Ahmad Siddiqi
Technical Lead Credit And Insurance Technology at Blackstone
Milford, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAhmad Siddiqi is a Technical Lead in Credit and Insurance Technology with 10+ years building high-performance finance systems across hedge funds and asset managers, currently leading platform modernizations at Blackstone. He combines deep software engineering expertise in Java, Python, C++ and SQL with practical fintech knowledge—from high-frequency trading algorithms to payment gateways and risk analytics—to deliver secure, scalable solutions that reduce latency and operational costs. Ahmad has led cloud migrations and CI/CD/DevOps transformations, and brings hands-on experience with blockchain, big data, and cybersecurity practices that strengthen production resilience. His career trajectory from consultant roles at Banc of America and SAC Capital to senior engineering and VP positions reflects both technical depth and business fluency, reinforced by an MBA in Finance and an electrical engineering background. An operator who still codes, he’s known for translating complex financial requirements into auditable, high-throughput systems that materially improve revenue and risk outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Roots Montessori and High schoolBE Electrical Engineering, BE Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyCadet College HasanabdalMBA Finance, MBA Finance at University of Connecticut School of BusinessBE Electrical Engineering, BE Electrical Engineering at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
English, Urdu, Arabic
Github Skills (25)
redis9
database8
disk8
strings8
nosql8
lists8
in-memory7
key-value7
truffle6
message-broker6
ethereum6
blockchain6
data-model6
fst6
solidity6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
omarsiddiqi/EXPCryptoFunds
Feb 2017 - Oct 2020
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 8 months
omarsiddiqi/exp-bond-explorer
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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