Gen Yang
Quantitative Developer at Citadel Securities
Building ultra-low latency systems where microseconds matter and precision is everything. From streaming market data pipelines to ETF pricing engines, I turn complex financial problems into elegant code.
Professional Journey
Building high-performance systems at top-tier firms
Citadel Securities
Quantitative Developer
Sep 2025 - Present
Working on Low Latency ETF Pricing Engine and OMS.
Bloomberg
Software Engineer
May 2023 - Aug 2025
Worked on Streaming market Data Pipeline, Order Entry Creation for derivatives.
Metabit Trading
Software Engineer Intern
Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
Worked on Log Processing System, Unified Auth System, Service Mesh Benchmark.
Alibaba
Software Engineer Intern
Jul 2021 - Oct 2021
Worked on Distributed File System.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Engineering
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)
Aug 2022 - Mar 2023
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bachelor's Degree
Software Engineering
Sep 2018 - Jun 2022
Technical Toolkit
Technologies I use to build reliable, high-performance systems
Languages
Trading & Finance
Machine Learning
Web Technologies
Data & Infrastructure
Interests
What I'm Working On
Building a comprehensive high-frequency trading system that combines cutting-edge C++ performance with modern web technologies. This project serves as both a learning endeavor and a practical exploration of ultra-low-latency systems engineering.
🚀 Low-Latency Systems
Kernel-bypass networking with DPDK for microsecond-level market data processing
📊 Backtesting Framework
High-fidelity simulation with realistic market microstructure modeling
📈 Real-time Monitoring
Web-based dashboards for system performance and trading metrics
🛡️ Risk Management
Comprehensive portfolio monitoring and risk assessment tools
Let's Connect
Interested in discussing low-latency systems, quantitative finance, or modern web development? I'm always up for a good conversation.