In 2021 @Bloomberg, I led a project that generated $1+ million in contracts (in 3 months post release) for the group in which I worked (~25 engineers). It propelled the group to be profitable for the first time since its inception at the company and was the first external API the larger Sell Side group (250+ engineers) launched.
Some highlights:
Some highlights:
- As mentioned, generated $1+ million in contracts in the first three months post release
- Written in Python using Flask, Server-Sent Events, and RabbitMQ
- Live data-streaming (fire hose API) of millions of daily financial events
Image from https://www.cleveroad.com/blog/what-is-an-api.