Balazs K.

Balazs K.

Senior Java Developer

Zurich, Switzerland
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About Me

Balazs is a Senior Software Engineer innovating and implementing modern Java-based solutions on projects, making well-reasoned design decisions and tradeoffs on codebases, architecting and evolving solutions, fixing issues, and tackling technical debts. He works with different frameworks, databases, and modern tools and takes a personalized approach to solve tough challenges, giving clients the support they deserve and the quality they expect.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Java Engineer
2022 - Present (2 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participating in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

Hedgetech
Hedgetech
Senior Software Engineer
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Building high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested solutions across the platform, completing tasks with minimal guidance.

  • Designing and delivering high-performing solutions to handle risk calculations on the Hedgetech platform.

  • Implementing new infrastructure components to enhance data flow and delivering key organizational objectives.

Freelance
Freelance
Senior Software Engineer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed and implemented a new algorithmic trading system with higher returns for equities and futures trading.

  • Managed the daily operations of the trading system, addressing challenges and fixing technical issues.

  • Worked on system design, implementation, and testing to ensure the release of high-quality solutions.

Julius Baer
Julius Baer
Senior Software Engineer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Zurich, Switzerland
  • Designed and implemented Tibco StreamBase to handle multiple financial instruments for Julius Baer.

  • Executed new algorithms to provide traders with reference prices and deployed ladder option prices using different techniques.

  • Deployed new solutions to increase startup time and worked on the message-bus architecture to increase scalability on different nodes.

Falcon Capital
Falcon Capital
Lead Software Engineer/Architect
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
London, United Kingdom
  • Defined and designed high-frequency algorithmic trading strategies for FC, keeping the solution stable and scalable.

  • Designed and implemented a complete trading system with new features and a high-frequency tick data stream.

  • Worked on the automated data feed, intraday trading, order, and risk management on the trading infrastructure.

Partners Capital
Partners Capital
Lead Software Engineer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
London, United Kingdom
  • Worked on new portfolio optimization models to maximize the allocation of $24 billion AUM for Partners Capital.

  • Designed and developed end-to-end solutions for systematic macro research and investment opportunity detection.

  • Architected a new platform using new tech stacks to redesign the client's infrastructure and modernize its core modules.

Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse
Senior Software Engineer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Zurich, Switzerland
  • Architected a new architecture and wrote a clean, scalable codebase, introducing ML and NLP to the project.

  • Introduced and implemented a new, efficient algorithm to handle entity matches in large datasets.

  • Designed and built a dependency injection framework to enhance coupling between the platform and components.

Duco
Duco
Software Engineer
2015 - 2015
London, United Kingdom
  • Implemented new aggregate calculation features on the matching engine, enhancing processes on the trade data reconciliation service.

  • Deployed new Java-based matching rules to maximize data manipulation during the reconciliation process.

  • Developed a SAML-based SSO authentication solution that allows users to sign in to Duco Cube with their bank credentials.

Citi
Citi
Software Engineer
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Deployed a new component on Citi's MYA Retirements platform, implementing features and enhancing solutions and system stability.

  • Worked on improvements to the structured product identifier workflow with a new, high-performing MVC web app.

  • Designed and implemented custom reports on the GXS with features for retrieving, filtering, and enriching trading information.

Dealogic
Dealogic
Software Engineer
2011 - 2013 (2 years)
Budapest, Hungary
  • Enhanced the UX of the client portal on a single-page web app for users within different investment banks.

  • Worked on the client-side infrastructure by enhancing async data retrieval and visualizations with modern solutions.

  • Wrote the codebase and deployed the Dealogic Connect app to help users access desktop portal functionalities on mobile.

Alstom
Alstom
Software Engineer
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
Budapest, Hungary
  • Designed and implemented new XAML UIs to improve the usability of the ICONIS app.

  • Completed medium-to-large features independently without guidance on the project.

  • Identified and drove changes as needed for assigned codebases, product areas, and systems.

Portfolio

Lead Software Engineer - Partners Capital
Lead Software Engineer - Partners Capital

Built and deployed new portfolio optimization models and algorithms to assist PC in allocating $24 billion of AUM, providing correlations between asset classes, geographic exposure, liquidity, leverage, spread across assets, and 20+ other risk factors. Developed a system to help PC identify ultra-high net-worth individuals and map out strategies to acquire them, worked on a systematic macro research and investment solution, and implemented a new system architecture for PC using modern tech stacks.

Lead Software Engineer - Julius Baer Bank
Lead Software Engineer - Julius Baer Bank

Designed and implemented a high-frequency tick data stream for trading systems within Julius Baer Bank. Worked on a streaming solution for multiple financial instruments, delivered price aggregation algorithms to provide traders with JB's reference prices, and introduced ladder option prices using different ladder processing techniques. Deployed solutions to increase startup times and designed a new message-bus based architecture to increase scalability.

Lead Software Engineer - Falcon Capital
Lead Software Engineer - Falcon Capital

Led processes to implement new solutions on Falcon Capital's Quant Research and Trading system, delivering high-frequency algorithmic trading strategies from scratch on the project. Built the complete trading system, implemented a high-frequency tick data stream, and set up infrastructure for the automated data feed, intraday trading, order, and risk management functionalities.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma, Computer Science and Applications (TCSA-G5P8)
Postgraduate Diploma, Computer Science and Applications (TCSA-G5P8)
University of Warwick - UK
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
C++ - Master Level - Score: 4.28 (Expired Sep 2018)
C++ - Master Level - Score: 4.28 (Expired Sep 2018)
Brainbench
2015 - 2015
1.  MCSD 70-480 - Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
2.  MCSD 70-486 - Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications
3.  MCSD 70-487 - Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services
1. MCSD 70-480 - Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 2. MCSD 70-486 - Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications 3. MCSD 70-487 - Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services
Microsoft
2015 - 2015
CS360 - Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 2
CS360 - Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 2
Stanford University
2015 - 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science
Eötvös Loránd University - Hungary
2008 - 2011 (3 years)