Full Stack Engineer

Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.•Chicago, IL

10d•$160,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring a Full Stack Engineer to build production applications, APIs, leveraging the existing application platform and frameworks, together with the cutting-edge AI framework (Agentic) and techniques. You will work on end-to-end features across React/TypeScript UI, backend APIs, IDP, and practice DevOps in a team environment. You will partner closely with teams across Multi-Asset Solutions, Investment Research, Investment Products, Accounting, Marketing, and Distribution to turn real investment and business needs into production-grade tools that improve decision-making, efficiency, and client outcomes. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy building AI powered software systems rather than developing standalone models. If your passion is designing and shipping modern applications and eco-system including related APIs with production grade AI elements, you will thrive here. You should be comfortable owning features end to end, including contributing to front end components when needed to improve usability, workflow design, and overall user experience. We value engineers who think in terms of complete solutions, not just backend services. Our emphasis is on building reliable, scalable applications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Degrees in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or similar quantitative disciplines are also welcome
3 to 6 years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Full Stack Engineering, or related fields
Strong software engineering fundamentals with production experience in TypeScript/Node.js and/or Python/Flask
Strong software development experience on DevOps, Container (Docker) technologies, and GitHub.
Strong IaC experience ( CloudFormation/Pulumi)
Hands-on experience shipping AI applications into production
Experience using LLM coding tool like Claude Code, OpenAI Codex or GitHub Copilot
Experience designing and developing MCP and applications using agentic workflows
Strong SQL and experience with Postgres/Aurora or similar
Experience integrating OAuth2/OIDC for secure authentication/authorization (SSO, token flows, RBAC)
AWS experience (infrastructure, observability, CI/CD)

Nice To Haves

Financial services industry experience is a plus but not required
Relevant Professional or Industry certifications a plus
Terraform background nice to have.
AI/chat/workflow UX, streaming responses
Experience in regulated environments: auditability, PII handling, data entitlements
Exposure to data governance and security practices in cloud environments

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-grade full stack applications using Python and/or React
Build and enhance AI-enabled applications by integrating LLMs, agentic workflows, and MCP-based capabilities into enterprise software solutions
Develop modern backend services and APIs that support business-critical workflows, automation, and secure application integration
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions that improve decision-making and efficiency
Contribute to intuitive, responsive, and user-friendly front-end experiences that improve usability and overall workflow design.
Deploy and support cloud-native solutions on AWS using Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Terraform
Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code reviews, design discussions, and production support
Optimize application performance, reliability, observability, and scalability while proactively troubleshooting issues in production
Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code to accelerate delivery and improve software quality
Maintain technical documentation and contribute to reusable frameworks, engineering standards, and continuous improvement initiatives