Pulkit Sinha

Senior Software Engineer

United States15 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led development of WebSim, a key trading platform.
Modernized CI/CD processes, boosting productivity.
Developed in-house tools for trading strategy creation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in algorithmic trading and software development.

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Skills

Core Skills

C++Python

Other Skills

BashKubernetesGitLabAWSCI/CDMachine LearningQuantitative FinanceContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Full-Stack DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeliveryDatabasesApacheAmazon Web Services (AWS)

About

Software Engineer at A Priori. Previously at Google in Local Search Ads, and Simulator team at WorldQuant, where I led the development of WebSim (now WQBrain).

Experience

15 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

7 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

1 yr 6 mos

Current Experience

A priori investments

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Connecticut, United States

Google

Senior Software Engineer

Apr 2021 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Part of the Local Search Ads, adding location information to Ads shown on Google Search Results Page.
Previously, full stack engineer in the Cluster Planning Team, part of the UFO org - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uIG8qFGMI . Responsible for services handling efficient planning of Google's data center floors, and maintaining the UI for end users, which helps them visualize and oversee the planning process.

Worldquant

3 roles

Vice President, Software Development

Promoted

Jan 2015 – Apr 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Core member of the Simulator team, responsible for developing multiple C++ / Python based platforms used for for backtesting and productionization of algorithmic and machine learning based trading strategies.
In collaboration with multiple teams, modernized the primary build and release setup used by our team's software, resulting in improved developer productivity and easier update path for dependencies. Used Conda, CMake, Bash and Nix.
Setup Kubernetes based CI / CD system, driven by GitLab, for automated regression testing and continuous release of various platforms.
Technical lead, and primary architect, of the WebSim (renamed to WorldQuant Brain - https://www.worldquant.com/brain/) - a web based quantitative finance platform, which provides controlled access to WorldQuant's proprietary simulators and data.
Re-architectured the WebSim's backend to scale horizontally, and migrated it to be hosted on AWS.
Oversaw the successful launch of multiple competitions on the platform, with participation from 10's of thousands of users and creation of millions of trading strategies.
Developed an in-house expression language for writing trading strategies, which includes type inference, unit checking, composite data structures and higher order functions.
Communicated with business stakeholders to create timelines for development and deployment of new features to the platform.
Oversaw outsourcing of iOS app development to a third-party firm, addressing API enhancements and managing timelines for the product release.

C++PythonBashKubernetesGitLabAWS+3

Software Engineer

Jul 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

Quantitative Researcher

Jul 2010 – Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Developed hundreds of algorithmic trading strategies, responsible for managing 10's of millions of dollars worth of portfolios.
Trading in US, European and Asian exchanges separately as well as global strategies.
Focused on developing long / short market neutral techniques.
Used a mix of C++, Python and Bash scripting.

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