab.
  • CV: CV: opens in a new tab.
  • Lanyards: Everywhere I have worked and studied, one lanyard each. Click to flip them over.
  • Stats computer: Competitive programming ratings, and my climb up Mt Fuji one problem at a time.
  • Phone: Links to find me, and a phrasebook for the languages I speak.