Linux Engineer
A Career with point72’s Technology team
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.
As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.
What you’ll do
- Support, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux systems in production and development environments
- Assist with system provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management
- Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity; respond to incidents and outages
- Work closely with developers and quants to support research and trading workloads
- Automate operational tasks using scripting and configuration management tools
- Assist with patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation
- Maintain documentation and operational runbooks
- Participate in on-call rotation (as appropriate for level)
What’s REQUIRED
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience administering Ubuntu Linux systems and ZFS
- Strong understanding of Linux fundamentals including processes, memory, CPU, filesystems, and networking as well as systemd, cron, logging, and package management (apt)
- Experience with shell scripting (Bash)
- Familiarity with SSH, DNS, TCP/IP networking
- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Datadog)
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues in a time-constraint environment
- Strong communication skills and a team-oriented mindset
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
We take care of our people
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
- Health care benefits
- Maternity, Adoption & related leave policies
- Generous paternity and family care leave policies
- Employee Assistance Program & Mental wellness programs
- Transportation support
- Tuition assistance
About point72
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com.
Skills Required
- 5+ years engineering, deployment, and management of large-scale Linux infrastructure experience at a financial services firm
- Knowledge of distributed file systems (Lustre, GPFS) for multi-tenant clustered compute environments
- Extensive experience with Linux configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Experience with automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef
- Experience in deploying hybrid and/or cloud-native HPC environments in AWS
Point72 Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Point72 and has not been reviewed or approved by Point72.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as exceptional with comprehensive options and low out-of-pocket costs. Medical, dental, and vision are characterized as fully covered or no-premium for U.S. employees.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program features a generous employer match and access to after-tax contributions with in-plan Roth conversions. Value accrues through a multi-year vesting schedule that rewards tenure.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family leave is highlighted as generous and has strengthened over time. Clear primary and secondary caregiver policies are in place and seen as competitive.
Point72 Insights
What We Do
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
