Nicholas Stephen
Software Engineer at Optiver
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolNicholas Stephen is a software engineer based in Sydney with 12 years in the industry and eight years focused on low-latency server applications, now applying that expertise to front-office trading systems from exchange connectivity to automated strategies. He has delivered high-availability, mission-critical services and improved developer experience and release processes during multi-site engagements, bringing both operational rigor and a pragmatic engineering mindset. At Optiver after roles at Life Trading and Amadeus IT Pacific, he combines deep systems-level knowledge with hands-on trading tech development and a passion for shipping high-quality software. A University of Sydney computer science graduate, he’s particularly skilled at bridging backend performance constraints with real-world trading requirements—often surfacing practical optimizations that aren’t obvious at first glance.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Sydney
Github Skills (14)
mozilla6
flask6
python5
android5
firefox-android5
boilerplate5
firefox5
browser5
cookiecutter5
generator5
lua5
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bootstrap4
mobile3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
saltisgood/opensnap
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:34 commits in 25 days
saltisgood/FrenchNotes
Jul 2025 - Jul 2026
Contributions:22 pushes, 20 issues in 11 months
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