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Christopher Olson

@christopherolson

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Senior software engineer specializing in cloud payment systems, automation, and low-latency architecture.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek engineering roles where I can design secure, scalable cloud systems, lead automation and compliance efforts, and improve developer experience in fast-paced, security-conscious teams.

I am a senior software engineer focused on building secure, highly available cloud-native payment and trading systems. I led design and global launch of AWS Payment Cryptography, achieving PCI certification and 99.99% availability while reducing infrastructure costs by 70%.

I build autonomous agent systems and automation platforms that reduce manual overhead and maintain governance — deploying agents that process 10K+ monthly tasks at 95% accuracy. I design multi-agent orchestration, metadata storage with sub-10ms latency, and robust audit logging to meet strict compliance requirements.

My backend and modernization experience includes polyglot microservices (Python, Go, Node.js), REST/GraphQL APIs for payment processing, and event-driven disaster recovery across regions. Previously I engineered ultra-low-latency trading platforms and owned payment systems processing billions daily with zero transaction errors.

I prioritize observability, security, and developer experience — implementing Terraform/CloudFormation, Prometheus/Grafana, and customer-facing dashboards built with React/Next.js to improve integration speed and operational resilience.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Amazon Web Services

Dec 2020 - Present (5 years 2 months)

Led design and global launch of AWS Payment Cryptography, a PCI-certified cloud HSM service, reducing infrastructure costs by 70% and achieving 99.99% availability while automating 10K+ monthly operational tasks at 95% accuracy.

Python Go AWS DynamoDB KMS Microservices Terraform React Observability PCI Compliance

Senior Software Engineer

CME Group

Jul 2016 - Dec 2020 (4 years 5 months)

Engineered ultra-low-latency trading systems supporting $5T+ daily derivatives volume with sub-millisecond response times and built high-frequency trading infrastructure processing 60K orders/sec with <1ms latency.

C C++Java Low Latency Trading Systems PCI Compliance Performance Optimization

Senior Programmer

Accenture Technology Solutions

Jun 2010 - Jul 2016 (6 years 1 month)

Developed HIPAA-compliant healthcare enrollment and claims platforms handling 12M+ patient records and led migrations from Java EE monoliths to Azure microservices, reducing environment setup time from 2 days to 2 hours.