Senior Data Science Engineer
Full Stack Developer

Founder & CEO

About LumireOne — Building the Modern MetaTrader 5 Alternative

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

I founded LumireOne because brokers and prop firms deserve better than being locked into MetaTrader's ecosystem. The trading platform market has been controlled by a handful of vendors who charge per-lot fees, restrict customisation, and can revoke your licence at any time.

LumireOne was built to give firms full ownership of their technology stack — not to create another dependency like our competitors do. From execution engines and market data systems to mobile terminals and white-label infrastructure, every component exists to eliminate vendor lock-in.

The mission is to increase access to institutional-grade trading infrastructure for brokers and prop firms of all sizes, not to gatekeep it behind hidden pricing and restrictive licences.

“We don't believe brokers should rent their own business. We built LumireOne so they never have to.”

— Alvin Barol, Founder & CEO

Our Vision

We are democratising access to institutional-grade trading technology. Unlike competitors — MetaQuotes, Spotware, and others — who restrict access, charge per-lot, and ban entire categories of firms, LumireOne believes every broker and prop firm should own their platform.

The trading infrastructure market has operated like a cartel for too long. Vendors dictate terms, extract per-trade fees, and hold the power to shut down your business overnight. We are building the alternative — the most complete, modern, and accessible white-label trading infrastructure on the market.

Our goal: any firm, anywhere, can go live with a fully branded trading platform in 24 hours — with no per-lot fees, no restrictive licences, and no vendor lock-in. Full ownership from day one.

Our Team

Leadership Team

A world-class team of engineers, designers, and business professionals building the future of trading infrastructure.

Engineering

James Harrington

Chief Technology Officer

15 years in distributed systems and low-latency trading infrastructure. Previously led engineering at a tier-1 London prime brokerage. Architect of LumireOne's matching engine and real-time data pipeline.

Ravi Patel

Lead Backend Engineer

Expert in matching engines, FIX protocol, and order routing systems. Built execution infrastructure handling 50K+ orders per second at a major European exchange. Leads LumireOne's core platform team.

Sophie Nguyen

Senior Frontend Engineer

Specialist in building high-performance trading terminals and real-time data visualisation. Previously at Bloomberg and a London-based trading analytics startup. Leads terminal and web platform development.

Daniel Mbeki

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Kubernetes, bare-metal optimisation, and cloud-native architecture across Hetzner, AWS, and GCP. Ensures 99.99% uptime and sub-50ms global latency across LumireOne's multi-region infrastructure.

Elena Kovacs

AI / ML Engineer

Market data analytics, anomaly detection, and AI trading assistants. PhD in computational finance from Imperial College London. Builds LumireOne's intelligence module and predictive analytics engine.

Product & Design

Olivia Chen

Head of Product

10 years in fintech product management with deep expertise in broker operations and trading platform UX. Previously Product Lead at a FCA-regulated spread betting firm. Drives LumireOne's product roadmap and client feedback loop.

Marcus Williams

Lead UX Designer

Specialist in trading interfaces and data-dense UI design. Designed terminals used by 100K+ active traders. Expert in making complex financial data accessible and actionable for professional and retail audiences.

Sales & Business Development

Alexander Thompson

Head of Sales

12 years in B2B fintech sales with a proven track record in broker and institutional relationships. Previously at a leading white-label provider. Leads LumireOne's global sales strategy and enterprise partnerships.

Natasha Kaur

Business Development Manager

Specialist in prop firm partnerships, LP relationships, and strategic alliances. Background in institutional forex sales. Drives new business acquisition and builds long-term client relationships across EMEA and APAC.

Thomas Fletcher

Account Manager

Client onboarding specialist with deep knowledge of broker operations and technical platform requirements. Ensures every client goes live within 24 hours and provides ongoing technical support and strategic guidance.

Operations

Laura Blackwood

Head of Operations

Compliance and regulatory operations background with 8 years at FCA-regulated brokerages. Manages operational risk, vendor relationships, and ensures LumireOne meets the highest standards of institutional service delivery.

Amir Siddiqui

Client Success Manager

Dedicated to client onboarding, training, and ongoing success. Technical background in trading systems with a client-first approach. Ensures every firm gets maximum value from their LumireOne deployment.

What We Stand For

Our Values

Ownership

Your platform, your rules. We build it, you own it. No vendor lock-in, no licence revocation, no dependency.

Transparency

Public pricing, no hidden fees, no per-lot charges. What you see is what you pay. Every month, every client.

Speed

Go live in 24 hours. No 6-month integration projects. No waiting. Your branded platform, ready for clients, tomorrow.

Independence

No vendor lock-in. Switch, customise, or extend anything. Your infrastructure, your data, your decisions.

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