Software Engineer – Trading Platform, Reliability
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.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Software Engineer on the Trading Platform team, you will play a key role in enhancing the reliability of our trading systems. You will focus on observability, operability, configurability, scalability, and availability through software engineering initiatives. Specifically, you will:
• Improve the reliability of our trading environment by focusing on observability, operability, configurability, scalability, and availability through software engineering initiatives.
• Analyze system performance and implement improvements to optimize trading operations.
• Develop software services, libraries, and tools to automate processes, reduce toil, and improve reliability.
• Partner with fellow software and support engineers, and investment professionals to continuously improve the reliability of our trading platform.
WHAT’S REQUIRED
• 7-10 years of software engineering experience.
• Knowledge of trading domain and order life cycle management.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java and Kotlin.
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems.
• 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:
• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
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.
The annual base salary range for this role is $275,000-$350,000 (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.
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