Associate, Quantitative Developer

Harbourvest Partners (U.K.) Limited; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited seeks an Associate Quantitative Developer for its Quantitative Investment Science team in a hybrid Boston-based role. You will design and build user-facing apps and backend services, develop reusable UI components, and enhance data pipelines using modern tools.

Collaborate with product and design to shape requirements and deliver robust solutions. The role requires 3+ years of software development and strong SQL, Python/TypeScript, and cloud experience.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years of professional software development experience building data-rich platforms or products.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.
• Experience with modern web apps and UI components using React and TypeScript.
• Strong SQL skills with complex queries and data access patterns.
• Experience with Python and/or TypeScript.
• Experience with Azure or comparable cloud environments and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain user-facing applications and the backend services and APIs that support them.
• Develop reusable UI components and shared platform capabilities used across applications.
• Support gradual rollouts and feature flags to ship changes safely as the platform evolves.
• Build and improve data pipelines and integrations across the platform.
• Collaborate with product and design to translate problems into technical designs.
• Manage delivery expectations and drive projects through completion.
• Contribute to engineering culture with code reviews, knowledge sharing, and documentation.
• Improve CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

TypeScript

SQL

Python

Azure

CI/CD

Kafka

Job description

Job Description Summary For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking. In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you’ll be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences. We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm. HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.

This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.

The Associate, Quantitative Developer will be a member of the Quantitative Investment Science team, building both the user-facing applications of our cloud-based investment analytics platform and the foundations beneath them - APIs, backend services, data integrations, and cloud infrastructure. The role spans designing intuitive, data-rich workflows and reusable UI components as well as the services and pipelines that power them. This engineer will translate business requirements into reliable, performant, and maintainable solutions, select the appropriate tools and technologies, and use prototypes to evaluate new approaches. They flourish in an evolving, fast-paced environment and bring a work style marked by technical curiosity, thoughtful problem solving, continuous learning, and collaboration.

The ideal candidate is someone who has:

• Strong analytical skills and curiosity about how systems work end to end
• Experience building modern web applications and reusable UI components using React and TypeScript
• Strong SQL skills, including complex queries and data access patterns
• Python experience building enterprise-level, production-quality software
• Excellent collaboration skills - you'll work closely with product and development to shape requirements and deliver solutions
• Attention to detail and systematic thinking
• A love for turning requirements into well-defined, durable systems
• Familiarity with data modeling, data management, and data warehouse concepts
• Experience developing applications on Azure or comparable cloud environments using Git, CI/CD, and other DevOps practices
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, Azure Event Grid, or equivalent is a plus
• Interest in finance and building efficient products that users love

What you will do:

• Design, build, and maintain user-facing applications and the backend services and APIs that support them
• Develop reusable UI components and shared platform capabilities used across applications
• Support gradual rollouts and feature flags to ship changes safely as the platform evolves
• Build and improve data pipelines and integrations across the platform, and contribute to logical and physical data models
• Work directly with product and design to understand problems, shape requirements, and turn them into clear technical designs
• Partner with product to review, triage, and resolve issues and defects
• Manage delivery expectations and drive projects through completion
• Contribute to a strong engineering culture through code review, knowledge sharing, and documentation that lets teams build with confidence
• Improve developer tooling, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability (logging, metrics, and telemetry) that keep applications and services reliable

Education Preferred

• Preferred Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or equivalent experience
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or equivalent experience
• Experience 3+ years of professional software development experience building data-rich platforms or products
• 3+ years of SQL using complex queries against large datasets
• 3+ years of Python and/or TypeScript experience

#LI-Hybrid Base Salary Range $160,000.00 - $165,000.00 This USD base salary range represents only one component of total compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with local requirements. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, which is determined based on individual and overall firm performance. In addition to salary and bonus, total compensation may include eligibility for long-term reward programs and a comprehensive total rewards package that may include retirement, health, insurance, paid time off, and wellness programs. Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography. Please note the posted ranges do not apply outside the U.S. and should not be converted to other currencies as a proxy for compensation in other countries.

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with over 43 years of experience and more than $146 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2025. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit. Our strengths extend across strategies, enabled by our team of more than 1,270 employees, including more than 230 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Across our private markets platform, our team has committed more than $64 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $66 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $49 billion in direct operating companies. We partner strategically and plan our offerings innovatively to provide our clients with access, insight and global opportunities.