Summary
Dong Lin is a trilingual Connectivity Manager and seasoned IT specialist with over 20 years of OOP experience (15+ years in Java, 7+ in C++) and deep expertise in electronic trading systems and the FIX protocol. He combines hands-on server-side and multi-threaded development with 15+ years of trading system design, client-facing support, and team leadership managing up to ten engineers. Dong has delivered production systems across global banks and securities firms, including long tenures at Mitsubishi UFJ, Morgan Stanley, and now Jefferies, bringing both development and operational perspectives. An active open-source contributor, his simplequickfix project reflects practical expertise in trading connectivity rather than theoretical work. Based in Japan with a Master of Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, he thrives on solving low-latency, reliability-focused problems at the intersection of finance and infrastructure.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) at Dalian University of Technology
English, Japanese, Chinese