Full-Time
Senior Software Engineer
Machine Learning
Valor Equity Partners
51-200 employees
Operational growth investor with hands-on scaling
No salary listed
Chicago, IL, USA
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- B.S. in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of experience developing production-ready software systems
- Proficiency with Python, especially machine learning libraries like NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, and PyTorch
- Proficiency with SQL, including transactional (e.g., PostgreSQL) and analytical (e.g., BigQuery) databases
- Professional experience with containerization (e.g., Kubernetes and Docker)
- Professional experience with data processing (e.g., Prefect, Airflow, and dbt)
- Professional experience with parallel processing (e.g., Ray, Dask, and Spark)
- Professional experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., Google Cloud Platform)
- Professional experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (e.g., GitHub Actions)
- Professional experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
- Professional experience with tools to support machine learning operations (e.g., MLFlow and DVC)
- Humble, hard-working, and collaborative
- Contribute directly to the development of high-impact products on Valor Labs data science and machine learning team
- Translate complex project requirements into actionable technical solutions
- Build, deploy, monitor, and maintain those solutions in production
- Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders
- Drive the adoption of best practices and ensure the highest level of rigor in everything we do
- Prior work experience in financial services is highly valued
- Humility, hard-working, and collaborative demeanor (soft skills)
Valor Equity Partners provides capital and hands-on operational support to high-growth, technology-enabled companies. Its Scale Group collaborates with portfolio companies to improve operations, accelerate growth, and scale efficiently across non-control and control investments in sectors such as consumer, infrastructure, industrial services, and manufacturing. The firm stands out through its active operational-growth approach and history of working closely with management, along with a diversified fund lineup like the Valor Opportunity Fund and Valor Siren Ventures that partners with corporate backers such as Starbucks and Nestlé. Its goal is to help ambitious companies scale sustainably and create value for investors by turning growth opportunities into real performance improvements.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$59B
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2001
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 Bloomberg reported Valor raising a $2.5 billion Fund VII.
- Apollo financed Valor's $5.4 billion xAI data-center deal on January 7, 2026.
- August 2026 MagicSchool raised $45 million Series B led by Valor.
What critics are saying
- Valor's Fund VII reserves SpaceX capital, concentrating performance on one volatile issuer.
- xAI compute financing links Valor to NVIDIA GB200 GPUs and massive lease obligations.
- A Musk separation or enforcement action would cut off Valor's richest deal flow.
What makes Valor Equity Partners unique
- Antonio Gracias pairs growth capital with an in-house Scale Group for portfolio operations.
- Valor backs control and non-control deals across startups, buyouts, and infrastructure.
- Its Musk adjacency produced SpaceX, xAI, and compute-infrastructure exposure by 2026.
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