Yash Shah
Applied AI · Financial Technology · Cloud-Native Systems
I am a software engineer based in the Chicago area, with over 11 years of experience designing and building enterprise software, distributed systems, and cloud-native platforms.
Research interests
- How can AI improve complex financial and enterprise workflows?
- How should intelligent systems be designed for reliability, explainability, and human oversight?
- Where can cloud-native architecture and applied AI create measurable business value?
Education
Master of Science in Finance
University of Illinois Springfield · Dec 2025
Master of Science in Information Technology
Loyola University Chicago · Dec 2015
Bachelor of Engineering — First Class (Gogte Institute of Technology)
Visvesvaraya Technological University · May 2014
Professional experience
Staff Software Engineer, Chamberlain Group
Sept 2025 – Present · Hoffman Estates, IL
Enterprise integration platforms, connected-device partner workflows, and cloud systems.
Lead Software Engineer, Morningstar
Jan 2021 – Sept 2025 · Chicago, IL
Built and modernized financial technology platforms supporting investment management workflows.
Technical Consultant, Kin + Carta Create
Feb 2020 – Jan 2021 · Chicago, IL
Cloud migration, domain-driven microservices, and enterprise client delivery across financial services and energy logistics.
Certifications
- Environmental, Social, and Governance · Bloomberg · Aug 2024
- Bloomberg Market Concepts · Bloomberg · Jul 2024
- Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals (BFF) · Bloomberg
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate · Amazon Web Services · Jul 2024
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003) · HashiCorp · Jul 2024
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) · Scrum Alliance · Sep 2022
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) · Project Management Institute · Sep 2019
- Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) · Relativity · Jan 2019
- Programming in C# · Microsoft · Apr 2018