Quantitative Developer, Platform Engineering

Location: Boston

Time Type: Full time

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.

Seated within our Quantitative Investment Science group, this position builds internal tools and automation that boost reliability, observability, and deployment velocity. This is a software engineering role first - you'll write Python daily, build web-based tooling, and invent the automation that lets the team ship safely and frequently. The platform focus means your code directly improves developer experience and system resilience. This role is ideal for engineers who love building tools that make other engineers more productive.

The ideal candidate is someone who has:

• A love for writing clean, well-tested Python code

• Genuine enthusiasm for developing internal tools and automation

• Excellent problem-solving skills and detailed thinking

• Collaborative approach - you'll work closely with the entire engineering team

• Interest in finance and building enterprise-grade systems

What you will do:

• Write Python tools and services that automate deployment, testing, and environment management

• Build web-based internal tooling for observability dashboards, deployment controls, and system health monitoring

• Develop automated testing infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline logic

• Build feature flag systems and gradual rollout tooling coordinated with our applications

• Build monitoring and alerting systems that surface issues before they impact users

• Write infrastructure-as-code and environment automation to reduce drift and improve reproducibility

• Develop CLI tools and scripts that improve developer workflows

• Contribute to application code alongside platform tooling

What you bring:

• Solid expertise in Python - this role involves extensive coding

• Experience building web applications (React/TypeScript preferred, or willingness to learn)

• Solid testing practices (unit, integration, end-to-end)

• Experience with automation and scripting for developer tooling

• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and pipeline development

• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)

• Experience with observability tools (Application Insights, Datadog, Grafana, or similar)

• Understanding of git workflows and code review processes

• Interest in reliability engineering, deployment strategies, and developer experience

• Preferred: Background in feature flag platforms, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Bicep), and SOC 2 adherence

Education Preferred

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or equivalent experience

Experience

3-6 years software development experience, with interest or exposure to platform/reliability engineering

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Salary Range

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.