Point72 · 5 hours ago
Software Engineer, Execution Services
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$175K/yr - $245K/yr
5+ years expPoint72 is a leading global alternative investment firm, and they are seeking a Software Engineer to join their Technology team. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining web applications using React and TypeScript, while collaborating with traders and product stakeholders to meet evolving business needs.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain React and TypeScript applications for order entry, blotters, dashboards, and risk/position views
Implement real-time, event-driven UIs (WebSockets/streaming) that handle large, rapidly updating datasets with low latency
Develop reusable component libraries and contribute to a shared design system, ensuring accessibility, consistent theming, and responsive design
Optimize application performance by implementing strategies such as data virtualization, memorization, concurrent processing, efficient network usage, and rendering improvements to ensure smooth and responsive user experiences
Integrate front-end applications with market data feeds, order and execution management systems (OMS/EMS), and internal APIs by collaborating closely with backend engineers to define and refine data contracts
Develop and maintain reliable automated tests—such as unit, integration, and end-to-end tests—and manage deployments using CI/CD pipelines, feature flags, and comprehensive monitoring tools to ensure stability and quality in production
Work directly with traders and product stakeholders to gather business requirements, present demos, receive feedback, and rapidly iterate on features to meet evolving business needs
Uphold engineering best practices, including code reviews, documentation, security, and accessibility (WCAG/ARIA)
Help modernize or interoperate with Angular-based applications where needed
Mentor teammates, share knowledge, and contribute to technical roadmaps
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building modern web applications, and 3+ years of experience with React and TypeScript in production
Experience successfully delivering complex, high‑performance user interfaces for trading platforms, market data visualization, or other real‑time finance-based applications
Deep fluency in TypeScript, React hooks, state management (Redux Toolkit, Zustand, MobX, or RxJS), and component architecture
Experience building high-performance data grids, charts, and dashboards, and comfortability with virtualization and diffing strategies
Experience with streaming patterns like WebSockets and Server-Sent Events
Familiarity with Observables/RxJS
Proficient with testing tools (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright) and modern build tooling (Vite/Webpack, ESLint, Prettier)
Strong understanding of modern web browsers, including their rendering pipelines, asynchronous programming patterns, use of Web Workers, handling of local storage, and adherence to security best practices
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate trader needs into specs, reduce ambiguity, and drive alignment across engineering, product, and UX
Strong problem-solving skills, an ownership mindset, and calm execution under time-sensitive conditions
Commitment to the highest ethical standards
Benefits
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 LGBTQ+ community
Tuition assistance
A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
Company
Point72
Point72 invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$45.17M2012-06-15Series Unknown· $45.17M
Leadership Team
Nanssia Fragoudaki
Chief Operating Officer for Technology
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Sam Wadhams
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
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