Venture Up - Full stack Python/TypeScript Developer

Full Stack Developer is needed in Hammersmith, United Kingdom.

Client: Venture Up

Location: Hammersmith, HMF, gb

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

Full stack Python/TypeScript Developer is required for a leading provider of sports betting brokerage software worldwide based in London. The successful candidate will join a small, tight-knit team, working closely with quantitative researchers and other talented engineers to build and support systematic trading models. Responsibilities include writing high-quality asynchronous Python code to interact with external websites and APIs, building responsive, data-rich frontend features using React and TypeScript, participating in architectural discussions and proposing platform improvements, working in a Linux environment using Docker and Kubernetes, and following Agile practices using Scrum, GitLab, and Jira.

Requirements

Essential Skills

• 2+ years of Python experience in a commercial environment, with strong asynchronous programming skills
• 2+ years of frontend development experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain polished, responsive user interfaces
• Experience with REST APIs and modern web frameworks, such as FastAPI
• Practical experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend build tools
• Strong Linux and Git skills

Desirable Skills

• AWS or cloud platform experience
• WebSocket and real-time data handling
• DevOps tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible)
• Data science packages (pandas, numpy, matplotlib)
• Modern C++ knowledge (C++17 and later)
• Interest in sports betting, financial services or trading platforms

Benefits

• Working alongside other extremely talented and driven engineers
• Extremely lucrative salary, bonus and benefits
• Greenfield C++/Python work, both challenging and rewarding
• Option to work from home up to 4 days a week or fully remote