Active ETF asset manager building cloud-native analytics and operational infrastructure
Harbor Capital is a Chicago-based asset manager curating active ETFs, structured around AWS infrastructure (Lambda, RDS, VPC) with Python, R, and SQL powering quantitative analysis. The tech stack reveals an engineering-focused build: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Pulumi, CloudFormation), and AI-assisted development (Claude, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex). Pain points cluster around cloud scalability, analytics accessibility for non-technical teams, and operational efficiency—suggesting internal tooling constraints outpacing product ambition rather than market fit issues.
Harbor Capital Advisors manages a curated suite of active ETFs targeting advisors seeking risk-adjusted returns through boutique, unconstrained global partnerships. The firm operates as a manager-of-managers, sourcing and integrating external strategies across geographies and asset classes. Based in Chicago with 51–200 employees, the company is hiring across engineering, finance, and research—with accelerating velocity concentrated in mid-level and senior roles. Active projects span infrastructure (IaC, CI/CD), product (ETF brand building, liquidity tools), and operational scaling (analytics for non-technical users, marketing automation integration).
AWS (Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation), GitHub, Pulumi for infrastructure, Python/R/SQL for analysis, React/TypeScript for front-end, FastAPI for APIs, Power BI and Tableau for analytics, Amazon Bedrock and Claude for AI.
Chicago, IL. The company hires across the United States and Canada.
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