Dennis Stetsenko

About Dennis Stetsenko

Proud leader of software development teams responsible for customer facing applications, technologies and interactions. Email: in [at] den.stMy group together with my peers are working on portfolio of projects for retail brokerage. Tasks are ranging from hands on coding and deployment of cutting-edge innovations in trading space to setting roadmaps and long term team\'s objectives, feasibility studies and product management. 25+ software engineers in the teams. Leading teams responsible for • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Data analytics to facilitate retail brokerage interactions • Multi-platform Desktop Trading Application (Trader Workstation, aka TWS). Order management, on the fly pricing models• IBKR Mobile for Android • Java Servers/backend services for aggregation, storage and realtime delivery of research, news, financial, calendar, analytics and alike dataMy activities also include• Agile software development practitioner; architecture of technical solutions; experimenting and prototyping • Recruitment, team motivation and retention; mentoring new hires; establishing software practice and code standards• People management, conflict resolution • Product management, usability design; bits and pieces of technical and promotional writing • Liaison between various business and technical parties • Project and task management, coordination of diverse and worldwide-distributed team • Highly skilled in user interface layer, both design and implementation aspectsMore about myself• Strong mathematical background in applications requiring complex calculations, graphical and spatial data modeling• Diploma with Honors in Applied Physics, Math and Computer Science; Master\'s Degree• Patent pending: Electronic trading system utilizing user-customized implied probability distributions and graphical user interface for same• Excellent communication and coordination skills; thought leadership, idea generation

Experience

1. Engineering Manager, Customer Facing Applications

   Interactive Brokers

   Aug 2005 — Present · Greenwich, CT, US

   Sample of few recent tasks (far from comprehensive) • Instrumental in preparing for brokerage reviews: • Best Online Broker (highest score of 4.5 stars),\"Best for Mobile Traders\",\"Best for Frequent Traders\" in Barron\'s February 2019 ranking • #1 for Active Trading, August 2019 Stockbrokers.com review • Best for Advanced Traders in Benzinga\'s April 2019 ranking • Best Overall, Best for Day Trading - August 2019 Investopedia.com• IBot - Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning driven tool for \"natural\" way to interact with your brokerage account http://ibkr.com/ibot; available on flagship desktop Trader Workstation platform, iOS and Android IBKR Mobile, web based Client Portal, also on Amazon Alexa, Facebook Messenger and various facets of our website. 15+ skills supported, constantly updated. • Numerous initiatives related to \"Next Generation Trading Platform\" • Desktop Trader Workstation platform: Mosaic facelift, addition of graphical Quote Details, support of Mifid2, addition of \"Zero Spread\" order types, display of Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) data throughout• Web and mobile: buildout of \"in the could\" shared Order Presets, Watchlist and Scanners (screeners); Event Calendar; support of realtime streaming video channels; addition of mobile Option Exercise • Mobile: GDRP; compliance changes for Corporate and Municipal Bond trading; addition of 60+ mobile data points; support of Mutual Funds trading; display week worth of trades; a number of usability enhancements related to 2 factor login sequence • Customer Service, assistive technology: IBot driven buildout of Frequently Asked System (FAQ) throughout all IBKR digital properties; platform feedback mechanism

Education

• Ukrainian Physical and Mathematical Liceum

  High School

  1994 — 1995

• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)

  Masters, Applied Physics, Math, and Computer Science

  1995 — 2001

• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)

  Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics and Physics

  1995 — 1999

• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)

  Master of Science, Computer Science, Applied Physics

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Ant
• Software Design
• Databases
• Agile Methodologies
• High Throughput
• Eclipse
• Xml
• Testing
• Junit
• Recruiting
• Software Engineering
• Mobile Devices
• Subversion
• Software Project Management
• Distributed Systems
• Software Development
• Trading Systems
• Test Automation
• Market Data
• Thought Leadership
• Java
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Project Planning
• Telecommunications
• Android
• Unix
• Mentoring New Hires
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Multithreading
• Trading