Stefan Kutko is a seasoned technology executive based in Chicago with 14 years of hands-on experience leading engineering teams across electronic trading and capital markets. As Managing Director, Engineering at Citadel he drives the infrastructure and systems that enable global daily trading, building on prior roles where he designed microservices architectures and platform APIs for fixed income and derivatives at Tradeweb and Trumid. He co-founded Electronifie, holds a patent for an anonymous midpoint matching system, and has repeatedly translated novel technical ideas into award-winning production trading products. Stefan blends low-latency systems design, product-focused delivery, and client-facing technical leadership, having shipped both market-facing platforms and private share trading solutions. His background spans from embedded systems and medical-device innovation to enterprise FIX connectivity, reflecting a rare mix of deep technical breadth and capital-markets domain expertise.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Engineering, B.S. Computer Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Stefan Kutko - Managing Director, Engineering at Citadel