Research Platform Lead and Data Engineer @ Optiver Australia
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Tom is currently working as a team lead in the Research Platform team at Optiver Australia. He works on the tooling and infrastructure required to do research into the financial markets, at the intersection of machine learning, computer systems, and big data. Outside of this role, he helps design internal and external education programs at Optiver, and is a lecturer and course administrator at UNSW.
This talk will explore some unique challenges which high-frequency trading firms like Optiver have tackled over the last decade. From latency-sensitive systems where microseconds matter; to engineering reliable transfer of data across the world; to building out supercomputers to speed up research; this talk will explore challenges that you don't find in most workplaces.
