Software Engineer, Risk Technology

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Software Engineer, Risk Technology

A Career with point72’S TECHNOLOGY TEAM

As Point72 continues to reimagine 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 and discovering new ways to provide exceptional end user experience while embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our team while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.

Our Technology Infrastructure team engineers and operates the foundational technology platforms that power all of the firm’s applications and businesses. Our disciplines span a broad array of technologies from datacenter infrastructure to large scale cloud services, with the shared goal of providing the most reliable, performant, modern technology platforms to improve time-to-market for our business. We also deliver end-user technology solutions to support the evolving collaboration and productivity needs of our global teams. Our team focuses on innovation and challenging the current state of our infrastructure technology in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative working environment.

What you’ll do

• Build a scalable reporting framework capable of processing terabytes of data for complex risk calculations

• Develop quantitative understanding of risk to anticipate the requirements of the team

• Innovate and improve our capabilities to deliver high quality products to our business partners

• Apply creative and unique solutions to solve complex problems

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

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/.