Justin Helgesen
Software Engineer at Itiviti AB
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Helgesen is a software engineer with a decade of experience building low-latency connectivity and trading gateway software, primarily in C++ and Java. Based in Chicago, he specializes in exchange protocols (FIX, ITCH, OUCH, STAMP) and tuning systems for minimal latency while improving automated test coverage and reliability. He has a proven track record working across globally distributed teams, certifying gateways with exchange representatives, and pairing closely with support and product management to deliver production-ready fixes and features. Comfortable on Linux and with bash scripting, he also brings hands-on experience from customer-facing support roles that sharpen his troubleshooting and deployment skills. Early roles in IT and hardware support give him a practical, systems-oriented perspective that complements his protocol and performance expertise.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Github Skills (6)
wireshark9
disable9
packet-capture8
git-repository7
gitlab7
tshark7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Stanswers/discord-bot
Mar 2019 - Jun 2021
Contributions:4 PRs, 12 pushes, 13 branches in 2 years 3 months
Stanswers/roflcopter
Sep 2016 - Mar 2019
Contributions:7 releases, 45 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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