Joe Archondis
Software Engineer · Trading Systems Specialist
A software tester walks into a bar.
Runs into a bar.
Crawls into a bar.
Dances into a bar.
Flies into a bar.
Jumps into a bar.
And orders: a beer.
2 beers.
0 beers.
99999999 beers.
a lizard in a beer glass.
-1 beer.
"qwertyuiop" beers.
Testing complete.
A real customer walks into the bar and asks where the bathroom is.
The bar goes up in flames.Note
I'm currently obsessed with automating my work with AI. The tools have gotten insanely good — and most people haven't caught up yet.
If you want to see what that looks like in practice, reach out.
Career
Early Career
Internships across fullstack and backend development — getting reps across the stack, shipping real products.
Banque du Liban
Backend engineer at the central bank of Lebanon. First encounter with financial software and database management systems
TAO Media
Applied data science — modeling, pipelines, quantitative analysis. Developed skills for working with large datasets and predictive systems.
Enigma Securities · Makor Group
The defining chapter. Joined Makor Securities' Paris branch (Enigma Securities) to build a high-frequency trading system from scratch — matching engine, OMS, risk management, market data infrastructure. End-to-end ownership, production systems, real capital.
Today · Paris
Combining deep systems expertise with AI-augmented engineering. Using LLMs to automate workflows and accelerate development on high-performance systems.