Firmwide Trading Stack — Head Quant

My role: Head Quant / Firmwide Technology Lead

Starting problem

The firm had made ad hoc attempts with retail trading tools. A programmer handled execution manually, while research was scattered across IPython notebooks. This left the firm without useful visibility, traceability or auditability and introduced research biases.

My contribution

As Head Quant at Altimist Ltd., I set up the whole technology stack, working directly with the CIO and supporting five portfolio managers. I architected a unified financial platform across trading systems, infrastructure and ML, built automated pipelines and standardized APIs, and implemented real-time performance and risk dashboards. I also led R&D work, defined portfolio-manager operating procedures and designed monitoring for stability and incident response.

Key decisions

• I connected research, trading, risk and analytics within a unified platform, using automated pipelines and standardized interfaces.

• I made performance and risk visible through real-time dashboards and monitoring, alongside the trading and research workflows.

• I defined portfolio-manager procedures that gave the firm consistent oversight and traceability of how the systems were used.

Delivered capability and status

The delivered stack supported five portfolio managers across market data, research, execution, risk, analytics and monitoring. Standardized APIs, dashboards and operating procedures provided a structured basis for oversight and traceability.

Image note Conceptual illustration of the workflow; it is not a client interface or a measured result.