HarbourVest Partners · 1 day ago
Tech Lead Application Developer
Boston
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $240K/yr
7+ years expHarbourVest Partners is a global firm with a commitment to delivering impactful solutions. They are seeking a Tech Lead Application Developer to optimize computational performance and mentor team members within their Quantitative Investment Science group.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Profile and optimize the most expensive functions and data transformations across the platform
Introduce incremental and vectorized computation methods with numpy, cython, and rust when suitable
Establish and enforce performance SLOs (P95/P99 compute latency) and efficiency budgets
Partner with the Data Optimization engineer to ensure efficient data flow between storage and computation
Mentor team members on performance analysis, profiling techniques, and optimization patterns
Lead technical build reviews with a performance-first lens
Reduce model runtime from hours to seconds for core bottom-up and top-down analytics
Qualification
Required
Extensive knowledge in Python performance tuning and low-level computation
A track record of dramatically improving system performance (10x+ improvements)
Experience setting and enforcing performance SLOs across a team
Strong mentorship instincts and cross-functional collaboration skills
A passion for finance and quantitative systems
High-level skill in optimizing Python efficiency (profiling, memory management, GIL considerations)
Extensive experience in numpy, pandas optimization, and vectorized computation
Production experience with cython, numba, or rust for performance-critical code paths
Proficiency with profiling tools (cProfile, py-spy, memory_profiler, flame graphs)
Understanding of database query optimization and data access patterns
Experience establishing and tracking performance SLOs in production systems
Strong system build skills with performance and scalability in mind
Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical standards
Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and distributed computation patterns
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Master's in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent experience
7+ years development experience, with 2+ years leading technical initiatives or mentoring engineers
Preferred
Experience with financial data, time series analysis, or quantitative modeling
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Long-term reward programs
Comprehensive total rewards package
Retirement
Health
Insurance
Paid time off
Wellness programs
Company
HarbourVest Partners
HarbourVest Partners is a private markets firm providing solutions to help clients invest in primary funds, real assets, and private credit.
1001-5000 employees
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Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer
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