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I am a dynamic technology leader specializing in high-frequency trading, smart contracts, and blockchain technologies such as Ethereum and Solana. With over 25 years of leadership experience, I build and lead high-performance engineering teams, developing scalable, secure, and low-latency financial systems leveraging cloud-native architectures and AI-powered analytics. I am passionate about mentorship, engineering excellence, and delivering innovative blockchain and AI solutions aligned with rigorous cybersecurity and compliance standards. Throughout my career, I have driven cloud and blockchain infrastructure strategies, integrating Microsoft Azure and AWS services to enable resilient and compliant trading platforms. I excel in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems, securing strategic partnerships, and translating complex technical roadmaps to fintech investors and institutional clients to foster growth and operational excellence.…I am a dynamic technology leader specializing in high-frequency trading, smart contracts, and blockchain technologies such as Ethereum and Solana. With over 25 years of leadership experience, I build and lead high-performance engineering teams, developing scalable, secure, and low-latency financial systems leveraging cloud-native architectures and AI-powered analytics. I am passionate about mentorship, engineering excellence, and delivering innovative blockchain and AI solutions aligned with rigorous cybersecurity and compliance standards. Throughout my career, I have driven cloud and blockchain infrastructure strategies, integrating Microsoft Azure and AWS services to enable resilient and compliant trading platforms. I excel in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems, securing strategic partnerships, and translating complex technical roadmaps to fintech investors and institutional clients to foster growth and operational excellence.

Ambarish Krishnamurthy

AI Strategy Consultant, Cloud Developer, Blockchain Developer, +2

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I am a dynamic technology leader specializing in high-frequency trading, smart contracts, and blockchain technologies such as Ethereum and Solana. With over 25 years of leadership experience, I build and lead high-performance engineering teams, developing scalable, secure, and low-latency financial systems leveraging cloud-native architectures and AI-powered analytics. I am passionate about mentorship, engineering excellence, and delivering innovative blockchain and AI solutions aligned with rigorous cybersecurity and compliance standards. Throughout my career, I have driven cloud and blockchain infrastructure strategies, integrating Microsoft Azure and AWS services to enable resilient and compliant trading platforms. I excel in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems, securing strategic partnerships, and translating complex technical roadmaps to fintech investors and institutional clients to foster growth and operational excellence.…I am a dynamic technology leader specializing in high-frequency trading, smart contracts, and blockchain technologies such as Ethereum and Solana. With over 25 years of leadership experience, I build and lead high-performance engineering teams, developing scalable, secure, and low-latency financial systems leveraging cloud-native architectures and AI-powered analytics. I am passionate about mentorship, engineering excellence, and delivering innovative blockchain and AI solutions aligned with rigorous cybersecurity and compliance standards. Throughout my career, I have driven cloud and blockchain infrastructure strategies, integrating Microsoft Azure and AWS services to enable resilient and compliant trading platforms. I excel in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems, securing strategic partnerships, and translating complex technical roadmaps to fintech investors and institutional clients to foster growth and operational excellence.

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I am a dynamic technology leader specializing in high-frequency trading, smart contracts, and blockchain technologies such as Ethereum and Solana. With over 25 years of leadership experience, I build and lead high-performance engineering teams, developing scalable, secure, and low-latency financial systems leveraging cloud-native architectures and AI-powered analytics. I am passionate about mentorship, engineering excellence, and delivering innovative blockchain and AI solutions aligned with rigorous cybersecurity and compliance standards.

Throughout my career, I have driven cloud and blockchain infrastructure strategies, integrating Microsoft Azure and AWS services to enable resilient and compliant trading platforms. I excel in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems, securing strategic partnerships, and translating complex technical roadmaps to fintech investors and institutional clients to foster growth and operational excellence.

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Work Experience

CTO and Co-founder at Hyperion AI

April 1, 2023 - Present

Led the development of cybersecurity and cryptographic solutions including an in-house secure wallet. Built multi-chain trading platforms integrating with top decentralized exchanges, enabling automated low-latency high-frequency trading. Architected scalable platform infrastructure supporting secure APIs and compliance with regulatory standards such as GDPR and CCPA. Leveraged AI tools for security testing, compliance automation, and predictive analytics, driving platform security and performance. Successfully managed strategic presentations, vendor negotiations, and cultivated high-performance engineering teams.

Senior Director / Distinguished Architect at Yahoo, Mountain View

August 31, 2023 - August 5, 2025

Oversaw macro architecture for Yahoo Finance, managing 40+ engineers and several senior managers. Directed migration of backend services to AWS Cloud, coordinated cross-team alignments, and implemented observability and monitoring using AWS and open telemetry tools. Led strategic architectural roadmaps involving API latency optimization and API management tools exploration. Conducted security reviews for M&A due diligence and championed technological change management involving code reviews and design guidelines across multiple technology stacks.

Director & Co-Founder at Motocho Inc

December 31, 2022 - August 5, 2025

Designed a smart order routing system for ultra-low latency crypto trading integrated with major DEXs. Developed cloud-native API gateways using Azure Functions and Kubernetes. Built decentralized finance (DeFi) trading infrastructure enabling automation in lending, staking, and liquidity aggregation. Led global hiring efforts and expanded engineering teams to 35 members.

Software Architect at Cadence Design Systems

December 31, 2021 - August 5, 2025

Led a team developing an asymmetric encryption-based license validation platform using C++17. Created a large-scale REST API authentication system servicing over 2 million users daily. Integrated MariaDB and Cassandra for distributed storage solutions and automated Kubernetes deployments.

Software Architect at Ankr

December 31, 2019 - August 5, 2025

Designed a secure centralized cryptocurrency exchange utilizing Intel SGX hardware enclaves. Developed a Golang-based order book and high-speed settlement system managing thousands of concurrent transactions. Implemented microservices infrastructure using Kubernetes, Redis, and AWS Lambda.

VP, App Dev Team Lead at Morgan Stanley

December 31, 2018 - August 5, 2025

Developed ultra-low-latency risk management solutions enhancing trade execution speeds in high-frequency trading. Led a team specializing in C++ development focusing on lock-free data structures and high-performance services. Conducted code reviews and developed new testing frameworks supporting DMA and FPGA integration.

VP, High-Frequency Trading at JP Morgan Chase

December 31, 2016 - August 5, 2025

Built AWS-based FIX trading infrastructure optimizing institutional order routing for FX and equity markets. Developed high-speed trading algorithms with sub-250 microseconds execution times using C++ and Rust. Mentored teams across multiple geographies and developed frameworks for low latency testing and trade replay.

Technical Lead at Bank of America Merrill Lynch

December 31, 2014 - August 5, 2025

Led a 12-person team developing reconciliation and trade exception handling solutions in C++. Automated trading lifecycle operations using various scripting languages, reducing manual overhead.

Project Lead at Barclays Capital

December 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025

Automated trade deployment pipelines using Jenkins and Puppet with Kubernetes infrastructure. Managed offshore teams scaling financial trading applications globally.

Team Lead at Mantara

December 31, 2011 - August 5, 2025

Developed low-latency multi-asset trading solutions with real-time integration to major exchanges such as NYSE, NASDAQ, and ARCA. Led design of market data feed handlers in C++ for rapid price aggregation.

Team Lead at Hold Brothers

December 31, 2008 - August 5, 2025

Engineered multi-threaded market data processing for high-frequency trading focused on reducing execution latency using C++ and POSIX threads.

Senior Software Developer at Bloomberg LP

December 31, 2006 - August 5, 2025

Developed fixed income trading platforms for swaps and derivatives. Created reconciliation tools automating end-of-day trade reporting processes.

Team Lead (Consultant) at JP Morgan Chase

December 31, 2003 - August 5, 2025

Led development of post-trade allocation and settlement processing systems for institutional clients. Improved Sybase database interaction efficiency reducing settlement times.

Senior Developer (Consultant) at Goldman Sachs

December 31, 2000 - August 5, 2025

Created high-speed market data handlers integrating TIBCO RV and Sybase databases for fixed-income trading applications.

Senior Developer (Consultant) at BEA Systems

December 31, 1999 - August 5, 2025

Enhanced transaction monitoring and messaging systems for UNIX-based Tuxedo environments ensuring improved reliability.