Quant Library Developer, Macro Technology.
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
- Design, build, and extend core C# analytics services, APIs, and libraries used across the Macro business.
- Develop and operate high-performance distributed systems with strong guarantees around correctness, latency, and scalability.
- Build real-time and historical analytics services supporting pricing, risk, and global market data workflows.
- Design and maintain time-aware (historical and real-time) data models and services, ensuring consistency across analytics use cases.
- Develop and integrate derived data pipelines and datasets used in research, backtesting, and production analytics.
- Contribute to API design, data modeling, and system architecture for shared analytics platforms.
- Integrate analytics services with batch and streaming data pipelines across research and trading workflows.
- Partner closely with quants and portfolio managers to translate investment requirements into robust platform capabilities.
- Contribute to system reliability through testing, monitoring, and operational best practices.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to improve design, performance, and maintainability.
What’s REQUIRED
- 3–10 years of experience developing production-quality backend software in C#, with a strong focus on distributed systems and APIs (REST/gRPC).
- Proven experience designing, deploying, and supporting backend services or platforms in cloud or hybrid environments .
- Strong understanding of distributed system design, including data modeling, consistency, and time-series or event-driven architectures.
- Hands-on experience with streaming and messaging systems, such as Kafka, and building scalable data pipelines with derived data generation and persistence.
- Familiarity with containerized environments, such as Kubernetes, and modern data and storage technologies.
- Solid grasp of SDLC best practices, including testing, code coverage, monitoring, and operational support in production systems.
- Experience with Python and exposure to C++, particularly in performance- or analytics-oriented contexts.
- Awareness of financial markets and instruments, including rates, FX, and derivatives, and how pricing and risk analytics are applied.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with investment professionals.
- 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:
- Fully paid health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Volunteer opportunities
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
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 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/.
The annual base salary range for this role is $245,000-$300,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in C++ and Python development
- Strong knowledge of interest rates and foreign exchange pricing models and the fixed income markets
- Comfortable working in both Linux and Windows environments
- Experience working on high performance multithreaded systems
- Strong communication skills
- Passion for crafting quality applications
- Demonstrated interest in financial products and trading
- Commitment to the highest 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.
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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.
