Point72
Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer
A Career with point72's Technology Team
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company's 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 invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
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
The annual base salary range for this role is $250,000 - $300,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
A Career with point72's Technology Team
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company's 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
- Lead the design and implementation of advanced automation solutions to enhance IT infrastructure operations.
- Architect scalable and efficient infrastructure automation systems utilizing AWS cloud services.
- Develop and maintain automation systems using object-oriented programming languages, leveraging modern IDEs for efficient development.
- Utilize AWS cloud services to build scalable and efficient infrastructure automation systems.
- Apply expertise in Linux systems to script and automate operations effectively.
- Utilize advanced knowledge of networking concepts and technologies, including load balancers, firewalls, and network protocols, to develop robust automation solutions
- Implement and optimize configuration automation with tools like Ansible and Terraform to streamline deployment processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive automation initiatives and integrate solutions across various technological areas.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to their professional development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline
- 10+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
- Strong proficiency in programming using an object-oriented programming language, such as Rust, Java or Python.
- Deep understanding of Linux systems and system operations automation.
- Strong fundamentals on networking concepts and technologies.
- Basic knowledge of configuration automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
- Deep expertise with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, Route53, IAM.
- Experience in developing software systems integrated with real time messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Strong software design skills for large scale systems.
- Experience with developing systems that integrate with relational databases and non-relational stores, such as Postgres, Elasticsearch, MongoDB.
- Knowledge of monitoring tools, such as Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog.
- Ability to clarify requirements and build detailed execution plans.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
- 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 LGBTQ+ community
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
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
The annual base salary range for this role is $250,000 - $300,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.