Karthik Iyer
About Karthik Iyer
Karthik Iyer is a Senior Software Engineer at Gemini, specializing in trading systems and scalable distributed systems.
Company
Karthik Iyer is currently working at Gemini, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform, from 2022 to the present. At Gemini, he is part of the Institutional Strategies/Marketplace team and focuses on trading systems. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Karthik works extensively with a technology stack including Scala, Play Framework, REST APIs, gRPC/protobuf, and AWS services such as Lambda, S3, and DynamoDb.
Title
Karthik Iyer holds the position of Senior Software Engineer at Gemini. His responsibilities include focusing on the development and optimization of trading systems within the Institutional Strategies/Marketplace team. Prior to this, he served in similar or progressive roles at various technology companies.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Gemini, Karthik Iyer was a Software Engineer at Livongo from 2020 to 2022 in Mountain View, California. He also worked as a Software Engineer at StreamSets Inc. from 2019 to 2020 in the San Francisco Bay Area. From 2016 to 2019, he served as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Mimosa Networks. His earlier roles include Software Developer III at Ericsson from 2014 to 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area and Software Developer at Alcatel-Lucent from 2013 to 2014 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area.
Education and Expertise
Karthik Iyer earned a Master's degree in Computer Networking from North Carolina State University. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from SRM University. His academic background, combined with his professional experience, has equipped him with expertise in scalable distributed systems, microservices, containerization, and cloud services.
Technical Skills
Karthik Iyer has a robust skill set that includes proficiency in building scalable distributed systems and microservices. He is experienced in containerization and cloud services, contributing to the development of distributed backend systems. His technical expertise extends to a tech stack that includes Scala, Play Framework, REST APIs, gRPC/protobuf, and AWS services such as Lambda, S3, and DynamoDb.