Software Engineer, Infrastructure Automation

A Career with Point72’s Technology Team

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.

As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the design and implementation of advanced automation solutions to enhance IT infrastructure operations.
• Develop and maintain automation systems using object-oriented programming languages, leveraging modern IDEs such as Cursor for efficient development.
• Utilize AWS cloud services to build scalable and efficient infrastructure automation systems.
• Apply expertise in Linux systems to script and automate operations effectively.
• Use knowledge of networking concepts and technologies, including load balancers, firewalls, and network protocols, to develop robust automation solutions.
• Implement configuration automation with open source tools like Ansible and Terraform to streamline deployment processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive automation initiatives and integrate solutions across various technological areas.

What’s required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer.
• Proficiency in programming using an object-oriented programming language, such as Rust, Java or Python.
• Understanding of Linux systems and system operations automation.
• Familiarity with networking concepts and technologies.
• Basic knowledge of configuration automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Familiarity with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, Route53, IAM.
• Understanding of messaging buses such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Experience with relational databases and non-relational stores, such as Postgres, Elasticsearch, MongoDB.
• Strong software design skills.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools, such as, Grafana, Prometheus, and DataDog.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• 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 LGBT+ 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 https://point72.com/.

The annual base salary range for this role is $175,000-$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.