RK

Senior System Engineer, New York

Ramon
Kaushik

Info

Backend systems, cloud infrastructure, AI tooling. Building things that work and stay working. 4+ years shipping production code.

Previously embedded systems, now fintech. University of Pittsburgh, Computer Engineering.

Experience

South Street Securities / Matrix Applications

May 2023 – Present

Senior System Engineer

New York, NY
  • Engineered FIX to XML converters handling 2,500+ daily transactions ($100M+) with 99.9% uptime
  • Built full-stack trade delivery system with React.js, Flask, and AWS Lambda deployment
  • Leveraged AI to accelerate development across Java, JavaScript, and Python systems
  • Improved developer experience by provisioning Vagrant/Ansible environments, reducing onboarding by 50%

Retail Velocity

Jan 2022 – Feb 2023

Implementation Engineer

Remote
  • Transitioned REST APIs to .NET MVC, enhancing performance and scalability
  • Developed ML models using Azure ML Studio to forecast sales and inventory
  • Optimized PowerShell scripts and SQL queries for data accuracy

Alstom / Bombardier

May 2019 – Dec 2020

Software Engineer Co-Op

Pittsburgh, PA
  • Developed train propulsion software in C-based embedded environment
Stack
JavaPythonJavaScriptC++SQLGoSpring BootReactNext.jsFlask.NETDockerJenkinsAnsibleAWSAzure MLMongoDBPostgreSQLCopilotClaude
Certifications
Azure AI Engineer AssociateAI-102 · July 2022
Azure FundamentalsAZ-900 · June 2022