Point72

Software Engineer, Macro Technology

Point72$120K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience in full-stack applications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent
  • 5+ years of backend development in C# and/or Java, focusing on services and APIs
  • 3+ years of frontend development with React or a modern UI framework
  • 5+ years of SQL and relational databases experience with schema design and optimization
  • 3+ years in financial markets or trading technology, particularly in Fixed Income, Futures, or FX
  • Proven experience utilizing AI tools throughout the software delivery lifecycle
  • Experience supporting production systems during U.S. trading hours
  • Strong communication skills to work with diverse teams
  • Authorization to work in the U.S. and ability to work onsite in Stamford, CT or NYC

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver full-stack applications to enhance Macro trading workflows
  • Lead development of trade capture and workflow automation to reduce operational friction
  • Collaborate with traders to translate workflows into software solutions
  • Drive end-to-end delivery across all layers from problem framing to production
  • Embed controls and observability into trade flows via partnerships
  • Utilize AI tools to improve the engineering process and validate outcomes
  • Define validation strategies for AI changes to ensure production readiness
  • Contribute to system integration and enhancements in order workflows
  • Participate in production support and incident resolution for critical workflows

Benefits

  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Support for employee-led affinity groups
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • 401(k) savings program with employer match
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Design, implement, and deliver high-impact, trader-facing full-stack applications that directly improve Macro trading workflows and execution speed
  • Lead the development of trade capture workflows, blotter interfaces, and workflow automation to simplify front-office activity and reduce operational friction
  • Partner with traders and portfolio managers to translate live workflow conversations into practical software designs and prioritized delivery plans
  • Drive end-to-end delivery across frontend, backend, and data layers, owning solutions from problem framing through production rollout and validation
  • Partner closely with Operations and Compliance to embed controls, observability, and supportability into trade flows and release plans
  • Use AI tools as a core part of the engineering process to accelerate implementation, refactoring, test generation, debugging, and documentation while validating outputs for safety and correctness
  • Define and execute validation strategies for AI-assisted changes, including automated tests, scenario coverage, instrumentation, and production-readiness checks
  • Contribute to system integration and straight-through processing improvements, onboarding of additional product capabilities, and enhancements to order and blotter workflows
  • Participate in production support and incident resolution for critical Macro trading workflows, driving root-cause analysis and durable fixes

WHAT'S REQUIRED
  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building production full-stack applications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent technical experience
  • 5+ years of backend development experience in C# and/or Java, including designing services and APIs
  • 3+ years of frontend development experience with React or a comparable modern UI framework, including building interactive trader-facing interfaces
  • 5+ years of experience with SQL and relational databases, including schema design, query optimization, and ensuring data integrity
  • 3+ years of experience working in a financial markets or trading technology environment with domain exposure to Fixed Income, Futures, or FX
  • Proven experience using AI tools as a core part of the software delivery lifecycle to generate implementation, tests, refactoring, debugging aids, or documentation, with a demonstrated ability to validate AI-generated outputs through testing and targeted human review
  • Experience supporting production systems used during U.S. trading hours, including participating in production support and incident resolution
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to work directly with traders, portfolio managers, operations teams, and compliance teams to convert ambiguous business problems into safe, production-ready solutions
  • Authorization to work in the United States and ability to be based in Stamford, CT or New York City and work onsite as needed
  • 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 LGBT+ community
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a hedge fund and family office founded by Steven Cohen in 2014. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and manages over $16 billion in assets. Point72 primarily invests in public equity markets, but also has a private equity arm. The company has a global presence with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore. Point72 has been involved in several high-profile legal cases, including a $1.8 billion settlement with the SEC in 2013.
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Size
1,500 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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