Vikas Thakrar

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expertise in low latency trading strategies.
Strong background in C++ and Qt software development.
Leadership experience in quant research and trading.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on software development and quantitative trading.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software Development

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesC++QtSQLScrumXML

About

Passionate learner with interest in developing HFT based strategies, technical indicators, and focusing more on the objective side of technical analysis

Experience

16 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Synoption

Senior Software Engineer

Nov 2022 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Optimusprime securities and research llp

Algorithm trader

Sep 2020 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, KA, India

Centillion research

2 roles

Director

Jan 2020 – Sep 2020 · 8 mos

Vice President

Dec 2017 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs

Quant research and trading
Trading infrastructure developments and enhancements
Low latency strategy development in Options market making

Alphagrep securities

Associate

Jan 2014 – May 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Development of core backend services in C++
Frontend GUI development using Qt/C++
Management of trading infrastructure codebase

Esko

Software Engineer

Oct 2010 – Jan 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

- Development of software for publishing domain (pdf technology) in C++ / Qt

Tecnotree corporation

Software Engineer

Dec 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

- Development of software for printing in C++/Qt

Valtech

software engineer

Oct 2006 – Nov 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Development of software for simulation of virtual army tanks for defence project using C++
Development and Testing of Human Machine Interface (HMI) of flight simulators using C++/Ada