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Zach Smith

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Director of Engineering at Family Office
📍 Louisville Metropolitan Area, United States

Zach is a Systems Architect and Director of Engineering specializing in capital markets infrastructure and enterprise automation. With over 15 years of experience, he excels at architecting fault-tolerant ecosystems and building proprietary algorithmic trading operations from the ground up. He holds AWS Solutions Architect and Cloud Practitioner certifications.

Outside of his formal roles, Zach is a proactive builder who channels his technical skills into practical side projects, such as developing a custom Google Meet transcriber. His professional headline playfully includes "Costco Member, " suggesting a personal appreciation for value and efficiency in all aspects of life.

Unique fact: He recently "vibe coded" his own Chrome extension to transcribe Google Meet calls and offered it up for public testing.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Louisville Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI in Trading
He is actively building and writing about using AI agents and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) to create real-time forensic trade analyzers and manage high-frequency agentic swarms.
Algorithmic Infrastructure
He has extensive experience building institutional-grade trading systems, including Python execution engines, custom Order Management Systems (OMS), and automated reconciliation processes using the IBKR API.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Director of Engineering
Family Office
5-2022 - 12-2023
Lead Systems Architect & Developer
DataHarvest
12-2021 - 5-2022
Head Of Engineering
Waiver
8-2021 - 12-2021
Lead Software Engineer
Waiver
3-2020 - 8-2021
Web Developer
Happy Cog®
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Education
1-2026 - 12-2029
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Indiana University Southeast
2004 - 2008
Computer Science
University of Louisville
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