Hadi Babaei

Led 0-to-1 product development of an enterprise-grade Algorithmic Trading Platform built on Akka Actor Model, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and recoverability. Defined domain models, event flows, and executable use cases for components including Execution Engine, Market Data Provider, Algorithm Repository, and User Manager.

Designed and optimized trading algorithms including Market Makers, Fund Management tools, and Arbitrage Takers. Developed standardized algorithm templates, decreasing onboarding time for new strategies by 50%.

Managed backlog and development roadmap for financial automation tools and loyalty systems. Gathered client requirements through business negotiations and translated them into actionable Scrum user stories.

Co-founded and led a web/mobile agency with 8 staff, overseeing operations and product delivery.

Co-founded a startup focused on social media and website solutions for the horse industry.

Co-founded a Django-based esports platform, contributing to product development and strategy.

Master of Business Administration in Finance from Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran, from 2017 to 2020.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, from 2012 to 2017.

Exceptional Talents Diploma in Physics and Mathematics from the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, from 2006 to 2012.

Completed MicroMasters Program Certifications in Machine Learning, Probability, and Statistics.

Completed Data Science Certification with focus on Python for Data Science.