Software Engineer, Back Office Systems

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 Back Office Technology Team supports trade processing, position keeping, clearing/settlement, fund accounting, trade reconciliation and prime broker integrations. The team partners with Middle and Back Office business users to customize and implement solutions supporting trade processing and new business developments.

What you’ll do

In addition to tactical development, you will be responsible for delivering and creating programs to modernize and scale the platform through technology upgrades, cloud technology adoption, and re-architecting business processes.

You will work with world class engineers to develop high-capacity integrations and development capabilities with in-house and vendor build applications, implement new financial products, manage internal and prime broker data, and develop the data warehouse of the future to support growing businesses. Specifically, you will:

• Build software applications and deliver software enhancements and projects to support fund accounting and trade processing technology
• Work closely with business stakeholders to develop software solutions using test-driven and agile software development methodologies
• Assume responsibility for system upgrades and features supporting resiliency and capacity improvements, automation and controls, and integration with internal and external vendors and services
• Work with the DevOps teams to manage and resolve operational issues and leverage CI/CD platforms in accordance with DevOps best practices
• Continuously improve the platforms using the latest technologies and software development ideas
• Participate in initiatives to transition select applications to cloud platforms, enhancing stability, scalability and performance of the existing platform
• Develop close working relationships and collaborate with other technology teams to deliver cross-departmental initiatives.

What’s REQUIRED

• 8+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on .Net based technologies
• Strong SQL development and experience developing large-scale data warehouses
• Experience developing projects based on messaging architectures, high volume streaming and/or transaction processing systems
• Experience with building and consuming RESTful services
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Understanding of agile methodologies
• Experience in Java
• 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 $225,000-$300,000 (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.