Summary
Rafal Buch is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience designing high-availability, high-performance systems and intuitive products across finance, e-publishing, and e-commerce. He has led in-house development transformations and built real-time trading and post-trade systems for hedge funds, investment banks, and asset managers, blending hands-on engineering with team leadership. Rafal excels at simplifying complex workflows through thoughtful product and framework design, automating repetitive work so teams can focus on creative problem-solving. Comfortable across stacks from low-latency C++ and .NET to browser-driven AJAX architectures, he repeatedly delivers production-ready solutions under demanding operational constraints. Based in New York, he brings a long-term curiosity about computing—sparked by a Commodore 64—and a knack for creating enduring developer-friendly platforms. Colleagues rely on him not only for architecture and delivery but also for cultivating pragmatic, mission-focused engineering cultures.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer