Junior Quantitative Investment Engineer

HarbourVest Partners • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

HarbourVest is seeking a Junior Quantitative Investment Engineer to join its Quantitative Investment Science (QIS) team. The role focuses on developing applications and expanding the firm’s datasets by collecting, clarifying, and translating business requirements into development specifications, conceptual designs, and working prototypes. The engineer will collaborate with engineers, researchers, QA, investment professionals, vendors, and IT teams to deliver end-to-end solutions on a cloud-based data analytics platform used to support data-driven research and investment decision-making in private markets.

The ideal candidate is curious, analytical, collaborative, flexible, and comfortable working in an evolving, fast-paced environment. The position uses a hybrid work arrangement, with 18 remote workdays per quarter available at the employee’s discretion subject to manager approval. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future HarbourVest sponsorship.

The U.S. base salary range is $95,000–$105,000. The role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance. Total rewards may include retirement contributions, health insurance, income protection, paid time off and leave benefits, and well-being programs; eligibility varies by position and geography.

Requirements

• High-energy, collaborative work style.
• Flexibility and willingness to take on a broad range of analysis, testing, and support assignments.
• Proficiency in SQL and data analysis to support system design and testing.
• Understanding of data modeling and design, including conceptual and logical modeling.
• Experience onboarding large datasets, including structured and unstructured data, and validating data quality.
• Proficiency in Python for developing quick prototypes.
• A track record of completing high-intensity, high-complexity projects.
• Experience with business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent.
• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD practices, and tools.
• 1–3 years of relevant business analyst experience, preferably in investment management or FinTech; internship or co-op experience is included.
• A Bachelor of Arts degree, Bachelor of Science credential, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with investment data management, especially IBOR or other book-of-records systems.
• Familiarity and experience with agile software development methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Capture business requirements and translate them into implementable technical solutions, integrations, system designs, tests, transformations, and reports.
• Build working relationships with investment teams, platform users, developers, vendors, and suppliers.
• Create and update project artifacts, including task boards, use cases, application documentation, release notes, and technical writeups.
• Identify, document, and facilitate the onboarding of new datasets.
• Develop functional prototypes and identify manual and automated tests for data and functionality using SQL, Python, and other relevant technologies.
• Work with internal data sources and external vendors to understand and remedy data exceptions and irregularities.
• Perform other responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and overall firm performance.
• Retirement contributions.
• Health insurance.
• Income protection.
• Paid time off and leave benefits.
• Well-being programs.
• Potential participation in long-term reward programs, typically for more senior-level roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level