Nikita Uvarov

Software engineer working on low-latency trading systems; interests in C++, performance and low-level hacking, algorithms. Undergraduate and master's study in Applied Mathematics and Physics at MIPT, plus Yandex School of Data Analysis.

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• Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED. Nikita Uvarov (Russia, IOI 2014) has actual engineering roles at algorithmic-trading firms: Software Engineer at Pinely (2023), a proprietary/HFT algorithmic trading firm; Software Engineer at NXT Capital BV / nxttraders.nl (Oct 2023-present), a Dutch proprietary trading firm; and Software Engineer at LLC Reversed Technologies (2020-2022), described as low-latency trading systems. Identity is supported (MIPT, IOI 2014 Russia silver, ICPC 2018 gold, Yandex). Employer classification: Pinely = proprietary algorithmic/HFT trading (domain pinely.com); NXT Capital BV = proprietary trading (domain nxttraders.nl); Reversed Technologies = low-latency trading systems. Employment detail for pinely/NXT/Reversed and their dates derives from LinkedIn-derived index enrichment, not an independent primary-source confirmation of the role.
• Pinely is a proprietary algorithmic-trading firm (self-funded, no client capital) trading with in-house HFT research/technology and ultra-low-latency networks across Singapore, Cyprus and the Netherlands, so Uvarov's 2023 Software Engineer role there is a genuine quant-trading employer rather than a generic software company.
• IOI 2014 (Taiwan): silver medal representing Russia, rank 64, score 365/600 - the stated olympiad identity anchor used to verify the person.Jul 1, 2014
• NXT Capital BV operates as nxttraders.nl and is listed among Amsterdam proprietary trading firms, consistent with Uvarov's Software Engineer (low-latency trading systems) role there since Oct 2023.
• ICPC World Finals 2018: gold medal, team 'Moscow IPT Cryptozoology' (MIPT), rank 2.Apr 1, 2018
• Software Engineer at Yandex (2018-2020) on the Core Search Engine team, responsible for search index building using MapReduce - prior to the trading-firm roles.
• Education: MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) BSc 2014-2018 and MSc 2018-2020 in Applied Mathematics and Physics, plus Yandex School of Data Analysis 2016-2019 - the MIPT and olympiad timeline corroborate the IOI-2014 identity.
• Reversed Technologies was a Moscow low-latency trading systems employer (2020-2022), before Pinely; the title is Software Engineer with a low-latency trading systems description.
• Software Engineer Intern at Yandex (2017-2018), Moscow - an actual internship, distinct from the later full-time Yandex roles.
• GitHub uvNikita hosts fsm_builder, a C++ finite state machine builder library, matching the stated C++/performance/low-level focus.
• Public X account @UvNikita exists for the same individual; profile image is a personal avatar.
• Google Hash Code 2021 rank 8 (team Bryansk North) and 2019 rank 17, plus VK Cup 2018 rank 4 - competitive-programming activity beyond the olympiad, indicating sustained algorithmic practice.