Data Engineer

 A Career with Point72’s Technology Group

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.

The AI/Machine Learning Technology Team at Point72 works on building innovative solutions that leverage AI to deliver better results across various teams, including traders, analysts, and risk managers. The team works closely with both business stakeholders, the Technology Innovation Team, and development teams across Technology. Their goal is to deploy AI technology that delivers competitive advantages for Point72's operations.

What you’ll do

As a data engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines, ensuring data quality and availability for various applications and requirements. You will work closely with other team members to design and implement data storage solutions and optimize data processing tasks. Specifically, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to ingest, process, and store large volumes of structured and unstructured data
• Ensure data quality and integrity by implementing data validation, monitoring, and anomaly detection techniques
• Work with external teams to explore opportunities for innovation and develop corresponding bespoke data solutions
• Implement and optimize data storage solutions, using best practices for version control, data modeling, and continuous integration
• Conduct experiments and perform data analysis to evaluate pipeline performance and identify areas for improvement
• Develop and implement practical and measurable performance criteria for evaluating data pipeline performance
• Work with engineering and product teams to integrate data pipelines into applications and collaborate to identify and solve technical challenges and implement innovative solutions
• Keep up to date with the latest advancements in data engineering and bring new ideas to the team
• Write clear and concise technical documentation for data pipelines, storage solutions, and proof of concept use cases
  

What’s required

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, with a focus on building and maintaining data pipelines
• Strong knowledge of programming languages such as Java, Python, or Scala
• Experience with big data frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, or Flink
• Experience in working with relational and non-relational databases, such as SQL, NoSQL, and time-series databases
• Familiarity with data integration, data warehousing, and ETL tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design and implement complex data processing tasks
• An ability to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Curiosity, an ability to embrace uncertainty, and a willingness to accept failure while exploring new ideas
• Commitment and adherence 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 global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.

The annual base salary range for this role is $130,000-$160,000, which does not include overtime compensation, 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.