A Career with Point72’s Technology Team
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group 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.
The Macro Quant Analytics team is responsible for building in-house financial analytics and a distributed platform to disseminate information tracking the global market. We seek to build world class tools for macro portfolio managers, that play a core role in their investment decision making processes.
What you’ll do
As part of our Macro Technology team, you will work with and learn from seasoned experts to support a complex global business. Specifically, you will: Help build a new core analytics library and downstream tools that help various parts of the business price and analyze the risk of the macro business including IR, FX, credit, commodity, equity, and mortgage securities
- Write code in python and Modern C++ to help build and extend the library to support new asset classes and pricing models
- Help write systems and tools on top of that library including APIs and an Excel add-in
- Collaborate with quants, traders, and other developers to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs
- Follow a robust SDLC process that includes code coverage requirements, code review, monitoring, and support. Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging to ensure high-quality software delivery
- Contribute your ideas to team discussions on data modeling, software design, and more
What’s required
- 5+ years of experience in C++ and Python development.
- Strong knowledge of IR and FX pricing models and the fixed income markets.
- Comfortable working in both Linux and Windows environments
- Experience building Excel add-ins.
- Experience working on high performance multithreaded systems
- Strong communication skills
- A passion for crafting quality applications
- A demonstrated interest in financial products and trading
- 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:
- Private Medical and Dental Insurances
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Volunteer opportunities
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of colour and the LGBQT+ community
- Mental and physical wellness programmes
- Tuition assistance
- Non-contributory pension and more
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 www.Point72.com/about.
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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.
