Position Overview:
Risk Technology is a global team that designs, builds and maintains Squarepoint’s trading risk platform, which is responsible for trade capture, position management, profit/loss computation, inventory/locate management and internal order routing. These critical systems need to be performant, resilient, and capable of timely processing of high volumes of trading data in both live and historical scenarios, requiring solutions to process, propagate and store rapidly changing datasets efficiently. The Risk platform is undergoing significant investment to build a new service orientated architecture. We’re looking for talented engineers with a passion for software development who enjoy working in a dynamic, global and collaborative environment, with a strong focus on engineering excellence.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related subject.
- 4+ years’ C++ Linux based development experience.
- Knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
- Team player with excellent communication skills.
Nice to have:
- Experience with scalable large-scale / distributed systems / service-oriented architecture
- Experience optimizing code for high performance applications
- Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, AMPS, QPID)
- Experience with Python, bash and/or Q/KDB
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related subject
- 4+ years' C++ Linux based development experience
- Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
- Excellent communication skills
Squarepoint Capital Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Squarepoint Capital and has not been reviewed or approved by Squarepoint Capital.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision insurance are provided alongside FSA options, indicating a broad healthcare offering. Disability, life, and AD&D coverage are also cited as part of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program is offered, with multiple mentions of a company match. Long‑term financial protections such as life and disability insurance complement the retirement plan.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid sick days, and paid volunteer time are included. Parental leave is described as generous.
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What We Do
Squarepoint Capital is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients. We are a data and technology driven firm who specialize in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.
