Summary
Nick Cen is a Capital Markets lead software engineer with nine years of focused experience building and supporting low-latency connectivity for exchanges, ECNs, brokers and algos across equity and derivatives trading. He combines hands-on skills in Java, shell scripting, Linux administration, FIX protocol implementations and SQL with practical production ops expertise—managing FIX onboarding, certification and 2nd-level support for global venues. At Wells Fargo he progressed from platform engineering to leading a team responsible for ECN/exchange onboarding and high-touch/high-frequency trading connectivity. His background includes architecting FIX 4.2 integrations and automation for order routing and reconciliation, and earlier work at Citi and AppCrown that blends trading systems engineering with client onboarding and migration. Colocated in the New York metro area, he brings a trader-support mindset and a pragmatic blend of development, networking and operational know-how that keeps mission-critical trading flows resilient.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
B.S Information System, B.S Information System at Stony Brook University