Hybrid Junior Quant Developer – Backend & Data Pipelines

HarbourVest Partners; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners in Boston, MA seeks an Analyst, Junior Quantitative Developer to design, build, and maintain core backend services and APIs powering our platform. You will work at the intersection of engineering and product, turning requirements into reliable, well-built foundations.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of backend or data pipeline experience, strong Python/SQL skills, and familiarity with Azure cloud, containers, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 2-4 years development experience with backend services or data pipelines.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core backend services and APIs.
• Develop shared platform components used across frontend and backend applications.
• Build and improve data pipelines and integrations across the platform.
• Contribute to developer tooling, CI/CD, and automated testing that keeps services reliable.
• Partner with product and design to turn requirements into clear technical designs.
• Support gradual rollouts and feature flags to ship changes safely.
• Instrument services with logging, metrics, and telemetry for reliability.
• Document platform capabilities and APIs so teams can build with confidence.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

CI/CD

Containers

REST APIs

Git workflows

React/TypeScript

Job description

HarbourVest Partners in Boston, MA seeks an Analyst, Junior Quantitative Developer to design, build, and maintain core backend services and APIs powering our platform. You will work at the intersection of engineering and product, turning requirements into reliable, well-built foundations.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of backend or data pipeline experience, strong Python/SQL skills, and familiarity with Azure cloud, containers, and CI/CD.