POST-TRADE ▲ PLATFORMS GCP / GKE ▲ CLOUD-NATIVE JAVA · SE3 ▲ CME GROUP KAFKA ▲ EVENT-DRIVEN KUBERNETES ▲ ORCHESTRATED TRADES / DAY ▲ MILLIONS+ FINOPS ▲ COST-EFFICIENT AI IMPACT ▲ AWARDED TOASTMASTERS ▲ CLUB OFFICER UPTIME ▲ 99.9% POST-TRADE ▲ PLATFORMS GCP / GKE ▲ CLOUD-NATIVE JAVA · SE3 ▲ CME GROUP KAFKA ▲ EVENT-DRIVEN KUBERNETES ▲ ORCHESTRATED TRADES / DAY ▲ MILLIONS+ FINOPS ▲ COST-EFFICIENT AI IMPACT ▲ AWARDED TOASTMASTERS ▲ CLUB OFFICER UPTIME ▲ 99.9%

Hello, I'm

Wasique
Haidry

Building cloud-native platforms that clear and settle millions of global financial contracts daily. I care deeply about systems that scale gracefully, teams that communicate clearly, and code that ages well.

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3.5+

Years at CME

Spring

Primary Stack

SE III

Current Level

GCP

Primary Cloud

About

Engineering with Purpose

I work at the intersection of engineering excellence and real-world impact. At CME Group — one of the world's largest derivatives exchanges — I own the end-to-end design and delivery of post-trade systems that move money across global markets every single day.

My approach is rooted in cloud-native architecture: Kubernetes, containerisation, event-driven microservices, and disciplined FinOps. I believe the best systems aren't just technically sound — they're explainable, operable, and built for the team that inherits them.

Outside engineering, I'm a Toastmasters Club Officer — because great technical thinking deserves equally great communication.

Cloud-native platform design & GCP migrations
Event-driven microservices with Kafka & Spring
FinOps & Cloud SQL cost optimisation
High-performance REST API design & security
AI/ML-driven automation & developer productivity
Technical leadership, mentoring & architecture reviews
Platform Engineering domain expertise

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Toastmasters Club Officer

Engineering impact is multiplied by communication. Serving as a Club Officer at Toastmasters keeps me sharp at presenting complex ideas — from architecture deep-dives to cross-team alignment and stakeholder briefings.

Experience

Career Timeline

M+

Trades Processed Daily

3.5+

Years at CME Group

Levels Progressed

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AI Impact Award

Software Engineer III

CME GROUP

Feb 2026 — Present

Own end-to-end design and delivery of large-scale post-trade platforms processing millions of global trades daily — performance, resiliency, and regulatory alignment.
Lead deep impact analysis, translating complex business requirements into well-defined technical architectures in collaboration with product, operations, and enterprise architecture.
Architect cloud-native data flows, API contracts, and event-driven streaming pipelines across distributed microservices using PostgreSQL, REST, and Kafka.
Drive on-prem to GCP migrations, improving disaster recovery readiness and release velocity through modern cloud patterns.
Mentor engineers and shape technical standards — contributing to architecture decisions and long-term platform evolution.

Software Engineer II

CME GROUP

Aug 2024 — Feb 2026

Cut cloud costs significantly by optimising Cloud SQL through right-sizing, connection pooling, and query tuning — with zero SLA regression.
Built high-performance Java REST APIs with clean architecture, efficient data access, and robust security practices.
Drove architecture and code reviews, improving scalability, maintainability, and quality across services.
Prototyped AI-driven innovations for automation and developer productivity — recognised with the AI Impact Award.

Software Engineer I

CME GROUP

Jul 2023 — Aug 2024

Developed multiple Java web applications delivering core functionality across the CME Group platform.
Built REST web services providing near-real-time market data at enterprise scale.

Software Engineering Intern

CME GROUP

Jan 2023 — Jun 2023

Joined the CME engineering organisation — contributed to platform features and built a strong foundation in enterprise Java systems and financial technology domain.

ProdOps & Data Science Intern

HIGHRADIUS

Jan 2022 — Oct 2022