Josephus Santegoeds
Staff Software Engineer at Alpaca
Faro, Faro, Portugal
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Top SchoolJosephus Santegoeds is a pragmatic Staff Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building high-performance systems across finance and crypto, currently based in Faro, Portugal. He brings deep Unix/Linux craftsmanship and hands-on expertise in Go, Python, TypeScript and C++, having delivered production trading and OTC desk systems at firms like Kraken, AREX Markets and multiple quant teams. His background blends low-latency C++ and Python quant development with modern Go services and TypeScript front-ends, enabling him to bridge legacy trading infrastructure and cloud-native architectures. As a former consultant and founder, he combines pragmatic delivery with architectural judgement, often taking end-to-end ownership from design through operations. Notably, his career arc moves from early systems and support roles at Visa and Temenos into senior engineering and architecture positions in competitive market-making and exchange environments. He favors practical, auditable solutions that prioritize reliability under pressure.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BS Biotechnolgy, BS Biotechnolgy at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (12)
unit-testing10
cli-framework10
svn10
continuous-integration10
pytest10
python10
buildbot9
memory-management6
gdb6
memory-leaks6
go6
pointer6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
santegoeds/bfair
Jan 2011 - Jun 2012
Contributions:36 commits, 36 issues in 1 year 4 months
santegoeds/oanda
Aug 2014 - Aug 2016
Contributions:122 commits, 15 PRs, 35 pushes in 2 years
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