JOB TITLE
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, TECHNOLOGY
A CAREER WITH POINT72'S TECHNOLOGY TEAM
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly improving our company’s IT infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting, discovering new ways to harness the power of open-source solutions, and embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our products while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
We are looking for an experienced professional to work as part of the Finance Technology team. In addition to tactical development, you will be responsible for delivering and creating programs to modernize and scale the platform through technology upgrades, cloud technology adoption, and re-architecting business processes. You will work alongside world-class engineers, partnering directly with Finance stakeholders to understand existing workflows and deliver scalable replacements. This position offers deep domain exposure across FP&A, investor reporting, and compensation, and carries a high degree of ownership over the modernization roadmap.
Specifically, you will:
- Build software applications and deliver software enhancements and projects supporting finance and investor processing.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to develop software solutions using test-driven and agile software development methodologies.
- Be responsible for system upgrades and features supporting resiliency and capacity improvements, automation and controls, and integration with internal and external vendors and services.
- Driving architecture of core platforms and accelerating modernizing leveraging AI tools
- Work with DevOps teams to manage and resolve operational issues and leverage CI/CD platforms while following DevOps practices within the team and projects.
- Continuously improve the platforms using the latest technologies and software development ideas.
- Participate in initiatives to transition select applications to cloud platforms, enhancing stability, scalability and performance of the existing platform.
- Develop close working relationships and collaborate with other technology teams to deliver cross-departmental initiatives.
WHAT'S REQUIRED
- 6+ years of professional software development experience with strong expertise in Java and Java-based technologies.
- Solid knowledge of financial products including fixed income, credit, equities, and derivatives, along with related accounting, settlement, affirmation processing, and prime broker reconciliation systems.
- Extensive experience in SQL development and building large-scale data warehouses to support high-volume data processing and analytics.
- Experience with Python and Databricks for data engineering, pipeline development, and large-scale analytics.
- Proven background in developing high volume messaging architectures, streaming platforms, and transaction processing systems.
- Hands-on experience building and consuming RESTful services, as well as developing microservices on Kubernetes-based platforms and AWS infrastructure.
- Experience designing and building interactive web interfaces using Angular and React.
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Redis and MongoDB, along with exposure to agentic AI frameworks.
- Strong verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, understanding of agile methodologies, and commitment to high ethical standards.
- 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
- 6+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong expertise in Java and Java-based technologies
- Knowledge of financial products including fixed income, credit, equities, and derivatives
- Knowledge of accounting, settlement, affirmation processing, and prime broker reconciliation systems
- Extensive SQL development experience
- Experience building large-scale data warehouses for high-volume data processing and analytics
- Experience with Python and Databricks for data engineering, pipeline development, and large-scale analytics
- Experience developing high-volume messaging architectures, streaming platforms, and transaction processing systems
- Hands-on experience building and consuming RESTful services
- Experience developing microservices on Kubernetes-based platforms and AWS infrastructure
- Experience designing and building interactive web interfaces using Angular and React
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Redis and MongoDB
- Exposure to agentic AI frameworks
- Strong verbal communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of agile methodologies
- Commitment to high ethical standards
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.
