Quantitative Developer Intern

Point72 • New York, NY

7d

About The Position

Point72 Internal Alpha Capture (IAC) is a highly collaborative, fast-growing team developing scalable quantitative equity trading signals using rigorous research, state-of-the-art machine learning methods, a broad range of public and proprietary data sources, and significant computing power. The team is seeking exceptional students for Summer 2027. Interns will work closely with the team, receive comprehensive, in-depth training, and help develop novel signals that may have a real impact. The role offers exposure to research and trading tools infrastructure, data pipelines and databases, quantitative signal research, automated equities trading applications, and real-time analytics.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or higher in computer science, machine learning, or another quantitative discipline, or current enrollment in a related undergraduate or graduate program.
• Strong Python programming experience with production-level coding quality.
• Ability to take ownership of projects, work independently, and collaborate effectively within a small team.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Docker.
• Experience with Unix environments and shell scripting.
• Knowledge of profiling tools, such as VisualVM or async-profiler, and code optimization.
• Knowledge of statistics and machine learning.
• Prior experience in the financial services industry.

Responsibilities

• Improve signal research and trading tools infrastructure.
• Optimize data ETL pipelines, persistent and in-memory caches, and SQL databases.
• Work alongside quantitative researchers developing quantitative signals.
• Develop automated equities trading applications and real-time analytics.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern