Rob Ambalu
Director at Point72
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolRob Ambalu is an experienced technology leader with nine years in senior roles and a long finance-industry pedigree, currently serving as Director at Point72 in New York. He previously held executive leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase and a decade-long tenure as Vice President at Goldman Sachs, bringing deep domain expertise in building and operating critical systems for capital markets. Rob combines strategic oversight with hands-on technical judgment, shaped by a Computer Science BA from NYU and extensive experience navigating large, regulated environments. Known for translating complex business requirements into operational programs, he excels at leading cross-functional teams through high-stakes projects. A New York-based leader, he pairs institutional knowledge with a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach that prioritizes reliability and risk-aware innovation.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science at New York University
English, Hebrew
Github Skills (71)
parser10
python10
toolbox10
forge10
parquet10
stream-processing10
cpp10
streaming10
reactive10
emitter10
reactive-programming10
jupyter10
in-memory10
java10
ini10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Point72/csp
Feb 2024 - Apr 2025
csp is a high performance reactive stream processing library, written in C++ and Python
Contributions:308 reviews, 70 PRs, 238 pushes in 1 year 2 months
cpppythonreactivereactive-programmingstream-processing
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