Quantitative Developer Intern

Job Description

Point72 Internal Alpha Capture (IAC) is a highly collaborative, fast-growing team developing scalable quantitative equity trading signals. These signals leverage rigorous research, state-of-the-art machine learning methods, a broad range of public and proprietary data sources, and unparalleled computing power.

We are seeking exceptional students to join us as quantitative developer interns for Summer 2025. Interns will work closely with our team, receive comprehensive, in-depth training, and contribute to developing novel signals with real impact.

Responsibilities

You will gain exposure to a variety of activities, which may include:

• Enhancing quantitative research platforms by benchmarking and integrating in-house and cloud technologies
• Optimizing data ETL pipelines, persistent/in-memory caches, and SQL databases
• Improving research and trading tools and infrastructure

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or higher degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or another quantitative discipline
• Strong programming experience in Python with production-level coding quality
• Experience with Unix environments and shell scripting
• Experience with cloud computing, ideally AWS and Databricks
• Familiarity with numerical Python libraries (e.g., Numpy, Pandas, PyTorch)
• Knowledge of version control (Git) and software CI/CD tools and lifecycle
• Knowledge of profiling tools (e.g., cProfile, SnakeViz, memory-profiler) and code optimization is a plus
• Understanding of statistics and machine learning is a plus
• Willingness to take ownership of work, working independently and within a small team
• Prior experience in the financial services industry is not required
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

About Point72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. With over 30 years of investing experience, Point72 aims to deliver superior returns through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We strive to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth.