Architecture & Strategy Reviews
A one-week deep dive on a specific trading, risk, market-data, or cloud architecture. You receive a written diagnostic with options, trade-offs, and a sequenced plan. Best when a major decision is days or weeks away.
Strategist · Architect · Author
I help financial firms choose the right architectures, asset classes, and AI bets.
I am Jiri Pik (平陵智异) — Founder & CEO of RocketEdge.com Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) and its North American subsidiary RocketEdge.com LLC. I am a strategist and software architect specializing in cloud computing, cloud financial management, financial trading and asset management, artificial intelligence, and the development of MS Office add-ins.
Past delivery at Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS. Wiley author (2025). Co-Chair of the Tech Transformation Resource Group at the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce.
2 books
Wiley 2025 · Packt 2021 — AI & Python in trading
20+
AWS & Azure certifications
4 charters
CFA · CAIA · FRM · PMP
20 years
In capital markets & cloud architecture
A practitioner at the intersection of finance, cloud, and AI.
I have spent two decades designing and implementing ultra-low-latency economic, market-data, and trading systems for major investment and private banks and asset managers worldwide. The systems were rarely the hard part — choosing what to build, what to leave alone, and when to switch direction was.
My work sits at four intersections: cloud computing and cloud financial management; trading and asset management; artificial intelligence applied to finance; and Microsoft Office add-in development for the analysts who still live in Excel. Each line of work feeds the others.
I hold a BSc in economics and an MSc in computer science, plus the following professional credentials:
CFACAIAFRMPMP
CSMCSP-SM20+ AWS & Azure
Four ways leadership teams engage me.
Each format is a deliberate choice about depth and pace. Most engagements start with a 30-minute call to see whether the problem and the fit are right.
Fractional CTO / Chief Architect
Ongoing monthly engagement as the senior technical voice in board meetings, vendor selection, hiring, and architecture sign-off. For founders and CIOs without an in-house peer at this level.
Build & Run via RocketEdge
When a project needs to be built, not just advised on, I deliver it through RocketEdge with a senior team — trading systems, cloud platforms, GenAI applications, market-data pipelines.
Workshops & Speaking
Closed-door workshops for boards and exec teams on AI in finance, cloud cost discipline, and building trading platforms. Keynotes at industry events, selectively accepted.
Writing on AI, trading, and Python.
Hands-On AI Trading with Python, QuantConnect, and AWS
Wiley · 2025
Explores real-world applications of AI in algorithmic trading. Unlike most books in this space, it focuses on teaching the intuition for designing complete trading strategies — not on plumbing backtesting infrastructure. Uses QuantConnect and AWS as the working environment.
Hands-On Financial Trading with Python
Packt · 2021
A practical guide to the key Python libraries for backtesting trading strategies, with fourteen implemented profitable strategies built on Zipline and adjacent tooling — a working companion for quants moving from research notebooks to production.
What I think about most.
If your problem sits in one of these areas, we will have a productive first conversation.
AI in capital marketsAlpha · ops · risk
Cloud financial managementFinOps · cost discipline
Trading system designUltra-low latency · resilience
Market-data infrastructureStreaming · feature stores
Cloud architectureAzure · AWS · zero-trust
Asset allocation & portfoliosCFA / CAIA lens
Generative AI for financeProduction-grade, governed
MS Office add-insExcel · Word · Outlook
Questions I am asked most often.
Are you available for new advisory engagements?
Yes, selectively. I take a small number of new advisory clients each year so the work stays senior end-to-end. The fastest way to find out fit is the 30-minute intro call linked at the bottom of this page.
How is this different from RocketEdge?
RocketEdge is the firm I founded; it has a senior team and delivers full build-and-run engagements. This site is the personal vehicle for advisory, board work, writing, and speaking. Many engagements start here and move into RocketEdge when execution is needed.
Do you take board, advisory board, or non-exec director roles?
Yes, on a limited basis — typically for fintechs, asset managers, or AI-in-finance startups where my financial credentials (CFA, CAIA, FRM) and cloud architecture background are both useful.
What is your view on AI for trading?
Pragmatic. AI is most valuable in the surrounding workflow — research, monitoring, ops, risk reporting — and as a feature engineering and decision-support layer, not as a black-box signal generator. My Wiley book lays this out in detail.
Where are you based and which clients do you serve?
Singapore, with North American operations via RocketEdge.com LLC. Clients are global — primarily across Singapore, EU/UK, and the US East Coast.
Let’s talk
Bring me the decision that has been on your desk too long.
A 30-minute call is free. You will leave with a one-page diagnostic and at least two concrete options — whether or not we end up working together.