Analyst, Junior Quantitative Developer - Core Platform

HarbourVest Partners•Boston, MA

5d•$130,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Seated within our Quantitative Investment Science group, the Analyst, Junior Quantitative Developer builds the core services, APIs, and shared foundations that the rest of our product is built on. This engineer works at the intersection of engineering and product — turning product requirements into reliable, well-designed platform capabilities that other engineers and features depend on. While the focus is on backend services and APIs, our team realistically has its hands in any part of the stack, from data pipelines to the frontend application shell. This role is ideal for analytically-minded engineers who care about how systems fit together and want to help shape product through the foundations they build. The ideal candidate is someone who has: Strong analytical skills and natural curiosity about how systems work end to end Excellent collaboration skills - you'll work closely with product and development Attention to detail and systematic thinking A love for turning requirements into well-defined, durable systems Interest in finance and building efficient products that users love

Requirements

Proficiency in Python and SQL for building services and working with data
Understanding of web application architecture (frontend/backend request flow)
Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure preferred), including containers and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with API design and building clear, well-structured endpoints
Familiarity with event-driven architecture and telemetry patterns
Experience with collaborative git workflows (branching, pull requests, code review)
Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to product and non-technical collaborators
Interest in system design and writing clean, well-typed, tested, maintainable code

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with React/TypeScript for frontend work
Familiarity with feature flags for controlled rollouts
Exposure to financial products

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain core backend services and APIs that power product features
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