Fan Zhao
Head Of Backend at Reactive Markets
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolFan Zhao is a Head of Backend and seasoned software engineer with 11 years’ experience building low-latency market making and HFT systems, specializing in C++ and Python. Based in London, he has driven core components—market data handlers, pricing engines, OMS, risk control and exchange connectivity—across roles at Reactive Markets, Voltaire Capital and Pilotware. He combines a PhD-level analytical background in multiphase flow modelling from Imperial College with hands-on trading systems engineering, enabling rigorous performance optimization and robust production delivery. Known for tackling the hardest parts of trading infrastructure (FPGA integration, FIX engines and ultra-low-latency gateways), he blends research-grade problem solving with pragmatic product focus.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Multiphase Flow Modelling, PhD Multiphase Flow Modelling at Imperial College LondonBachelor of Engineering (BEng) Internal combustion Engine, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Internal combustion Engine at Dalian University of Technology, China
English, Chinese
Github Skills (25)
reactive10
toolbox10
low-latency10
linux10
networking10
cpp10
backend10
reactor10
async9
switchboard9
asynchronous9
cross-platform8
api7
recurring7
cron-expression7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
fanzhao1986/toolbox-cpp
Jun 2019 - Oct 2024
The Reactive C++ Toolbox is an open source library of C++17 components designed for efficient, asynchronous network applications on the Linux platform.
Contributions:32 pushes, 4 branches in 5 years 5 months
cppasynchronousasynchronous-networktoolboxlinux
reactivemarkets/platform-py
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
The Reactive Platform SDK for Python.
Contributions:37 PRs, 18 pushes, 4 branches in 4 months
platform-sdkpythonreactivesdk
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