HarbourVest Partners · 1 day ago
Junior Application Developer
Boston
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$104K/yr - $156K/yr
2+ years expHarbourVest Partners is a global firm committed to delivering impactful solutions to clients and investing partners. They are seeking a Junior Application Developer to build telemetry, analytics, and experimentation systems that guide product direction and enhance user interaction with software.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Build and maintain event taxonomy across frontend and backend applications
Develop A/B testing and gradual rollout frameworks coordinated with feature flags
Build self-serve dashboards and metrics pipelines for activation, retention, and adoption tracking
Implement telemetry instrumentation following privacy-conscious guidelines
Partner with product and design to interpret usage data and develop experimentation strategy
Define and track product health metrics (engagement, feature adoption, user journeys)
Develop automated reporting systems for important product indicators and test results
Document experimentation guidelines and help the team run rigorous tests
Qualification
Required
Strong analytical skills and natural curiosity about user behavior
Excellent collaboration skills - you'll work closely with product and development
Attention to detail and systematic thinking
A love for turning data into insights and insights into action
Interest in finance and building products that users love
Proficiency in Python and SQL for data analysis and pipeline building
Understanding of web application architecture (frontend/backend event flow)
Experience with analytics platforms (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Application Insights, or similar)
Fundamental knowledge of statistics related to A/B testing (sample sizes, significance, confidence intervals)
Experience building dashboards (Power BI, Grafana, Metabase, or similar)
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and telemetry patterns
Understanding of version control (git)
Ability to communicate data insights clearly to non-technical collaborators
Interest in product metrics and analyzing user behavior
2-4 years development experience (Associate level), with exposure to analytics, data analysis, or product engineering
Preferred
Experience with feature flag platforms
Familiarity with React/TypeScript for frontend instrumentation
Exposure to financial products
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or equivalent experience
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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Late StageLeadership Team
Tricia Mackechnie
Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer
Aliza Firestone-Goren
Senior Vice President
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