Lead Full Stack Engineer TypeScript Python API
Lead engineer driving data and technology strategy across a private equity portfolio: running data diligence, maturing portfolio companies' data capabilities and delivering data projects that support value creation. Core tech is TypeScript and Python for API development, with cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and AI/agentic programming.
- Compensation
- £125K / yr
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Experience with TypeScript and Python for API development
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and designing scalable, secure data infrastructures
- Background in data transformation, consulting, analytics or digital strategy
- Comfort with AI and Agentic programming
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate data insights into business impact
- Collaborative, pragmatic, client-facing communication skills
- Stakeholder management
Full description
Overview
In this role you will lead the design and execution of data and technology strategies for a private equity portfolio. You’ll work with investors, executives and portfolio companies to identify data opportunities, mature data capabilities and drive digital transformation. You’ll translate data insights into business impact while enabling data-driven decision making across organisations. This position blends software, data, and strategy at scale, offering a meaningful impact on growth and operational performance.
Pay / Benefits
- Competitive salary to 125k + bonus
- Hybrid working
- Extensive benefits package
Responsibilities
- Lead data initiatives and shape technology and data strategies for investments
- Conduct data diligence on prospective investments and define practical roadmaps
- Collaborate with leadership, investors and portfolio companies to modernise data capabilities
- Deliver high-impact data projects and embed data-driven decision making
- Assess data maturity and translate findings into growth and efficiency opportunities
- Drive execution with cross-functional stakeholders to support post-acquisition value creation
Key requirements
- Experience with TypeScript and Python for API development
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and designing scalable, secure data infrastructures
- Background in data transformation, consulting, analytics or digital strategy
- Comfort with AI and Agentic programming
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate data insights into business impact
- Collaborative, pragmatic, client-facing communication skills
- collaborative
- pragmatic
- stakeholder management
- TypeScript
- Python
- API design