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Search Technology

Principal Software Engineer

On site

London, United Kingdom

£ 200,000 / year

Full Time

20-02-2025

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Principal Engineer (Python) opportunity – Leading Venture Capital Firm (London, Onsite)
This is an amazing opportunity for a Principal engineer to join one of the world’s leading venture capital firms founded by a visionary who previously founded a historical Global technology company. They are redefining the venture capital space by leveraging technology and AI and are building a unique, yet complex platform that will drive every stage of the investment process including identifying the most lucrative opportunities in the market.

You will join and lead a small and very talented team, working closely with the investment partners (many of whom are former tech entrepreneurs/founders) in order to harness data in ways that directly influence decision making.

This opportunity is perfect for someone passionate about startups and investing, with a keen interest in using machine learning and cutting-edge technology that will have a significant impact.

As a Principal Engineer you will own and drive their tech roadmap forward, leading their engineering organisation, playing a key role in designing and shipping tools for their internal customers.

The compensation package is outstanding offering a base salary up to £200k along with a very strong bonus and an opportunity to see returns on successful funding investments.

If this opportunity is of interest, please apply and I look forward to reviewing your application.

About the Company

Search Technology was founded with the mission to become renowned for operating with an extraordinary level of accuracy and precision in its approach. We are proud to represent a portfolio of world-leading clients and have a longstanding track record placing the top percentile of researchers, engineers and product managers spanning the key markets we operate: DeepTech, AI & Hedge Fund / Trading Technology. Our clients share a common desire and that’s to hire the world’s smartest technologists who are capable of pushing the b... Know more

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