Software Engineer, Risk Technology

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.

Risk Technology is a highly collaborative and results-oriented team. We work closely with the Risk Management and Quantitative Research group to build and maintain a vital and high-profile system, which supports the business to enhance the Firm’s risk-adjusted performance and protect the Firm from excessive exposure.

What you’ll do

As a software engineer on our Risk Technology team, you will use your programming expertise to build a scalable reporting framework capable of processing terabytes of data for complex risk calculations within Point72 Risk Department. In this role, you will:

• Build analytical framework to enable flexible large-scale compute on big datasets
• Develop quantitative understanding of risk to anticipate the requirements of our team
• Innovate and improve our capabilities to deliver high quality products to our business partners
• Solve complex and challenging problems through the application of creative and unique solutions using the latest technology

What’s required

• Minimum of 5 years’ programming experience in Python and/or one of functional languages
• Training in computer science, math, physics or related technical field
• Programming experience in a quantitative environment with statistic models or complex aggregations
• Awesome team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills with peers and clients
• Problem solving skills with deep understanding of core computer science algorithms and data structures
• 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 www.Point72.com/about.