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JOB TITLE SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, TECHNOLOGY A CAREER WITH POINT72'S TECHNOLOGY TEAM 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. WHAT YOU'LL DO We are looking for an experienced professional to work as part of the Finance Technology team. In addition to tactical development, 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. You will work alongside world-class engineers, partnering directly with Finance stakeholders to understand existing workflows and deliver scalable replacements. This position offers deep domain exposure across FP&A, investor reporting, and compensation, and carries a high degree of ownership over the modernization roadmap. Specifically, you will: Build software applications and deliver software enhancements and projects supporting finance and investor processing. Work closely with business stakeholders to develop software solutions using test-driven and agile software development methodologies. Be responsible for system upgrades and features supporting resiliency and capacity improvements, automation and controls, and integration with internal and external vendors and services. Driving architecture of core platforms and accelerating modernizing leveraging AI tools Work with DevOps teams to manage and resolve operational issues and leverage CI/CD platforms while following DevOps practices within the team and projects. Continuously improve the platforms using the latest technologies and software development ideas. Participate in initiatives to 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 6+ years of professional software development experience with strong expertise in Java and Java-based technologies. Solid knowledge of financial products including fixed income, credit, equities, and derivatives, along with related accounting, settlement, affirmation processing, and prime broker reconciliation systems. Extensive experience in SQL development and building large-scale data warehouses to support high-volume data processing and analytics. Experience with Python and Databricks for data engineering, pipeline development, and large-scale analytics. Proven background in developing high volume messaging architectures, streaming platforms, and transaction processing systems. Hands-on experience building and consuming RESTful services, as well as developing microservices on Kubernetes-based platforms and AWS infrastructure. Experience designing and building interactive web interfaces using Angular and React. Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Redis and MongoDB, along with exposure to agentic AI frameworks. Strong verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, understanding of agile methodologies, and commitment to high ethical standards. 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: 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 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/.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.