# Max Lascombe

> Head of Development for YouGov Finance / Senior Software Engineer for YouGov Behavioral

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/maxlascombe

Recently sold my company Lean App to YouGov, and am now working full time for YouGov.

## Work Experience
### Head of Development for YouGov Finance / Senior Software Engineer for YouGov Behavioral @ YouGov
Jan 2021 – Present
- Building a media planning tool that maps paths to purchase from browsing, shopping, banking and streaming data (React, Node)
- Developed a dashboard to explore banking data across samples by clients and internal stakeholders (React, Python, SQL)
- Integrated the Lean App into YouGov’s systems post-acquisition, enabling panelists to share banking data with YouGov (AWS)

### Technology Consultant, AWS Solutions Architect @ Capgemini
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States
- Headed remote agile teams across the US and India to develop AWS solutions for clients
- Architected an interactive voice response call center for a large media company using AWS Connect and Lambda
- Undertook and completed eight weeks of training in Amazon Web Services and the consulting industry

### Lead Developer, Cofounder @ Lean App (Acquired by YouGov)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | London Area, United Kingdom
- Sold app and business to YouGov and enriched their offering with open banking data
- Built complex user interfaces for iOS and Android apps using React Native
- Developed pipelines for faster development and deployment of new app versions and technologies

### Instructor @ iD Tech Camps
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New London, Connecticut
- Lead lectures to multiple classes (aged 9-17) in Python and Java programming as well as Minecraft modding and Pi-top building
- Managed group activities for 20+ students at a time

### Frontend Web Developer @ AgriTheory
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Concord, New Hampshire
- Developed layout components for use on website’s index page (Vue)
- Built web interface for login and sign up (Python, Vue)

### Video Production / Editing Intern @ Les Petits Frenchies
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Paris 09, Île-de-France, France
Produced, filmed and edited videos for various social media platforms.

### Developer, Cofounder @ Roundtable.news
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
Roundtable was designed as a platform for political discussion as a response to the growing problem of echo chambers surrounding 2016 US elections.
Designed and built many of the website templates in Django.

### Founder @ Notepit
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Paris Area, France
Notepit (formerly BeNotes) was designed as a platform for students to share their class notes with each other in a collaborative way. Users were rewarded with access to other class notes by uploading their own.
Designed and built the website and platform using  mostly PHP, HTML and JavaScript.

### App Development Intern @ Yatedo
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Paris Area, France
Worked on building a new app (in objective-c) from scratch to mirror the new design of the company's website. The app worked alongside a search api used on the website.

### Programming / Search Engine Optimization Intern @ MinuteBuzz
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Paris Area, France
Worked on a custom video player (using javascript) and on SEO (search engine optimization) for the company's content.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Columbia University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020

### Computer Science
King's College London
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### International Baccalaureate in English A, French A, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Visual Arts
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
Jan 2004 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maxlascombe

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Last updated: 2026-03-22