Software Engineer, Middle Office Systems - AI/ML

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team 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.

• →Build and deliver equities trading services and execution components that directly influence trading performance and product innovation
• →Integrate generative AI capabilities into developer workflows and trading tools to automate code generation, testing, and operational support
• →Prototype and productionize AI-driven features and automation in close partnership with research, trading, and operations teams
• →Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability through profiling, tuning, and capacity planning for low-latency environments
• →Lead testing, deployment, and observability efforts to ensure safe, auditable delivery of new features and rapid incident resolution
• →Mentor and coach junior engineers, elevate engineering standards, and contribute to the technical roadmap for equities technology
• →Drive cross-team projects to modernize execution infrastructure and build reusable platforms and developer tooling

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in markets technology or trading technology
• Demonstrated experience working as an AI-first engineer, routinely applying AI-driven approaches to solve engineering and operational problems
• Hands-on experience building, maintaining, or supporting production trading systems, order management systems, or execution platforms
• Proven software development experience in Python, Java, and SQL on production projects
• Regular hands-on use of generative AI (GenAI) tools in day-to-day development, testing, or operational workflows
• Strong understanding of electronic equity market structure, trading workflows, and market data concepts
• Practical experience with real-time data processing, streaming APIs, or event-driven architectures.
• Experience profiling, optimizing, and debugging performance-sensitive or low-latency systems
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate with trading, research, and product teams
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Health care benefits
• Maternity, Adoption & related leave policies
• Generous paternity and family care leave policies
• Employee Assistance Program & Mental wellness programs
• Transportation support
• Tuition assistance

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 https://point72.com/.