Neil Murphy
Senior Python Developer at Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.
Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolNeil Murphy is a Senior Python Developer with seven years focused on data engineering and algorithmic trading systems, currently building production ETL, databases, and proprietary research tools for Hillsdale Investment Management in Ontario. He combines deep finance credentials (CIM, CFA coursework, options and futures licenses) with hands-on open-source work as lead developer of Lumibot—implementing Interactive Brokers integration, backtesting crypto strategies, and enabling live trading. Comfortable across backend services, analytics pipelines and occasional front ends, he balances pragmatic time‑to‑market choices with long‑term platform growth. A former founder and operator who has built employee benefits and fintech services, he brings entrepreneurial instincts to solve messy, real‑world investment problems.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Canadian Securities Course, Investments and Securities, Canadian Securities Course, Investments and Securities at Canadian Securities InstituteBachelor of Engineering - BE (partial), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE (partial), Mechanical Engineering at Royal Military College of CanadaAssociate in the Institute of Canadian Bankers, Business Administration and Management, General, Silver Medalist Award, Associate in the Institute of Canadian Bankers, Business Administration and Management, General, Silver Medalist Award at Institute of Canadian BankersChartered Financial Analyst, Investments and Securities, Chartered Financial Analyst, Investments and Securities at CFA InstituteLLQP Life Insurance, LLQP Life Insurance at ADVOCISREMIC Mortgage Agent Course (RMAC), Real Estate, REMIC Mortgage Agent Course (RMAC), Real Estate at Real Estate and Mortgage Institute of Canada Inc.Certified Financial Planner, Financial Planning and Services, Certified Financial Planner, Financial Planning and Services at Financial Planners Standards Council of Canada
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apim10
back-end-development10
python10
backtesting10
backtest10
interactive-brokers10
api10
trading-algorithms9
pandas9
cryptocurrency8
csv6
powerbi6
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backtrader6
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Lumiwealth/lumibot
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Backtesting and Trading Bots Made Easy for Crypto, Stocks, Options, Futures, FOREX and more
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 377 commits, 58 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Neil primarily worked on implementing Interactive Brokers (IB) integration with the codebase, which involved setting up the connection, integrating the API, and developing methods for interacting with the trading platform. Their contributions included the creation of key methods to get financial data and submitting orders, alongside parsing responses to manage and track orders and account positions. They also developed backtesting methods related to crypto currencies and the overall data strategy.
pythonbacktesting-trading-strategiescrypto-botstrategyforex-trading
neilsmurphy/backtrader_template
Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
Basic template for managing Backtrader backtests.
Contributions:45 commits, 6 PRs, 20 pushes in 10 months
backtraderpythonbacktests
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