Senior Software Engineer

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. 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.

Work Arrangement

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, 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, fostering a high‑caliber atmosphere where creative ideas and challenging objectives flourish.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to use 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 urgency.
• Focus on detailed procedures and experience with change control concepts and development guidelines.
• Understanding and preferably experience working in an Agile environment.
• A solid grasp of Snowflake‑based data architectures, encompassing how analytical data is structured, protected, and made available for downstream use.
• Experience integrating enterprise data platforms with web applications, ensuring performance, security, and maintainable data access patterns aligned with application and data governance standards.
• Collaborative partnership with multi‑functional collaborators, including Platform Leads, engineers, and analysts.
• Adaptability 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.
• Strong affinity for data and attention to detail.

Engineering Responsibilities (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.
• Consistent 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 Responsibilities (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.

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. The 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. 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.