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Rodrigo Valenzuela

New York,NY

Summary

Distributed systems engineer with mathematics background. Building automated trading infrastructure from the ground up — Kubernetes, Linux, Docker, TimescaleDB, API. Founder of a quantitative platform powering live and historical options analysis, optimized for speed, fault tolerance, and scale.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder & Systems Engineer

Syntx LLC
03.2023 - Current
  • Designed, built, and maintained a fully automated algorithmic trading platform, including low-latency server architecture, trading algorithms, and data pipelines.
  • Deployed and managed Proxmox-based high-availability bare-metal servers for live trading and backtesting environments, including Kubernetes and Docker-based services.
  • Engineered network and system infrastructure with a focus on fault tolerance, security, and ultra-low latency.
  • Handled all aspects of operational deployment, CI/CD automation, and on-prem server scaling.
  • Self-funded, operated, and iteratively improved all core systems, achieving a 60% latency goal

Tax Preparer Specialist

AV Multiservices
09.2020 - 08.2021
  • Maintained complete records of client tax returns and supporting documentation in secured areas.
  • Offered clients recommendations to reduce tax liabilities.
  • Prepared tax returns, extensions, tax planning calculations, and write-ups for organizations and entities.
  • Reviewed clients tax filing papers thoroughly to determine eligibility for additional tax credits or deductions.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Mathematics And Philosophy

Baruch College
New York, NY
05-2025

Skills

  • Languages: Python, C, SQL, Bash, TypeScript
  • Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, Debian), Talos OS, Proxmox
  • Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • Distributed Storage: Longhorn, Ceph, iSCSI, NFS, ZFS
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, Redis (clustered), InfluxDB
  • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Alertmanager
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Docker Compose, ArgoCD

Accomplishments

Self-Taught Systems Architect and Quantitative Infrastructure Engineer

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working

Timeline

Founder & Systems Engineer

Syntx LLC
03.2023 - Current

Tax Preparer Specialist

AV Multiservices
09.2020 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Mathematics And Philosophy

Baruch College

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