Ankush Yadav

Senior Software Engineer

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada2 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in automating trading infrastructure for HFT operations.
  • Proficient in building low-latency, reliable systems.
  • Strong background in quantitative modeling and data management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in algorithmic trading and system automation.

Contact

LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Data ManagementSoftware DevelopmentDevopsReliability EngineeringWeb Development

Other Skills

Algorithmic TradingAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Analytical SkillsAnsibleAutomated TradingAutomationBashBootstrapC (Programming Language)C++CSSCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Computer NetworksData Sanity Checks

About

I am a ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, specializing in ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž to support high-frequency trading (HFT) operations. My work focuses on building ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ that improve efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and ensure accuracy in mission-critical trading environments. With a BTech in Computer Science & Engineering, Iโ€™ve developed strong expertise in ๐‚++, ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง, ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ, complemented by hands-on experience in ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ/๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ญ๐š ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€” ensuring the integrity and reliability of trading decisions. ๐Ÿ’ป Technical Toolkit: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐€๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ฆ๐ฌ: C, C++, Python, Data Structures & Algorithms ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ & ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: Linux, MySQL, Shell Scripting ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ & ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Jenkins (CI/CD), Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ & ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š: AWS, monitoring & logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ: Process monitoring, job scheduling (cron), system performance tuning, low-latency optimization, data sanity checks, quantitative modeling, and fault-tolerant system design Passionate about ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, I thrive in fast-paced environments where efficiency, precision, and integrity are critical. I am always eager to explore new technologies, refine quantitative insights, and contribute to advancing cutting-edge algorithmic trading systems.

Experience

2 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Alphagrep

2 roles

Senior Software Developer

Aug 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 10 mos

  • โ†’ Built a unified data ingestion tool for dumping market data across multiple exchanges including NSE, BSE, US, CME, KRX, Binance and China, leveraging the in-house data team framework.
  • โ†’ Developed applications for data sanity checks to validate daily data dumps across exchanges, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
  • โ†’ Enabled tradersโ€™ strategy backtesting by providing reliable, clean, and consistent datasets across multiple markets.
C++PythonData Sanity ChecksMarket Data ManagementData ManagementSoftware Development

Software Developer in Strategic Operations

Aug 2023 โ€“ Aug 2025 ยท 2 yrs

  • โ†’Engineered an application to reconcile database positions with live trading data, ensuring accuracy while automatically removing expired symbols.
  • โ†’Developed a server monitoring tool that provided real-time alerts on anomalies, significantly improving system reliability for traders.
  • โ†’Consolidated multiple file-checking utilities into a single, feature-rich application, reducing redundancy and simplifying maintenance.
  • โ†’Designed an algorithm to validate acquisition of trader positions within defined time windows, enabling precise evaluation of trading strategies.
  • โ†’Automated Linux infrastructure tasks using Python scripting, increasing operational efficiency and reducing manual overhead.
  • โ†’Implemented a database cleanup solution to eliminate redundant records, improving query performance and reducing system latency.
  • โ†’Created an automated communication pipeline to extract essential information from emails and forward it to Slack, improving information flow and reducing noise.
  • โ†’Built a Jenkins CI/CD pipeline to seamlessly synchronize code changes from the main branch to development and production servers, enhancing deployment efficiency.
  • โ†’Developed a cron job monitoring system integrated with Jenkins to ensure reliability of scheduled tasks and safeguard code integrity within GitHub repositories.
  • โ†’Designed and deployed a position management tool to automatically close open trader positions across multiple exchanges, improving risk management.
  • โ†’Implemented MySQL-based data storage solutions for managing and retrieving tradersโ€™ trading data efficiently.
PythonLinuxMySQLJenkinsAutomationDevOps+1

Business group "the vision house"

Web Development Intern

Jul 2022 โ€“ Sep 2022 ยท 2 mos ยท Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

  • Achievements/Tasks:-
  • >Spearheaded the development and debugging of assigned projects, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions.
  • >Engineered a dynamic website project, implementing a robust system where content seamlessly integrates with a MySQL database, optimizing data retrieval and presentation.
  • >Architected a secure user login system, enhancing system integrity by allowing access only with valid credentials, contributing to a fortified cybersecurity environment.
HTMLCSSJavaScriptMySQLWeb Development

Education

University of Waterloo

Master of Engineering - MEng โ€” Electrical and Computer Engineering(AI and ML Specialization)

Sep 2025 โ€“ Jun 2027

Poornima College of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology - BTech โ€” Computer Science and Engineering

May 2019 โ€“ May 2023

The Aditya Birla Public School

XII โ€” PCM

Mar 2017 โ€“ Mar 2018

The Aditya Birla Public School

X

Mar 2015 โ€“ Mar 2016

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