agraani

Senior Quant Researcher

Quantitative & Systems Engineer specializing in high-performance C++ and high-frequency trading.
Currently a Senior Quantitative Engineer, working across HFT strategies, market making, order book reconstruction, exchange connectivity, backtesting, and low-latency C++ systems.
Previously an SDE at Amazon, where I worked on Babelfish for PostgreSQL and Aurora PostgreSQL, gaining deep experience in database internals and production systems.
I enjoy solving performance-critical problems at the intersection of quantitative research and systems engineering.
IIT Roorkee | Ex-Amazon 


Experience: 1 year

Yearly salary: $120,000

Hourly rate: $65

Nationality: 🇮🇳 India

Residency: 🇮🇳 India


Experience

Software Development Engineer
Amazon
2023 - 2025
• Database Engine Development: Contributed to Babelfish for PostgreSQL engine pipelines, including ANTLR parsing and TDS communication layers. • PostgreSQL / PostGIS: Designed and implemented geometry and geography data types using PostGIS extension libraries, including point and line types with required T-SQL functions. • MSSQL Compatibility: Re-implemented date-time data types to match Microsoft SQL Server behavior. • Production Ownership: Participated in on-call rotations and resolved customer issues for the Aurora PostgreSQL engine. • Open-Source Contributions: Contributed changes to the Babelfish for PostgreSQL extensions repository.

Skills

analyst
postgres
quantitative-analyst
quantitative-trader
system-engineer
english
hindi