Alex Ashitkin
Principal Software Architect at LSEG
Cary, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Ashitkin is a Principal Software Architect with over a decade of experience designing secure, resilient, and high-performance distributed systems for finance and cloud platforms. He has driven low-latency trading infrastructure and global FX platforms at Deutsche Bank, built multicloud integration and networking features at Oracle OCI, and now architects enterprise-scale digital platforms at LSEG. Known for squeezing large performance gains—redesigning core engines for up to 100x improvements and cutting build/test times significantly—he combines deep systems, networking, and Java/C++ expertise with hands-on delivery. Based in Cary, NC, he blends fintech domain knowledge with cloud-native and multicloud integration experience, and often leads cross-functional initiatives that improve operational efficiency and engineering practices. An early career background in metrology and long tenure across mission-critical systems give him a methodical, measurement-driven approach to architecture and performance.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Metrology standardization and certification, Master's Degree Metrology standardization and certification at Omsk State Technical University (OSTU)Certificate Information Technology, Certificate Information Technology at Higher School of Economics
English, Russian
Github Skills (12)
maven10
build-management10
apache10
java10
build-cache10
azure8
media8
sdk8
azure-services7
azure-functions7
azure-sdk6
microsoft5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
AlexanderAshitkin/maven
Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
Apache Maven
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
javamavenapacheapache-maven
AlexanderAshitkin/maven-build-cache-extension
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
Apache Maven Build Cache Extension
Contributions:43 pushes, 6 branches in 6 months
mavenmaven-buildapachecachejava
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