Hello, my name is

Paul Q. Peters

Senior Full Stack Engineer
Paul Q. Peters
Murray, KY · USAAvailable

I build high-performance trading engines, scalable distributed systems, and modern, user-centric interfaces. I transform complex engineering requirements into elegant, robust financial infrastructure.

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About me

7+years

Senior Full Stack Engineer & Trading Lead

Fintech & Trading Systems

I am a Senior Full Stack Engineer with extensive experience in the financial technology sector, specializing in building high-performance trade engines for crypto and securities.

Throughout my career, I've designed robust automated testing frameworks and implemented scalable database architectures using SQL and AWS DynamoDB. My expertise bridges the gap between complex backend infrastructure and client-facing interfaces.

I've successfully delivered comprehensive solutions, from integrating FIX and REST APIs to creating intuitive frontends using React and Flutter, driving technical excellence across the entire stack.

Trading Systems

Architecting and maintaining high-throughput trade engines for cryptocurrencies and traditional securities, complete with comprehensive automated testing and FIX API integration.

Full Stack Development

Building seamless end-to-end applications, pairing robust backend services in .NET/C# and Node with modern frontend frameworks like React Remix and Flutter.

Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Designing scalable database schemas using SQL and DynamoDB, deployed on AWS infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.

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Work Experience

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Retire.com
Jan 2024 — PresentFull-time
  • Created and maintained trade engines for crypto and securities.
  • Developed automated tests for trading and infrastructure.
  • Architected database design using SQL and DynamoDB.
  • Implemented React Remix frontend and established UX/UI designs.
  • Led trade design initiatives and developed REST and FIX APIs.
ReactRemixAWSDynamoDBSQLFIX

Trading Lead

Choice By KT
Jan 2022 — Dec 2023Full-time
  • Created and maintained trade engines for crypto and securities.
  • Developed automated tests for trading and infrastructure.
  • Architected database design using SQL and DynamoDB.
  • Implemented Flutter frontend and defined UX/UI experiences.
  • Led trade design initiatives and developed REST and FIX APIs.
FlutterAWSDynamoDBSQLRESTFIX

Software Engineer

Choice By KT
Dec 2018 — Jan 2022Full-time
  • Created and maintained trade engines for crypto and securities.
  • Developed client-facing UI for asset purchase and sale.
  • Implemented accounting features and data warehousing solutions.
  • Built B2B API communication and developed REST APIs.
.NET/C#SQLAWSREST APIs
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Featured Projects

Open Source

PicoBus: Lightweight Event Bus for .NET

A lightweight, thread-safe, in-memory event bus for .NET designed for simplicity, minimal overhead, and zero dependencies. Features a fluent publish/subscribe API.

C#.NET
Open Source

PicoEntityStore: Entity Management Library

A fast, thread-safe entity store for managing entities and their relationships. Provides O(1) CRUD operations and parent-child navigation for .NET applications.

C#.NET
Open Source

ebus: Go Event Bus

A simple, lightweight event bus implementation in Go supporting publish/subscribe patterns with type-safe event handling.

Go
Full Stack

Cadence: Agile Productivity App

A personal productivity application for agile-style task management with points-based estimation, sprint management, performance tracking, and integrated journaling. Built with React, Rust, and AWS CDK.

ReactTypeScriptRustAWS

Core Technologies

Frontend

ReactReact
React NativeReact Native
FlutterFlutter
TypeScriptTypeScript

Backend

GolangGolang
RustRust
.NET/C#.NET/C#
Node.jsNode.js

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSAWS
DockerDocker
LinuxLinux
AzureAzure

Databases & Tools

SQLSQL
DynamoDBDynamoDB
GitGit
PostmanPostman
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Education & Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

Jan 2025
Active

BA in English Literature and Language

Southern New Hampshire University

May 2017
GPA 3.70 — Cum Laude
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Get in touch

I'm currently open to new opportunities. Whether you have a question, a project proposal, or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you!