Job Summary:
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm, and they are seeking a Software Engineer to help build the next generation of data infrastructure. The role involves creating a unified, enterprise-grade data platform and ensuring the reliability and performance of backend systems.
Responsibilities:
โข Build and maintain agentic workflows and tooling that leverage large language models
โข Define the service contracts, data models, and integration patterns that will serve as future firmwide standards for data access
โข Build high-impact, enterprise-grade data services and pipelines that support research, trading, and AI projects across the firm
โข Ensure backend systems are reliable, observable, and performant at scale
โข Containerize services and orchestrate workloads to ensure resilient, observable, and scalable deployments together with cloud engineers
โข Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and deployment automation
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Bachelorโs degree in computer science or a similar engineering field
โข 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering roles building enterprise-grade systems
โข Strong programming skills in Python and experience with team development on business-critical systems
โข Experience with relational databases, including schema design and performance tuning
โข Exposure to agentic development in a commercial environment
โข Exposure to cloud development
โข Commitment to the highest ethical standards
Company:
Point72 invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Stamford, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.