Summary
Michael Graz is a Senior Software Engineer and architect with 9 years of documented experience and a two-decade track record building mission-critical, low-latency trading systems for global markets. He designed and evolved Smart Order Routing and execution platforms used across 20+ European and Asian exchanges, driving sub-millisecond performance improvements through successive optimizations on Windows and Linux. A C++ and Python expert with an MS in Computer Science, he excels at translating complex business requirements into reliable, high-performance code and automating operations to ensure quality and scalability. Now based in the Los Angeles area at Advanced Soundware, he combines deep market-microstructure knowledge with pragmatic engineering—often implementing bespoke client features that expand business opportunity while keeping systems lean and deterministic.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis