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
- Build and own core full-stack systems that deliver workflow automation, data, and analytics used daily by Point72’s Global Treasury professionals, with clear opportunities to shape product direction and impact firm-wide workflows
- Lead high-profile projects across the full development lifecycle, from technical design and specification to implementation, testing, and deployment into a complex production environment
- Design and implement responsive single-page user interfaces that surface large financial datasets and analytics to end users, driving usability and decision-making
- Develop and maintain backend services using modern .NET technologies, optimizing APIs for performance, scalability, and server-side pagination to support large result sets
- Extend and modernize existing margin calculation and financing platforms written on legacy frameworks while making targeted migrations to newer frameworks where appropriate
- Collaborate closely with treasury professionals, quantitative analysts, and other technology teams to translate business requirements into reliable, testable technical solutions
- Contribute reusable components, libraries, and engineering practices to the team’s collective technology assets to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, improve system observability, and implement monitoring and alerting to increase platform reliability
- Mentor peers, participate in code reviews, and drive architectural and user experience discussions to continuously improve product quality and development practices
WHAT'S REQUIRED
- Demonstrable production experience building applications using .NET technologies, with proficiency in C# or F# and experience across both .NET Framework and .NET Core
- Willingness and ability to extend, maintain, and refactor legacy .NET Framework systems, including margin calculation or financing platforms
- Proven ability to execute full software development lifecycle activities in complex, multi-team environments, including design, testing, and deployment
- Demonstrable experience designing and implementing RESTful services using ASP.NET Core, including server-side pagination models for large datasets
- Demonstrable experience building single-page applications in JavaScript using established libraries, with experience in TypeScript, React, ag-grid, and Highcharts
- Strong knowledge of serialization protocols and of authentication and authorization mechanisms used in distributed applications
- Experience integrating backend services with UI components and data analytics workflows to deliver actionable insights to end users
- Strong debugging and production support skills, including troubleshooting performance and reliability issues in live systems
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to shape product vision for UI-driven products and work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
- 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:
- Sports card
- Private life insurance
- Private medical and dental care, with vision allowance
- Private pension scheme
- Volunteer opportunities
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
- Business travel accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Educational assistance reimbursement
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
- Production experience building applications using .NET technologies
- Proficiency in C# or F# and experience across .NET Framework and .NET Core
- Ability to extend, maintain, and refactor legacy .NET Framework systems (including margin calculation or financing platforms)
- Experience designing and implementing RESTful services using ASP.NET Core, including server-side pagination for large datasets
- Experience building single-page applications in JavaScript with TypeScript, React, ag-grid, and Highcharts
- Strong knowledge of serialization protocols
- Strong knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms used in distributed applications
- Experience integrating backend services with UI components and data analytics workflows
- Strong debugging and production support skills, including troubleshooting performance and reliability issues in live systems
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills; ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders
- 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.
