Hikaru Takaoka

Hikaru Takaoka is a Senior Software Engineer currently working at BTIG since July 2021, with prior experience as a Senior Software Engineer at Fisher Investments and a Software Engineer at Charles Schwab. Expertise includes creating resilient real-time backend systems using RabbitMQ and C# microservices, developing CI/CD pipelines with Octopus Deploy and TeamCity, and maintaining backend services for customer-facing applications. Educational background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems from Colorado State University - Pueblo and an Associate’s Degree in General Studies from Pueblo Community College.