Sam Adams
Senior Software Engineer at DRW
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSam Adams is a technology leader with 16 years of experience building ultra-low-latency, high-performance trading systems and leading large engineering teams across fintech and crypto. Currently Head of Cumberland OTC Technology at DRW, he rebuilt and optimised OTC trading platforms to sub-2ms end-to-end latency and launched a streaming-FIX architecture with zero production issues. Previously as Head of Software at LMAX he architected matching engines handling millions of orders per second, designed scalable market-data delivery, and led distributed teams across London and Auckland. Trained as a scientist with a PhD in Chemical Informatics, Sam brings a data-driven, research-informed approach to system design and tooling, translating complex algorithms into robust production systems. He combines deep hands-on performance engineering with a talent for mentoring engineers and simplifying convoluted architectures to enable rapid, safe delivery.
16 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
King Henry VIII School, AbergavennyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical Informatics at University of CambridgeMaster of Research (MRes) Bioinformatics, Master of Research (MRes) Bioinformatics at Birkbeck, University of London
Github Skills (59)
messaging10
routines10
java10
chemistry10
thread10
text-mining10
high-performance10
concurrency10
extensible9
converter7
byte7
setter6
android6
solaris6
buck6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
BlueObelisk/cifxom
Jan 2011 - Mar 2012
Contributions:14 commits in 1 year 2 months
sea36/honest-profiler
Jan 2017 - Feb 2022
Contributions:2 pushes in 5 years 2 months
kotlinjvmbiasjavasampling
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