10 modules
Linux Performance Engineering
Sub-100µs from NIC to strategy decision
- Kernel bypass networking (ef_vi, DPDK, AF_XDP)
- NUMA-aware memory allocation
- CPU pinning + isolcpus/nohz_full
Curriculum Map
The Complete Curriculum
75 deep dives across 10 technical pillars. Built to demonstrate the depth of knowledge required to run sovereign trading infrastructure at institutional scale. If you are building or evaluating infrastructure for a prop desk, hedge fund, or crypto market maker - this is the map.
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10 modules
Exchange Connectivity & Network Engineering
FIX, WebSocket, and multicast at HFT scale
- TCP BBR vs CUBIC tuning
- WebSocket state machine design
- FIX protocol internals
5 modules
Time, Clocks & Latency Measurement
PTP, TSC, and the lies your p99 tells you
- TSC vs CLOCK_MONOTONIC vs hardware timestamps
- PTP/IEEE 1588 with ptp4l/phc2sys
- Coordinated omission detection
10 modules
Wallet Security & Custody Architecture
MPC, HSM, and multisig - after the Bybit postmortem
- MPC-CMP vs GG20 vs FROST threshold schemes
- AWS Nitro Enclaves with vsock + KMS PCR policy
- DPRK TraderTraitor TTP mapping
8 modules
Cloud Infrastructure for Trading
Terraform, Kubernetes tradeoffs, and GitOps at prop-firm scale
- AWS instance selection for latency-sensitive workloads
- Kubernetes vs bare-metal for matching engines
- Blue-green deployment for stateful trading systems
7 modules
Observability & SLOs for Trading Systems
If your p99 dashboard says 50µs, your p99 is probably 2ms
- SLO design with error budgets tied to PnL
- Prometheus cardinality management
- Tail-based distributed tracing for hot paths
8 modules
Security & Regulatory Compliance
SOC 2, MiFID II RTS-22, and zero-trust for a crypto trading desk
- SOC 2 Type II - CC6, CC7, CC8 controls
- Tailscale ACL zero-trust network policy
- MiFID II RTS-22 transaction reporting (81+ fields)
7 modules
Market Microstructure & Execution
Funding rates, liquidations, OTC, and rebate capture
- Perpetual funding rate arbitrage mechanics
- OTC RFQ flow at Wintermute scale
- Maker rebate capture and VIP tier optimization
5 modules
DeFi, MEV & On-chain Infrastructure
Searchers, validators, and the mempool as a market
- MEV stack: searchers to builders to validators
- Solana Tower BFT + Firedancer architecture
- Jito bundle submission and tip optimization
5 modules
AI, TEEs & Sovereign Infrastructure
When every operation is cryptographically provable
- TEE comparison: AWS Nitro vs SGX vs AMD SEV-SNP
- Remote attestation as IP protection
- Sovereign infrastructure design patterns