Rostislav Ostapenko
C Private Contractor (Software Architect)
Samara, Samara, Russia
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Top SchoolRostislav Ostapenko is a seasoned C++ software architect with over 20 years in software development and more than a decade focused on high-performance, low-latency trading systems. He designs and implements real-time market data feeds, parsers, and order routing gateways for major exchanges and crypto venues, delivering production-grade solutions used by thousands of customers. His work spans MDP 3.0, iLink, ITCH/OUCH, FIX/FAST/SBE and modern C++ async/multithreading patterns, with CME certification and multiple exchange integrations to his name. Currently contracting for MiltonLabs on crypto-exchange infrastructure, he has a track record of building unified APIs and ultra-low-latency strategy services from scratch. Known on GitHub as rrost and wryly self-described as a "C++ Mercenary," he blends deep systems expertise with practical architecture and mentoring experience. Based in Samara, Russia, he brings a rare combination of protocol-level knowledge and hands-on performance tuning across institutional and crypto markets.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Computer Science at Samara State Aerospace University
Русский, English, French
Stackoverflow
8,889reputation
774kreached
200answers
11questions
multithreading
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boost
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Github Skills (26)
multithreading9
parser9
parser-generator9
api9
boost9
cpp8
version-control8
large-files8
sax8
dom8
git-lfs8
git-addons8
libgit28
json8
json-parser8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
rrost/cqg-api-facade
May 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:21 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
rrost/litterbox
Jul 2015 - Feb 2017
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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