Team
We build production-grade solutions for trading firms and professional traders. Our team brings together deep expertise in quantitative finance, distributed systems, and high-performance engineering.
Former Qantas airline pilot turned technology entrepreneur. Founder of Nautech Systems and creator of NautilusTrader. Former Engineering Manager at Databento. Brings a safety-critical mindset and over a decade of experience in algorithmic trading, complex systems design, and software engineering.
Chris Sellers
Founder & CEO
Former Qantas airline pilot turned technology entrepreneur. Founder of Nautech Systems and creator of NautilusTrader. Former Engineering Manager at Databento. Brings a safety-critical mindset and over a decade of experience in algorithmic trading, complex systems design, and software engineering.
Background in mathematics and finance with deep expertise in distributed and highly concurrent systems. Specializes in trading algorithms, quantitative systems, and backend infrastructure.
Filip Macek
Head of Engineering
Background in mathematics and finance with deep expertise in distributed and highly concurrent systems. Specializes in trading algorithms, quantitative systems, and backend infrastructure.
Engineer and consultant across web servers, file systems, big data platforms, and cloud native applications. Background in compilers and type systems research with a focus on high performance and correctness.
Ishan Bhanuka
Software Engineer
Engineer and consultant across web servers, file systems, big data platforms, and cloud native applications. Background in compilers and type systems research with a focus on high performance and correctness.
Specializes in systems programming and financial technology. Experience building distributed tracing systems, concurrent proxy databases, and performance-critical cross-language integrations.
Pushkar Mishra
Software Engineer
Specializes in systems programming and financial technology. Experience building distributed tracing systems, concurrent proxy databases, and performance-critical cross-language integrations.
12+ years of full-stack development experience in scalable, performance-critical systems. Applies Cal Newport’s deep work philosophy — long, distraction-free blocks of disciplined execution with laser focus on essentials.
Vadim Nicolai
Software Engineer
12+ years of full-stack development experience in scalable, performance-critical systems. Applies Cal Newport’s deep work philosophy — long, distraction-free blocks of disciplined execution with laser focus on essentials.
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NautilusTrader™ is a product of Nautech Systems Pty Ltd (ABN 88 609 589 237). Nautech Systems provides algorithmic trading software only. We do not operate as a broker, dealer, or exchange, nor offer financial advisory services. Users are solely responsible for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Subject to non-excludable consumer guarantees, we make no warranties and accept no liability for trading losses or regulatory violations arising from use of the software. Read full disclaimer.