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Quant Library Developer, Macro Technology

Point72
Location
United States
Posted
12 days ago
Department
Macro Management
Salary
$200,000-$300,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 7+ years of experience developing and supporting production Python platforms, APIs, services, or analytics applications in macro, trading, risk, pricing, or related financial markets environments
  • Experience building or integrating with service-oriented platforms, including practical exposure to gRPC, Protocol Buffers, service contracts, versioning, backward compatibility, and production service support
  • Strong Excel skills, including experience supporting business-critical spreadsheet workflows for trading, risk, analytics, pricing, or related financial markets use cases
  • Experience integrating Python applications with lower-level analytics libraries, services, data platforms, or other production systems
  • High-level understanding of quantitative analytics concepts such as pricing, valuation, calibration, curve construction, scenarios, sensitivities, and risk, with the ability to work closely with quantitative researchers on model-driven requirements
  • Experience improving the performance and reliability of data-intensive or analytics-driven Python systems, including profiling, caching, asynchronous execution, scalable computation, and production troubleshooting
What the job really is

As a Quant Library Developer at Point72, you will design and develop a Python-based analytics platform for the macro business, focusing on creating APIs and user interfaces for pricing and risk analytics. You will collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to enhance analytics workflows and ensure reliable access to data through well-designed interfaces. Your role will also involve improving system performance and providing technical guidance to other developers.

Benefits
  • 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
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed in the posting, but a range is provided elsewhere
  • Focus on collaboration with quantitative researchers and traders may require strong interpersonal skills
  • Role involves significant technical expertise in Python and analytics, which may not suit all candidates
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