Sarthak Agarwal

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India11 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led development of LLM-powered AI assistant for trading.
Expert in building distributed trading infrastructure.
Strong emphasis on mentoring and team development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in AI systems and trading infrastructure.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical StrategySoftware ArchitectureAi/mlTechnical LeadershipSystem ArchitectureFull-stack DevelopmentFinancial EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentQuantitative AnalyticsWorkflow Automation

Other Skills

Engineering ManagementProduct LeadershipData AnalyticsTeam DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness Intelligence ToolsStakeholder ManagementDiversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI)LLMPythonFAISSRedisMySQLReactJavaScript

About

I’m an Engineering Manager and Technical Lead with 8 years in Fintech and Tech startups, with a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIIT Hyderabad. AT at D. E. Shaw, I head the DESTerm team. We build core analytics and trading infrastructure for the firm. Lately I have been working on our LLM-powered AI assistant—a system that combines Financial Knowledge base, Financial model building, RAG, prompt engineering, and Python/ML to turn a complex data landscape into simple, natural-language workflows. This AI assistant is now used by traders and quants across the firm to get work done. I have led teams building distributed trading infrastructure, real-time data pipelines, and financial tools for global markets. Alongside system architecture, solution design, and agile project delivery for high-performance platforms, I prioritized mentoring and growing engineers—helping others develop both technical depth and ownership as we scaled our products. My expertise spans LLM/AI systems, backend and frontend engineering, distributed systems, UI/UX, workflow orchestration, and business intelligence. As a leader, I emphasize strong stakeholder engagement, business alignment, and the development of high-performing, collaborative teams.

Experience

D. e. shaw india private limited

4 roles

Principal Manager

Promoted

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

As Principal Manager, I lead the DESTerm team at D. E. Shaw India, setting technical strategy and overseeing the design, delivery, and adoption of a firmwide analytics platform. My focus has been the end-to-end conception and deployment of LLM-powered AI assistants, dramatically simplifying users’ access to trading data, Financial models, and firmwide knowledge resources.
Tech Stack: LLM, RAG, AI/ML, Python, FAISS, Redis, MySQL, React, JavaScript, MongoDB, UNIX, MCP servers, LangChain, Ragas

Engineering ManagementProduct LeadershipTechnical strategySoftware ArchitectureData AnalyticsTeam Development+4

Technical Lead

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

As a Technical Lead, I drove technical strategy and architecture for firmwide trading and analytics platforms (DESTerm), leading a cross-functional team to deliver solutions for complex financial products.
Tech Stack: Python, C++, MySQL, JavaScript, React, Redis, MongoDB, UNIX, Windows

Technical LeadershipSystem ArchitectureDistributed SystemsAgile Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementCode quality+2

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Macro Tech team, I led development of full-stack solutions for trade and portfolio management.
Tech Stack: Python, C++, MySQL, Redis, React, JavaScript, UNIX, Windows

Full-Stack DevelopmentDistributed SystemsFinancial EngineeringData PipelinesProject ManagementStakeholder Engagement+1

Software Engineer

Jul 2018 – Jun 2019 · 11 mos

As a Software Engineer at D. E. Shaw India, I contributed to the design and development of quantitative trading systems and financial tools supporting global Macro Equities desks.
Tech Stack: Python, C++, MySQL, MongoDB, JavaScript, React, UNIX

Software DevelopmentPython (Programming Language)Back-End Web DevelopmentQuantitative AnalyticsFinancial DataAutomation

Interviewbit

2 roles

Software Developer

Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 · 11 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

As a Software Developer at InterviewBit, I focused on optimizing the Application Tracking System (ATS) to streamline end-to-end candidate management and enhance recruiter efficiency.
Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails, MySQL, AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML5, REST APIs

Software DevelopmentWorkflow AutomationSystems DesignUser Interface Design

Software Engineer Intern

May 2016 – Aug 2016 · 3 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

During my internship, I contributed to core platform features focused on code assessment and candidate data extraction.
Rebuilt the JavaScript coding judge from the ground up, improving reliability and resulting in over 100% growth in JS language submissions within two months.
Developed an intelligent resume parser using NLP and pattern matching to extract key candidate details automatically.
Ensured seamless integration of code assessment tools with user workflows, enhancing candidate and recruiter engagement.
Worked closely with engineers to understand full-stack development best practices and implement scalable solutions.
Tech Stack: Python, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, MySQL

Google

Google Summer of Code

May 2015 – Aug 2015 · 3 mos

Iiit hyderabad

Research And Teaching Assistant

Aug 2014 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Held multiple roles at IIIT during graduation -
1. Teaching Assistant for Structured System Analysis and Design (Software Engineering)
2. Teaching Assistant for Computer Programming and Data Structures
3. Research Assistant VLEAD
4. Graduate Research Assistant in LSI Lab (Published 2 international research paper)