Kedar Bhat
Senior Software Engineer at DRW
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKedar Bhat is a senior software engineer in Chicago with 17+ years of experience building low-latency, production trading systems and market-making strategies across equities, futures, FX and energy markets. He combines deep quantitative research with hands-on engineering—delivering FPGA-driven controllers and high-performance Java/C++ engines while authoring metaprogramming tools that cut compile times and accelerate iteration. His career spans major trading firms (DRW, IMC, Citadel) where he reduced tick-to-trade latency into microsecond ranges and slashed test-deploy lead times from days to hours. Comfortable partnering with hardware teams and traders, he excels at moving strategies from concept to live trading and automating complex test environments. An MBA in finance and an MS in computer science underpin his rare blend of trading intuition and systems expertise.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BA Mathematics Computer Science, BA Mathematics Computer Science at Indiana University BloomingtonMBA Finance, MBA Finance at Indiana University - Kelley School of BusinessMS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at University of ChicagoHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Canterbury High School
English
Stackoverflow
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725reached
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Github Skills (28)
fixed-point10
deterministic9
boost9
multiprecision9
c-library8
mathematics8
differentiation8
automatic-differentiation7
metaprogramming7
refactoring7
cpp6
constexpr6
math6
continuous-integration5
unit-testing5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
kedarbhat/autodiff
May 2019 - Jun 2019
Automatic Differentiation C++ Library
Contributions:5 commits, 32 PRs, 893 pushes in 1 month
c-librarydifferentiationautomatic-differentiation
pulver/autodiff
Mar 2019 - Jul 2019
Automatic Differentiation C++ Library
Contributions:140 commits, 28 PRs, 85 comments in 4 months
c-librarydifferentiationautomatic-differentiation
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