Aaron Maskarenas

Quantifi - NY, NY

Software Engineer | Dec 2021 - Present

• Designed a trade cashflow reporting system handling hundreds of thousands of trades. Used data warehousing principles to reduce query execution time by 35%. Used Apache ActiveMQ to handle live data refreshes. Reduced report generation latency by 90%.
• Engineered a data ingestion service ensuring high throughput and durability while processing over 1000 requests per day. Implemented the request queue using Solace. Used batching and multi-threaded processing for ingestion.
• Led project to integrate OpenTelemetry into services. Analyzed tracing and performance metrics to identify latency issues.
• Engineered an Angular and ASP.NET dashboard for users to create/approve trading limits.

Consensys - NY, NY

Software Engineer Intern | Jun 2019 - August 2019

• Analyzed Ethereum smart contracts for vulnerabilities, ensuring code integrity and blockchain security.
• Reviewed over 50 common vulnerabilities to provide improved seeding data for the internal Greybox fuzzing tool.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Computer Science | Dec 2024

4.0 GPA

• Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Algorithms, Cloud Computing

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics | May 2021

3.8 GPA

Honors: Dean's List, High Distinction

Budgeting Application

Dec 2025

• Built a budgeting web application for personal use that resulted in a 20% reduction in spending. The application was built in Typescript using React and Material UI with a flexible design for use on mobile and larger devices.
• Built serverless backend with AWS Lambda using Amazon Cognito to handle OAuth workflows. Used S3 buckets to store user transaction data.