Project Description

We are looking for an experienced Technical Team Lead to lead the design and delivery of a modern analytics and valuation platform used in Private Equity and financial valuations. You will combine hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and domain-driven design to build scalable, data-intensive solutions that support complex ownership structures, valuation models, and investment analytics. This is a key role bridging engineering excellence and financial domain expertise, working closely with product, valuation professionals, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Lead a cross-functional engineering team (backend, frontend, data).
Own system architecture and technical design decisions.
Set engineering standards: code quality, performance, security, and scalability.
Mentor engineers and perform technical reviews.
Drive best practices in CI/CD, testing, and observability.

Hands-On Development

Design and implement backend services using Java and Python.
Design and optimize Graph Database models to represent complex ownership, fund, and valuation relationships.
Ensure high performance querying and analytics over interconnected financial data.
Collaborate on API design (REST / GraphQL).

Domain & Stakeholder Collaboration

Work closely with Private Equity and Valuation experts, Business Analysts, and SMEs to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Participate in data modeling for ownership structures, financial instruments, and valuation methodologies.
Support data accuracy, transparency, and auditability.

Skills

Must Have

Technical

10+ years of hands-on experience in Java development.
4+ years experience managing development teams in a Team Lead position.
4+ years experience coding in Python.
Proven expertise with Graph Databases (Cypher, Gremlin, graph modeling, traversal algorithms).
Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases.
Strong grasp of software architecture patterns.
Proven people management experience.
Experience working with cloud environments (AWS).
Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and modern software engineering practices.

Leadership

Proven experience leading engineering teams.
Ability to balance hands-on development with leadership responsibilities.
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Business

Experience in Private Equity, Asset Management, Valuations, or Financial Analytics.
Knowledge of financial modeling or valuation concepts (DCF, multiples, NAV).

Nice to Have

Experience in data-intensive or real-time processing environments.
Background in data visualization or analytical platforms.
Exposure to regulatory or audit-related systems.

Data Engineer / Senior Data Engineer

Azure Data Engineer

Technical / Team Lead Java (Python, Graph DB)

Integration Developer

Software Engineer 4 - L2/L3 Protocols Test and Automation Engineer

Functional Integration Manager

Architect- Cloud Delivery