What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Developer position at Point72?
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 build world class tools for macro portfolio managers, that play a core role in their investment decision making processes.
Over the past three years, the Global Macro business has expanded significantly, and as a result, we are expanding the Macro Technology team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exceptional team, in a major growth phase. We are looking for problem solvers who are passionate about the Macro investment business and delivering best in class technology.
What you’ll do
You will leverage your software development experience and ingenuity to enhance and extend a system which tracks global tradable assets and their valuation in near real-time. You will work closely with the analytics library developers to design and develop new features and grow the platform. More broadly, you’ll join our Macro Technology team working with and learning from seasoned experts in supporting a complex global business. You can’t know everything – but you will use your talent and curiosity to discover new ways to improve our products and grow your skills along the way.
Experience building high-performance distributed software in the cloud with C#.
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
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.
The annual base salary range for this role is $200,000-$250,000 (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.
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 build world class tools for macro portfolio managers, that play a core role in their investment decision making processes.
Over the past three years, the Global Macro business has expanded significantly, and as a result, we are expanding the Macro Technology team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exceptional team, in a major growth phase. We are looking for problem solvers who are passionate about the Macro investment business and delivering best in class technology.
What you’ll do
You will leverage your software development experience and ingenuity to enhance and extend a system which tracks global tradable assets and their valuation in near real-time. You will work closely with the analytics library developers to design and develop new features and grow the platform. More broadly, you’ll join our Macro Technology team working with and learning from seasoned experts in supporting a complex global business. You can’t know everything – but you will use your talent and curiosity to discover new ways to improve our products and grow your skills along the way.
- Write code in C# to extend the system to support new asset classes and pricing models.
- Follow a robust SDLC process that includes code coverage requirements, code review, monitoring, and support.
- Contribute your ideas to team discussions on data modeling, software design, and more.
Experience building high-performance distributed software in the cloud with C#.
- 3 years of experience as a C# software developer.
- Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, K8s, and RDS.
- Experience with messaging and RPC protocols such as REST, gRPC, and Kafka.
- Familiarity with monitoring and test coverage tools and standards, such as DataDog and SonarQube.
- Clear communication skills, a passion for crafting quality applications, and an interest in financial products and trading.
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
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
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Non-profit matching gift program
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBTQ community
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match 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.
The annual base salary range for this role is $200,000-$250,000 (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.
Salary : $200,000 - $250,000