Avay Kumar — CTO
An accomplished Hands-On Technology Leader having more than 10+ years of experience in developing, managing and owning Low Latency Trading (HFT) platforms for companies like National Stock Exchange (NSE), Open Future, Synoption , Upstox (RKSV), Nestfuel, SMC Global. Building and mentoring high performing teams from scratch in the domain like High Frequency Trading (HFT), Exchange Matching Engine (NSE), Home Mortgage, Retail Discount Brokerage, FX Option trading platform. Total 20+ years of experience of software development using C++ on Linux in different domains with companies like OpenText, Computer Associates, Verizon, VeriFone and ISRO Started carrier as a space scientist at ISRO working on orbit determination of satellites and finally transforming myself in last 10+ years into a Low Latency Trading platform expert. Team leader with strong communication, planning and leadership skills
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in Low Latency Trading and software development.
Location: Delhi, India
Experience: 27 yrs
Career Highlights
- Over 20 years of software development experience.
- Expert in Low Latency Trading platforms.
- Strong leadership and team-building skills.
Work Experience
BlackBox
Chief Technology Officer (1 yr 1 mo)
SMC Global Securities Ltd.
Head of software System and Optimization (2 yrs)
Nestfuel
Vice President of Technology (1 yr 5 mos)
Upstox
Senior Principal Engineer (1 yr 2 mos)
SynOption
Head of Engineering (1 yr 4 mos)
Open Futures Group
Head of Engineering (1 yr 5 mos)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Assoc. Director (3 yrs 1 mo)
GXS
Associate Project Manager (9 yrs 1 mo)
Computer Associates
Lead Engineer (1 yr 8 mos)
Verizon
System Analyst (1 yr 6 mos)
Verifone
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 6 mos)
ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization
Scientist 'C' (1 yr 8 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Master of Science (M.S.) at Manipal Academy of Higher Education
