anton.kundenko

about

I'm Anton. 18+ years in performance-critical systems, mostly designing original database engines and the programming languages that drive them.

At Lynx Trading Technologies I created ThePlatform (columnar time-series, the O language) and RayforceDB (SIMD-first analytical engine, the Rayfall language). Both run across hundreds of production instances, replacing kdb+/q with 7-figure annual savings. Rayforce-Py, Rayforce WASM SDK, and Rayforce UI are the Python, browser, and native desktop surfaces around that runtime. TeideDB started as a parallel engine research line and now feeds the merged rayforce2/teide runtime, while Teidelum (open-source knowledge infrastructure with MCP for AI agents).

Before that, at Samsung Electronics R&D, I led a team porting KVM to ARM Cortex-A smart TVs and integrating it with TrustZone - so untrusted workloads could share the device with DRM and the secure boot chain without breaking either.

Most of what I do is influenced by kdb+/k: a few primitives, a column-major runtime, and the discipline to keep the surface tiny. I think you can build almost anything on top of vectors if you're willing to look hard enough.

I'm open to collaboration, consulting, and performance audits - especially anything that lives close to the metal.

anton.kundenko@gmail.com download cv (pdf)

what I'm good at

  • vector engines - column-major storage, fused execution, simd-aware kernels.
  • allocators - arenas, slabs, mmap+madvise, huge pages, zero-copy paths. no malloc, no GC.
  • tiny languages - lisp-like cores, recursive interpreters, nano VMs with compiled lambdas.
  • parsers - PEG, hand-rolled recursive descent, out-of-the-box grammar with measurable parse cost.
  • performance work - profile-guided rewrites, measuring before changing, branch-free hot paths.

experience

  1. 2013 - present
    principal systems engineer / architect - Lynx Trading Technologies

    designed and built ThePlatform (columnar time-series + O language, 2016-), RayforceDB (SIMD-first analytical engine + Rayfall language, 2020-), Rayforce-Py, Rayforce WASM SDK, Rayforce UI, TeideDB (parallel engine line later merged back into rayforce2, 2024-), and Teidelum (open-source knowledge infrastructure, 2025-). replaced kdb+/q across hundreds of production instances powering market data, risk, and order-flow analytics - 7-figure annual savings.

  2. 2012 - 2013
    lead engineer - Samsung Electronics R&D

    led a team porting KVM to Samsung's ARM Cortex-A smart TV platform. integrated the hypervisor with TrustZone so untrusted workloads could run isolated from DRM, secure boot, and the TEE.

  3. earlier
    low-level systems engineering - various

    low-latency infra, market-data pipelines, performance-critical components in C/C++. ask me directly for the longer version.

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