Mark Mcilroy
Software Engineer at NatWest Group
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Mcilroy is a software engineer based in Belfast with 11 years of professional experience bridging embedded systems and high-performance finance software. He brings deep C, C++ and Java expertise honed across roles at Citi, PEAK6, CME Group, and recent positions in financial infrastructure and banking (Lucera Financial Infrastructures and NatWest Group). Known for operating at the intersection of low-level performance and production trading systems, he has a track record of delivering robust, latency-sensitive solutions for exchange connectivity and electronic trading. Mark’s background spans graduate engineering at Fujitsu through senior technical specialist roles, reflecting a long-standing focus on reliable, real-world systems engineering. Active on GitHub, he shares projects that reveal ongoing curiosity about systems and tooling beyond his day job.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Computer Software Engineering at Ulster University
English
Github Skills (15)
encoder-decoder10
codec10
java9
encoding9
golang8
high-performance8
raylib3
rendering3
vault3
spring-cloud2
micronaut2
discovery2
rust2
egui2
consul1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mmcilroy/pulsar_cpp
Nov 2014 - Mar 2015
Contributions:18 commits, 16 pushes in 3 months
mmcilroy/fix_cpp
Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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