Vice President, Software Engineer (Private Markets Data)

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to design, build, and operate scalable production-grade software systems for data processing, including expertise in Python, SQL, and modern data platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices and tooling, including version control, CI/CD, automated testing frameworks, containerisation, and AI-augmented software development workflows.
  • Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS or Microsoft Azure, including infrastructure provisioning and automation using Infrastructure as Code.
  • Strong understanding of data validation, testing strategies, code quality practices, and ability to independently drive technical solutions from design through delivery.
  • Experience supporting advanced analytics and AI/ML use cases, with a rigorous, data-driven approach to experimentation, evaluation, and technical decision-making.
  • Excellent collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across engineering, product, data science, and business teams.
  • A proactive, curious, and resilient mindset, with demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, explore new technologies, and continuously improve systems and ways of working.
  • Experience leading, mentoring, and developing software engineers while maintaining hands-on technical credibility.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience working with financial market data, investment analytics, or private markets datasets.
  • Experience designing and building software and/or data platforms in financial services or other regulated environments.
  • Experience productionising statistical or quantitative models.
  • Experience supporting AI/ML lifecycle management, including model versioning, experiment tracking, evaluation, serving, and deployment pipelines.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Architect, build, and own scalable software solutions end-to-end, translating business objectives into technical designs through implementation, deployment, and production support.
  • Design and implement reproducible, testable data workflows enabling advanced analytics and AI/ML use cases, incorporating validation, monitoring, observability, experimentation, versioning, and production deployment capabilities.
  • Lead architectural decisions and influence technical prioritisation in close partnership with product and delivery teams to align engineering efforts with business impact.
  • Act as a technical authority within the wider team, elevating engineering standards and driving best practices in data management, governance, and cloud-native development.
  • Engage senior stakeholders, clearly communicating complex technical trade-offs and recommendations in business-relevant terms.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product leaders to deliver high-impact solutions for institutional investors and private markets clients.
  • Lead, coach, and develop software engineers, combining hands-on technical contribution with people management to foster a high performing, inclusive, and continuously improving engineering culture.

Perks and Benefits

  • Retirement investment and financial planning tools to help build a sound financial future.
  • Access to education reimbursement programs.
  • Comprehensive resources to support physical health and emotional well-being.
  • Family support programs.
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) to relax, recharge, and be there for family and loved ones.
  • Hybrid work model enabling collaboration and flexibility with 4 days in office and 1 day remote work per week.
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