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Senior Software Engineer

HarbourVest Partners
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/30/2026
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.

Position Overview

The Senior Software Engineer will contribute to building, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting HarbourVest software and related systems within a collaborative environment. Your exceptional analytical abilities and cooperative approach will be key to transforming business needs into seamless engineering solutions. This position plays a vital role in fostering a high-caliber atmosphere where creative ideas and challenging objectives flourish.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Ability to use your analytical skills to solve problems, improve efficiency, and provide solutions.
  • Solid knowledge of software development methodologies and a demonstrated history of delivering capabilities promptly while handling pressure with a strong sense of urgency.
  • Must have a focus on detailed procedures and experience with change control concepts and development guidelines.
  • Understanding and preferably experience working in Agile environment
  • A solid grasp of Snowflake-based data architectures, encompassing how analytical data is structured, protected, and made available for downstream use is beneficial.
  • Experience integrating enterprise data platforms with web applications, ensuring performance, secure, and maintainable data access patterns that align with application and data governance standards.
  • Partner collaboratively with multi-functional collaborators, including Platform Leads, engineers, and analysts.
  • Able to adapt in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
  • Experience in software development for both web and cloud/SaaS environments in programming languages such as C#, JavaScript, Python, and SQL experience a plus.
  • Strong affinity for data and attention to detail

Engineering - 30%

  • Responsible for full development lifecycle for certain projects, including technical and functional specifications, building, development, root cause analysis, and unit testing.
  • Analyze, modify, improve, and fix robust stored procedures for reporting and integration.
  • Provide realistic effort estimates and project timelines for development and maintenance projects.
  • Work closely with business analysts to understand requirements and communicate solutions.
  • Maintain relationships with business and team to achieve objectives/project goals.
  • Consistency in meeting project timelines with quality work and participating in agile rituals.
  • Participate in the evolution of team guidelines and standards.
  • Assist with Code reviews with offshore Support Partner
  • Support RESTful APIs with ASP NET Core, SQL, and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular.
  • Support scalable integration services using Azure API Management Logic Apps, Azure.
  • Collaborate with application architects and infrastructure to integrate applications, hardware, and security.

Other - 20%

  • Assist with technical mentorship with strategic partners establishing coding standards and guidelines.
  • Stay ahead of the latest web technologies and perform due diligence where appropriate on system enhancements and improvements.
  • Take a proactive approach to monitoring and maintaining premium system performance.
  • Participate in agile ceremonies throughout the release process

Education

  • BS/BA Degree or equivalent experience

Work Experience

  • 5 years Of Software Engineering Experience

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Salary Range

$120,000.00 - $180,000.00

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.

Salary : $120,000 - $180,000

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