Amit Kumar
About Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar is a Principal Software Engineer at Gemini with extensive experience in developing low latency microservice-based trading applications and high-performance interprocess messaging frameworks.
Company
Amit Kumar is currently employed at Gemini, working as a Principal Software Engineer. He joined the company in 2021 and is based in Singapore.
Title
Amit Kumar holds the title of Principal Software Engineer at Gemini. His role involves the development and optimization of low latency microservice-based trading applications, leveraging his extensive background in high-performance trading technology.
Previous Experience at Citibank
Amit Kumar had a significant tenure at Citibank, where he worked from 2010 to 2021. During his time there, he served as Vice President and APAC Lead for Exchange Connectivity for seven years, followed by a four-year stint as Assistant Vice President (AVP). His responsibilities included overseeing exchange connectivity and trading technology in the APAC region.
Technical Expertise
Amit Kumar has considerable expertise in developing low latency microservice-based trading applications and high-performance interprocess messaging frameworks. He is proficient in using ultra messaging (UM) and Chronicle for trading systems, TCP/UDP based messaging protocols, and FIX protocol. He is skilled in performance optimization and utilizes Java and C++20 for software development in trading systems. Additionally, he has experience with the Linux networking stack for trading applications.
Education
Amit Kumar completed his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, from 1999 to 2003. His educational background laid a strong foundation for his career in software engineering and trading technology.