Summary
Nishant Nayudu is a senior engineering leader with 11 years of experience building low-latency, high-throughput trading systems in crypto and fintech, currently serving as SVP of Engineering at Retired.com. He has architected event-driven, resilient platforms that have executed over $10B in trading volume and led infrastructure and execution teams through rapid scaling and market volatility. Prior roles at Shrimpy and AWS show a blend of hands-on systems engineering and strategic infrastructure leadership, from network configuration services to exchange-grade order management. He partners closely with product, risk, and compliance to align technical design with regulatory and business needs, and is seasoned in balancing performance, security, and operational reliability. Based in Durham, NC, he combines startup agility with enterprise rigor and a track record of delivering mission-critical trading services.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Hindi