Paul Seddon Email & Phone Number

Taking a career break from January 2024 to devote some time to family commitments. I will be looking for a new role on a permanent or contract basis towards the end of the year.

London, United Kingdom

Senior Engineer with responsibilities for FIX Protocal API trading for buyside clients.- C++, Python, SQL development on linux;- Multiple asset classes, mainly covering fixed income: interest rate swaps, credit default swaps (CDS), cash bonds, FX and Equity index trading;- Regulated trading platforms / execution venues;- Unit testing (gtest), test automation (behave), continuous integration / builds (Jenkins pipeline), distributed systems (Kafka middleware);- Design and architecture responsibilities, including restructuring service layers to improve load distribution and scalability.Previously worked at Bloomberg on:- Sellside FIX protocol integration for fixed income and derivatives;- CDS electronic trading applications, with support for both client-facing UI and FIX-based transaction protocols;- Distributed event-driven alerting system.

* C++ development of distributed services layer.* Senior developer actively contributing to wider design and architecture strategy.* Supporting business functions for pricing and trading, risk management, trade booking and management, and regulatory compliance.* DataSynapse for globally distributed grid deployment.* Integration with Java SOAP and REST web services layers.* Design and development of XML and proprietary interfaces with clients and external libraries.* Integration with quant libraries for pricing, risk management, new product coverage and trade format standardisation.* Linux development using C++, Python and Java.* Python for automated test suite development, XML processing.* Sybase database development, with emphasis on addressing performance and tuning concerns.* Responsible for re-design and implementation of core trading system's Dodd-Frank regulatory reporting functionality, extending it to cover EMIR and other reporting jurisdictions, and migrating new business rules to a shared external web-service.

2004-2005: Project Manager, Market Data Management* Successful delivery of project to migrate all end-of-day yield curve and FX rates collection onto strategic J2EE framework from legacy systems.* Global team of 6 developers.* Hands-on development responsibility for integration with C++ quant libraries for yield curve construction and rate calculations.2001-2003: On-floor Development Team Leader* Leading on-floor team providing trader-facing support and ongoing development of a range of trading desk applications.* Leading team of 5 developers.* C++ development, Excel VBA, Reuters real-time spreadsheet integration and migration.* Secondment to hsbc.com project to research and build tools for external customer delivery.1997-2001: Team Leader, Summit Front Office Development* C++ development team, Summit applications and tools for front office.* Software build environment and deployment tools responsibility.1995-1997: Senior Analyst/Programmer, Summit Implementation* C++/Sybase development - range of implementation work including integrating Summit with quant libraries for yield curve management, analytics, and integration with existing systems.1995: Analyst/programmer, New Applications (Global Markets IT)* Visual Basic, C, Excel development.1992-1994: Graduate Programme* Electronic Banking (C development)* Business Sector Marketing (data analysis, Microsoft Excel/Access development)* Mondex electronic cash project (product development, market forecast modelling)