Software Engineer, Technology Trading

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 part of our Redwood team, you will focus on developing technical solutions within our trading system to facilitate onboarding and ongoing support of the Cubist systematic trading business


• Develop real-time, low-latency solutions fororder-entry, order-routing and risk management across a variety of asset classes and regions


• Custom binary protocol development for order-entry and counter-party execution


• Risk management rule development for new asset classes


• Complex event processing for trading-system anomaly detection


• Realtime cross-site position updates for global risk calculations

What’s required

• 8-10 years of experience in front office trading system development


• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, finance, or a related field


• Strong coding abilities, highly proficient in Java development and coding practices


• Experience working on a sequencer-based technology platform


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• 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


• Mental and physical wellness programs


• Volunteer opportunities


• Non-profit matching gift program


• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBTQ+ community


• 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