Sean Kennedy

Software Engineer at Aquatic

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Experience

  • Software Engineer at Aquatic Capital Management
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Trading execution

  • Software Engineer at Gemini
    Jan 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Worked with a dedicated team to build scalable, distributed application services foundational to the launch of Gemini eOTC, an automated over-the-counter trading platform providing large-scale order execution and real-time visibility into changing asset prices and order updates. These services were optimized to combine the pricing, deep liquidity, and delayed settlement benefits of OTC trading with the automation, security, and visibility of an integrated trading platform. Learn more about what we built here: https://www.gemini.com/eotc

  • Trading Applications Software Engineer at Omniex Holdings, Inc.
    Jun 2021 - Jan 2022 · 8 mos

    Omniex (acquired by Gemini in Jan. 2022) provided an institutional operating platform for investment managers and active traders focused on crypto-assets. Our suite of services, from portfolio & order management to risk & data analytics to connectivity & execution were specifically built with institutional clients in mind, tailored for crypto-assets. My work focused primarily on venue integrations for our execution management system developed in C++. This entailed working with exchange APIs to develop new trading gateways and data feeds for our clients. With connectivity to over 25 liquidity venues and support for multiple products from spot to derivatives, the Omniex platform provided global connections while ensuring best execution.

  • Software Engineer Intern at Aquatic Capital Management
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos

    Aquatic is a quantitative trading company combining a high-performance research and development platform with disciplined risk management. As an intern, I worked on the trading execution team with a group of best-in-class engineers and fellow interns developing tools for more robust development flow and configuration in the execution management system.

  • Blockchain Software Developer Intern at AJ Boggs
    Jan 2019 - Aug 2019 · 8 mos

    As a developer at A.J. Boggs & Company, I worked to develop the company's short-term and long-term vision for using blockchain technology to inject security and sovereignty into their applications. I did this while working diligently to deliver on business requirements from clients in the form of efficient, well-documented code within the company's existing software applications.