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Montreal, QC  ·  YC '18

I build systems at the
intersection of physics,
markets & code.

Technical Founder  ·  Product Engineer  ·  Distributed Systems

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About

I'm Humza Khan — a Product Engineer and Technical Founder based in Montreal. I prefer the term Product Engineer because I operate from the "why" of business objectives when translating requirements into code, followed by the "how."

Outside of work, I have a profound interest in studying cosmology, philosophy, and listening to good techno & deep house music.

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

— Dylan Thomas

Prominent works
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TCA — Transaction Cost Analytics

Real-time trade analytics engine for NYSE, NASDAQ & TSX processing 15-min time-basis derivatives data.

JavaSpringAWSKafkaKuduSpark
200–400M trade messages / day
Derivatives Data Monetisation

Ingestion, curation & delivery of derivatives data for CME Group via web distribution platform.

JavaSpringAWSS3
55% API latency reduction · ARR contribution
MTM — Scholarship Matching

SaaS platform algorithmically matching students with scholarships based on personal credentials. YC-backed.

ReactNode.jsMongoDBAWS
Lookout — Ingestion Service Redesign

Redesigned major ingestion service with DataDog monitoring across 12M mobile devices. Led automation of compliance activities.

ScalaKafkaDataDogAWS
$60K saved annually · 30% infra cost reduction
Ed-Tech MVP — Seed Consulting

Technical guidance helping a startup close their seed round. Built new dev teams and defined core tech stack.

ReactNode.jsTypeScript
200–400M events / day · 12M devices in prod · Y Combinator '18 · AWS Certified · 8 yrs distributed systems
Readings
Reading now
The Design of Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman
Finished
The Universe in Your Hand
Christophe Galfard
Favourite films
Interstellar2014
Good Will Hunting1997
The Shawshank Redemption1994
2001: A Space Odyssey1968
Arrival2016
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something.

hello@humza.io