Associate, Quantitative Developer

HarbourVest Partners; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Remote workdays

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners is seeking an Associate, Quantitative Developer to join the Quantitative Investment Science team. You will design user-facing applications and backend APIs, build reusable UI components, and contribute to data pipelines, models, and cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and design, strong engineering fundamentals, and a passion for reliable, scalable software in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid work and a discretionary annual bonus are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or equivalent experience
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or equivalent experience

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, 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

Skills

React & TypeScript

SQL

Python

DevOps

Azure

Kafka

Data modeling

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Tools

Git

CI/CD

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 will 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.

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

• 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

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.