Simon Shanks Email & Phone Number

Belfast, United Kingdom

R&D. Open source development & initiatives.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Dev stream lead of Data as a Service teamMicroservice based architecture using docker, kubernetes, concourse, helm, jupyter, etc

Belfast, United Kingdom

C/C++ dev related to algo/strategy engines (historical market data simulators, matching simulations).Reverse engineeringFIX engine/server development, feed handler development, kdb+ plugin developmentIntegration of various exchange protocols to kdb+.Implementation of quality standards (test/quality automation/build time improvements/test frameworks).Performance improvements of legacy applications.Adaptors for both order entry (FIX protocol) and market data (many… Show more C/C++ dev related to algo/strategy engines (historical market data simulators, matching simulations).Reverse engineeringFIX engine/server development, feed handler development, kdb+ plugin developmentIntegration of various exchange protocols to kdb+.Implementation of quality standards (test/quality automation/build time improvements/test frameworks).Performance improvements of legacy applications.Adaptors for both order entry (FIX protocol) and market data (many different exchanges/protocols)Knowledge sharing/trainingCreation of custom APIsIntegration to 3rd party systems (e.g. solace, Reuters, Bloomberg, etc)Development of realtime bidding ( openRTB ) adaptors for consumption and bidding on Internet advertisements, with 24x7 uptime and online upgrades. Show less

Matching Engine development/architecture for financial institutions (inc Goldman Sachs Sigma-X, Societe Generale).Next gen feed handler development.

Continuing on from working at Wombat Financial after acquisition.Performance analysis & improvement on various platforms for exchanges providing orders of magnitude gains.

Early employee of Wombat Financial when there was a very small dev office with a handful of developers, working through till after acquisition by NYSE Euronext for $200 million.Feed handler development of many different feeds, used in a multitude of major financial institutions throughout the world.Part of the introduction of many different successful branches/teams from the original Wombat Feed/MAMA platform.Led mid-tier software development (reusing client/feed tech for additional… Show more Early employee of Wombat Financial when there was a very small dev office with a handful of developers, working through till after acquisition by NYSE Euronext for $200 million.Feed handler development of many different feeds, used in a multitude of major financial institutions throughout the world.Part of the introduction of many different successful branches/teams from the original Wombat Feed/MAMA platform.Led mid-tier software development (reusing client/feed tech for additional products such as SuperBook for order book aggregation). Exchange solutions development to allow market data distribution platform, as used in several exchanges.Chosen to be part of the small group of employees in the ringing of the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the acquisition. Show less

Belfast, United Kingdom

Eircom - eircom.net development to allow real time changes to phone service, customer billing, shopping, telephone/Internet connection requests, etc. Involved in full lifecycle of requirement gathering, on site training, documentation (business requirements, functional specs, etc), development (html, server side javascript, oracle/c integration, etc), timescales, UI prototyping, etc.BSkyB - SkyActive platform demo, allowing interaction with existing web platforms via Sky TV set top… Show more Eircom - eircom.net development to allow real time changes to phone service, customer billing, shopping, telephone/Internet connection requests, etc. Involved in full lifecycle of requirement gathering, on site training, documentation (business requirements, functional specs, etc), development (html, server side javascript, oracle/c integration, etc), timescales, UI prototyping, etc.BSkyB - SkyActive platform demo, allowing interaction with existing web platforms via Sky TV set top boxEircom - Intranet web based platform for single view of customer, using information from various departmentsPart of mentor programme for new developers, after 1 year of employment (normally reserved for employees with >2yrs experience) Show less

Belfast, United Kingdom

Web Integration - sole developer on initial project to integrate db systems with the web. Creation of customer demos. Web Maintenance - working with marketing department, design company on website revamp. Website maintenance.Unix system administration