Quantitative Developer Intern

Point72 is hiring a Quantitative Developer Intern in New York, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Point72.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Level classes it as an internship.
Point72 has 200 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

A highly collaborative, fast-growing team, Point72 Internal Alpha Capture (IAC) is developing scalable quantitative equity trading signals that 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 looking for exceptional students to join us as quantitative developer interns for Summer 2027. Our interns will work closely with our team, receive comprehensive, in-depth training, and help develop novel signals that may have a real impact.

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

Improving signal research and trading tools infrastructure
Optimizing data ETL pipelines, persistent / in-memory caches and SQL databases
Working alongside quant researchers developing quant signals
Developing automated equities trading application and real-time analytics

DESIRABLE CANDIDATES

Undergraduate or higher degree in computer science, machine learning, or other quantitative discipline, or current enrollment in a related undergraduate or graduate program
Strong programming experience in Python with production-level coding quality
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Docker
Experience with Unix environment and shell scripting
Knowledge of profiling (e.g. VisualVM, async-profiler) and code optimization is a plus
Knowledge of statistics and machine learning is a plus
Ability to take ownership of projects, work independently, and collaborate effectively within a small team
Prior experience in the financial services industry is a plus
Commitment to the highest ethical standards

How we rate this

Quantitative Developer Intern at Point72 rates 25 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.