Sajjad Arif GulSajjad Arif Gul
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Fintech2018 — 2023

Argaam Data APIs

A suite of 120+ data API endpoints powering financial tools for C-level executives and investors.

Argaam Data APIs
00

Me

RoleSenior software engineer & team lead
Timeline2018 — 2023
01

Context

Argaam is a leading source of financial market data in the Gulf. C-level executives and investors needed fast, reliable programmatic access to market, IPO, and M&A data.

02

The challenge

Serve large volumes of financial data to demanding investor-facing products with low latency and high reliability across 120+ endpoints.

03

Approach

  1. 01

    Led a team to design and build Argaam Tools and the Argaam Data APIs on .NET Web APIs.

  2. 02

    Used Redis caching and tuned SQL Server queries to keep response times low under load.

  3. 03

    Redesigned IPO and Mergers & Acquisitions reporting services and shipped the Argaam Subscriptions system.

04

Outcomes

  • 120+ data API endpoints powering tools used by C-level executives and investors.

  • Recognised as Employee of the Year (2021) for engineering leadership during this period.

05

Stack

C#ASP.NET Web APIsSQL ServerRedis