Saurabh Kumar
Principal Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Principal Software Engineer & FinTech Architect with 11+ years of experience engineering mission-critical, high-throughput equity trading platforms. Recognized for architecting resilient distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot, with deep expertise in low-latency FIX connectivity, broker/exchange integrations, and fault-tolerant service design. Proven track record of modernizing enterprise systems by pioneering Generative AI, Spring AI, and agentic workflows (GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery velocity and build future-ready, high-performance financial infrastructure.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Principle Engineer
Wissen Technology
05.2025 - Current
- Contributed to core modules of Equity Trading Order Management System, enhancing functionality across trade lifecycle.
- Enhanced connectivity messaging between brokers and exchanges, improving throughput and reliability in electronic trading environments.
- Applied strong understanding of FIX message protocol to facilitate seamless integration with trading exchanges and brokers.
- Worked extensively on the Equity Trading Order Management System, contributing to core modules across the trade lifecycle.
Software Development Engineer 3
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO.
06.2023 - 05.2025
- Led end-to-end implementation of new trade check rule for Equity asset class, covering requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, and comprehensive testing phases.
- Prepared high-level and low-level design documents, ensuring clarity, scalability, and adherence to industry standards.
- Developed high-level and low-level design documents, ensuring clarity, scalability, and alignment with industry standards.
Software Development Engineer (Full Stack)
WORK LLAMA SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED
05.2020 - 06.2023
- Developed microservice from scratch to manage job alerts (creation, deletion, and processing as per frequency), enhancing system performance.
- Modernized application by creating web pages using Vue.js and integrating with backend APIs, improving overall user interface.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather system requirements, enhancing software functionality and elevating user experience.
Software Development Engineer (Full Stack)
ACCOLITE SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
07.2018 - 05.2020
- Modernized Deal Blotter system, enhancing usability and performance through targeted updates and user feedback integration.
- Optimized complex SQL queries to support pagination, improving query efficiency, and user experience.
- Optimized complex SQL queries for pagination, increasing query efficiency and enhancing overall user experience.
Software Engineer
ANALYTICS QUOTIENT SERVICES INDIA PVT. LIMITED
07.2015 - 06.2018
- Created web application to visualize key performance indicator data for stakeholders.
- Developed, tested, debugged and documented software programs using Java, JavaScript and HTML and CSS.
- Designed databases to store application data using MySQL.
- Developed, tested, debugged, and documented software programs using Java, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
LucknowSkills
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Data JPA
Kafka
Docker
System design & architecture
Microservices architecture
High-level design
Low-level design
Distributed systems
Low-latency systems
FIX message protocol
Electronic trading platforms
Performance tuning
Concurrency control
Mentorship & code reviews
Technical roadmap planning
Domain-driven design
Production support
Certification
SCALER, Specialized in Software Development & Problem Solving
Tools Used
Git/GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira, IntelliJ IDEA, MySQL Workbench, Visual Studio Code, Confluence
Projects
1. Trading order management system
- Architected and implemented a full-stack system to manage the complete trade lifecycle: order placement, validation, routing, execution, and settlement
- Integrated with market APIs to enable real-time order flow and trade confirmations
2. Regulatory control system (microservice)
- Executed regulatory checks on 10,000+ trade booking requests, ensuring strict compliance with trading regulations
- Reduced processing time by streamlining automated validations and exception handling workflows, and enabled approval and justification flows for exception scenarios, improving transparency and audit readiness
- Enhanced operational efficiency by integrating compliance checks directly into the trade booking lifecycle, delivering measurable impact: faster trade processing, reduced manual intervention, and improved regulatory adherence
3. Price check tool
- Contributed to revamping the PriceCheck Tool, modernizing architecture, and improving maintainability
- Developed reusable dynamic components to standardize UI, and accelerate feature development
4. ATS - Candidate portal
- Designed and developed a candidate portal enabling job seekers to apply for positions seamlessly
- Implemented job alert functionality with customizable filters to notify candidates of relevant opportunities
- Built user profile management features, allowing candidates to create, update, and showcase their professional details
Awards/Recognition
- Star Performer, award for excellent performance by Workllama Software Private Limited, Bangalore
- Best performance of the quarter, award by Analytics Quotient Services Private Limited, Bangalore
- Winner – Gen AI Hackathon – Wissen Technology, Bangalore
Timeline
Principle Engineer
Wissen Technology
05.2025 - Current
Software Development Engineer 3
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO.
06.2023 - 05.2025
Software Development Engineer (Full Stack)
WORK LLAMA SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED
05.2020 - 06.2023
Software Development Engineer (Full Stack)
ACCOLITE SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
07.2018 - 05.2020
Software Engineer
ANALYTICS QUOTIENT SERVICES INDIA PVT. LIMITED
07.2015 - 06.2018
B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY