Services
Financial & Trading Technology
Trading infrastructure, exchange connectivity, data systems, and operational tooling, built by an engineer who ran platform security at a hedge fund.
Trading systems map
Connectivity, data, execution, and operations built as one system
Capital-markets software has to survive real market conditions: disconnects, rejects, bursts, symbol changes, data gaps, certification edge cases, and operational escalations. We build around the entire path from venue connectivity to production monitoring.
Infrastructure Map
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FIX sessions
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Order flow
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Drop copy
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Market data
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Risk/ops
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Monitoring
Best Fit Teams
Kilobytez builds and modernizes software for capital-markets teams that need reliable connectivity, data, execution, monitoring, and operational control. Work can include FIX gateways, order flow tooling, market data pipelines, dashboards, risk and position utilities, certification support, test harnesses, and modernization of legacy trading infrastructure.
Broker-dealers preparing multi-venue or TXSE connectivity
Hedge funds that need research, execution, data, or reporting systems
Prop trading firms improving monitoring, deployment, and operational workflows
Fintech platforms adding exchange or broker connectivity
Teams modernizing FIX, ClickHouse, or legacy operational tools
Systems In Scope
Illustrative shapes of work, not a list of delivered projects. What Kilobytez has actually built and been paid for is on Selected Work, with links you can open.
FIX order entry and drop copy workflow with replayable certification tests
Market data normalization and historical storage path using ClickHouse or PostgreSQL
Operational dashboard for sessions, rejects, fills, positions, and alerts
Legacy trading workflow modernization with runbooks and safer deployment steps
Key Deliverables
FIX and exchange connectivity
Market data pipelines
Trading system architecture
Risk and operations tooling
Production monitoring
How We Use AI
AI tools can help generate tests, documentation, parsers, monitoring checklists, and migration plans, but trading and financial infrastructure requires human review. Kilobytez engineers review protocol behavior, edge cases, risk controls, security, and production readiness before deployment.
Common Tools and Technologies
Delivery Process
Each engagement is scoped around the risk, urgency, and operational reality of the project. The steps below keep the work understandable for stakeholders and maintainable for the people who inherit it.
Architecture review: venues, brokers, protocols, data paths, and operational risks
Connectivity plan: message flows, sessions, certification, failover, and monitoring
Implementation: gateway, feed handler, dashboard, or integration work
Testing: simulation, replay, certification scripts, regression coverage, and failure cases
Production handoff: runbooks, alerts, deployment notes, and support plan
Outcomes We Optimize For
More reliable exchange connectivity
Cleaner market data paths
Better operational visibility
Faster certification cycles
Safer modernization of critical systems
Ready to scope the work?
Bring the workflow, current tools, and business constraints. We'll map the implementation path.
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