Quantitative Developer

Point72
United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced quantitative professionals who can bridge risk modeling and system architecture, with a focus on equity markets and collaborative problem-solving in the UK.

Best fit for

  • Experienced quantitative professionals with expertise in equity risk modeling and system architecture.
    — “Strong understanding of equity factor models and their construction and application”
  • Individuals with a background in layered data architecture and large-scale data processing.
    — “Working understanding of layered/medallion-style data architecture (bronze/silver/gold)”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of communication to align with multiple teams on complex technical problems.
    — “Partner directly with risk, research and other internal teams to translate ambiguous business problems into technical requirements and solutions”
  • A commitment to ethical standards is emphasized and likely a core part of the firm’s expectations.
    — “Commitment to the highest ethical standards”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building scalable data pipelines and risk analytics frameworks.
    — “Build a scalable reporting framework capable of processing terabytes of data for complex risk calculations”
  • Demonstrate advanced SQL skills with examples of optimizing queries in large-scale environments.
    — “Advanced SQL skills, including experience with complex stored procedures, query optimization, and partition management”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • design new risk factor models
  • refine existing risk factor models
  • build scalable reporting framework
  • collaborate with risk quants and engineers
  • translate ambiguous business problems into technical requirements
Typical background
quantitative financerisk managementfinancial modeling

Skills & requirements

Required

Equity Factor ModelsFinancial Instrument ModelingQuantitative Risk And Performance AnalyticsScalable Reporting FrameworkSystem DesignCode QualityArchitecture DecisionsTechnical Requirements

Preferred

AI SolutionsCloud Architectures

Stack & domain

PythonRJuliaMatlabSQLFinance

About the role

Original posting from Point72 via Greenhouse

Quantitative Developer, Risk Technology 

A CAREER WITH POINT72’s TECHNOLOGY TEAM

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.

As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Collaborate with Risk quants to design new risk factor models and refine existing ones

Develop quantitative risk and performance analytics to proactively anticipate and address stakeholder needs

Build a scalable reporting framework capable of processing terabytes of data for complex risk calculations

Collaborate with engineers on system design, code quality, and architecture decisions across the team's shared codebase

Partner directly with risk, research and other internal teams to translate ambiguous business problems into technical requirements and solutions

WHAT’S REQUIRED

Strong understanding of equity factor models and their construction and application (e.g., MSCI Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg)

Demonstrated track record and hands-on experience in financial instrument modeling, particularly within the equity space

5+ years of programming experience in Python or another language commonly used in quantitative and statistical work (e.g., R, Julia, MATLAB), in a quantitative or research environment

Working understanding of layered/medallion-style data architecture (bronze/silver/gold), with enough hands-on pipeline experience to implement components alongside team members

Advanced SQL skills, including experience with complex stored procedures, query optimization, and partition management, in large-scale or distributed data environments

Problem solving skills with deep understanding of core computer science algorithms and data structures

Training in computer science, math, physics or related technical fields

Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills

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:

Private Medical and Dental Insurances

Generous parental and family leave policies

Volunteer opportunities

Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of colour and the LGBQT+ community

Mental and physical wellness programmes

Tuition assistance

Non-contributory pension and more

ABOUT POINT72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen with over $58.5 billion in assets under management (as of July 1, 2026). 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 www.Point72.com.

Source: Point72 careers (Greenhouse)

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