Hybrid Data Engineer - Private Markets & Analytics

Harbourvest Partners (U.K.) Limited; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited in Boston is seeking a data engineer to build and operate the firm’s data pipelines for private markets research and investment management.

You will collaborate with data engineering, DevOps, application and investment teams to deliver reliable, well-documented solutions, perform data quality checks, and support analytics using SQL, Python, DBT and Azure Data Factory within a SCRUM/AGILE SDLC.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability in data engineering and analysis, including data‑centric testing and deployment of FinTech applications.
• Proficiency in SQL (MSSQL or equivalent RDBMS) and Python, with experience building ETL pipelines for large datasets.
• Experience with DBT and Azure Data Factory and Pipelines; exposure to Snowflake, MS Synapse, or Power BI a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills with outstanding attention to detail, a genuine interest in financial markets, and comfort working in a scrum/agile SDLC environment.

Responsibilities

• Data engineering — build, test, and deploy pipelines and transformations across financial/economic datasets using modern data stacks.
• Infrastructure/platform engineering — run and monitor production data workflows, troubleshoot failures, and implement alerting, logging, and automated testing within CI/CD.
• Data Quality — develop validation and reconciliation checks, monitor pipeline health through KPIs, and own root‑cause analysis for data issues.
• Collaboration — partner with data engineering, DevOps, application, and investment teams to clarify requirements and deliver well‑documented solutions.
• And ... Problem solving — perform deep data analysis to support investment model research and identify manual processes worth automating.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Python

ETL pipelines

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S) or equivalent in Computer Science

Master of Science (M.S) or equivalent in Computer Science

Tools

DBT

Azure Data Factory

Snowflake

MS Synapse

Power BI

Job description

HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited in Boston is seeking a data engineer to build and operate the firm’s data pipelines for private markets research and investment management.

You will collaborate with data engineering, DevOps, application and investment teams to deliver reliable, well-documented solutions, perform data quality checks, and support analytics using SQL, Python, DBT and Azure Data Factory within a SCRUM/AGILE SDLC.