Sam
Deere

Real-time data ingest + processing • Database optimisation and perf tuning • Profiling + observability • Microservices

Risk management • Order execution systems • Trading support • Analytics • Exchange integration • Financial instruments • Payments/accounting/reconciliations

Translating business needs into actionable tech specs • Product management • Internal tooling + DevEx • Policies + Processes • Hiring • Onboarding/mentorship

ETF desk. Trader tooling for situational awareness, analysis, pricing models etc. Python + frontend.

System Architecture & Performance

• Architected real-time data ingest system processing 15k+ datapoints/sec
• Built risk management systems for real-time monitoring (e.g. deltas, collateral) supporting capital-efficient, fully-hedged trading strategies
• Optimized OLTP + OLAP queries on 15TB+ PostgreSQL database

Trading Support

• Quick diagnosis and hotfixing for live problems
• Built frontend UIs with exceptional UX for fast execution and clear monitoring
• Wrote specialised queries for data analysis and trading research

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Close partnership with Trading team, translating business req’s into focused technical deliverables
• Owned incident response process including root cause analysis, post-mortems, and systemic improvements

• Built automation systems that enabled 100% YoY growth while maintaining 2 FTE headcount, processing $20M+ in grants annually
• Built payment integrations using major payment processors as well as fully-custom cryptocurrency processing implementation
• Managed product across whole lifecycle (market research, feature planning, shipping, user testing + QA), including CI/CD pipelines, DevOps etc
• Built sophisticated internal tooling, reporting infrastructure, and business process automations (e.g. grant management system, reporting dashboards)
• Provided high-touch service to UHNW donors + responsive customer support to all donors

• Built and maintained tech infrastructure supporting six+ internal teams, including donation processing, pledge tracking, event management, hiring and HR, content management etc.
• Part of co-founder team that took CEA to Y Combinator, the world’s leading startup accelerator
• Hired and managed team of developers + product manager

• Built accounting automations that reduced donor reconciliation time by 90%
• Rebuilt and maintained Giving What We Can website and membership tracking system
• Social media management, community management, fielding media enquiries