Software Engineer, Fundamental Research Tools

Point72 • New York, NY

5d

About The Position

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.
As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

Requirements

• Understanding of the hedge fund business and environment
• Technical knowledge in Typescript, Node.JS, C#, HTML, and CSS
• Self-motivated and dedicated mindset, with the ability to take ownership and deliver within a reasonable timeline
• Passion for building mission-critical, elegantly engineered, and scalable code following clean coding practices (SOLID, continuous refactoring, testing)
• Professional and precise communication skills
• Ability to design self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components
• Comfort operating in a fast paced, Agile environment
• Fluency with Git source code management
• Experience creating configuration, build, and test scripts for Continuous Integration environments and experience writing extensive unit tests using automated TDD tasks
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain front‑end user interfaces using modern web technologies (Typescript, HTML, CSS, Angular/React).
• Extend and/or develop microservices in Node.js or C#
• Provide data to microservices from data sources such as SQL, Mongo, and Databricks
• Build and enhance platform-level AI capabilities by integrating and extending MCP, agents, tools
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, and platform engineers to deliver seamless end‑to‑end user experiences
• Troubleshoot issues, perform code reviews, and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices
• Prevent, identify, and fix risks and issues caused by application development changes or infrastructure changes
• Coordinate weekly and emergency releases with other Technology teams
• Engaging team and monitoring each stage of the project
• Determine and oversee consistent testing, evaluation, and troubleshooting of all products in all stages of completion

Benefits

• 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 LGBT+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees