Etay Schnapp
About Etay Schnapp
Etay Schnapp is an Executive Director and Principal of e-Trading Technology at UBS Investment Bank, where he has worked since 2013. He has a background in game development and software engineering, with experience at various companies including Citi and Checkpoint Technologies.
Current Role at UBS Investment Bank
Etay Schnapp serves as the Executive Director and Principal of e-Trading Technology at UBS Investment Bank. He has held this position since 2013, contributing to the Greater New York City Area. In his role, he leads a global development team of 12 developers, focusing on the creation of capital access and risk trading systems for the equities cash quant trading desk. Additionally, he is a member of the Global Equities IT Architecture committee, where he participates in strategic decision-making regarding technology architecture.
Previous Experience in Financial Technology
Prior to his current position, Etay Schnapp worked at Citi as a Senior Vice President in Equities Algorithmic Trading, Research, and KDB Infrastructure from 2003 to 2013. His experience also includes a role as a Senior Developer at Checkpoint Technologies in 2001 and as a Game Developer at Kidum Multimedia from 1995 to 1998. His extensive background in financial technology has equipped him with the skills necessary to implement complex event processing (CEP) based low latency trading strategies.
Educational Background in Physics and Mathematics
Etay Schnapp studied Physics and Mathematics at Israel Jobs from 2000 to 2002, achieving qualifications in these fields. He also attended Ort Herzelia, where he studied Computers and Physics from 1992 to 1997. This educational foundation has contributed to his analytical skills and technical expertise in the technology sector.
Technical Contributions and Innovations
Throughout his career, Etay Schnapp has made significant technical contributions, including the development of a global capital access system using a service-oriented architecture (SoA) with the programming language q (Kx). He has also created custom socket and serialization libraries to facilitate low-level, cross-platform interactions between q and other programming languages. His work includes developing an extensive research platform based on q and C++, showcasing his proficiency in advanced programming and system architecture.