Software Engineer

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Software Engineer, Trade and Fund Processing Technology

 A Career with point72’S TECHNOLOGY TEAM

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our technology group is constantly improving our company’s technology infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. 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

You will work with world class engineers, developing high-capacity integrations and development capabilities with in-house and vendor built applications, , managing internal and external data, and developing the data warehouse of the future to support our growing business. Specifically, 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, as well as tactical development.
• Build software applications and deliver software enhancements and projects supporting fund accounting and trade processing technology.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to develop software solutions using test-driven and agile software development methodologies.
• Oversee system upgrades and features supporting resiliency and capacity improvements, automation and controls, and integration with internal and external vendors and services.
• Work with DevOps teams to manage and resolve operational issues and leverage CI/CD platforms while following DevOps best practices.
• Continuously improve platforms using the latest technologies and software development ideas.
• Help 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

• 3-12 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
• Knowledge of accounting, settlement, and affirmation processing associated with a range of financial products
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (Redis, MongoDB)
• Experience with building micro services, Kubernetes based platforms, and AWS
• Experience in Java
• Experience designing and building interactive web interfaces using Angular/React
• Experience working with industry-known prime broker reconciliation software
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

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.