Summary
Paul Kotlyar is an executive-level financial systems architect with 13 years of experience designing and shipping commercial software in the listed options space. He has led engineering and solution architecture teams at firms including OCC, Cboe, and JPMorganChase, translating options risk, market data feeds, GUIs, and distributed systems requirements into production-ready products. Known for bridging senior management and technical teams, he drives consensus across stakeholders to deliver auditable, business-focused solutions. His background includes founding-level leadership at FT Options (acquired by Cboe) and hands-on engineering from early-career custom enterprise systems to large-scale market infrastructure. Based in Chicago, he pairs domain depth in options operations with pragmatic architecture skills and a track record of productizing complex trading workflows. An understated strength is his ability to simplify regulatory and risk complexities into clear technical roadmaps that stakeholders can act on.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Northeastern Illinois University