Summary
Wei Liew is a Software Development Consultant and architect with 12 years of deep expertise in low-latency C++ systems for market data and trading, currently consulting at Morgan Stanley and running OneSixEight IT Solutions. He has led connectivity and feed-handler teams across APAC, EMEA and NA, delivering sub-10-microsecond feed handlers and high-throughput integrations (KDB+, MAMA, Bloomberg, Reuters) for tier-1 banks. His work spans FPGA acceleration, shared-memory IPC, and protocol-heavy stacks (FIX, FAST, SBE, ITCH), marrying hardware-level optimisation with clean object-oriented design. Notably, he pioneered high-volume, low-latency messaging into KDB+ that bypassed native IPC bottlenecks, demonstrating a practical blend of research-driven optimisation and production reliability. Based in the UK, he combines hands-on implementation with technical leadership across the full software lifecycle for equities, derivatives and FX market data.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronics and Software, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronics and Software at Queen's University Belfast