UI Engineer

Point72 • New York, NY

2h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Excellent technical knowledge of Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with a passion for building mission-critical, elegantly engineered, and scalable code
• Fluency with Git source code management
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to take ownership of assigned tasks , delivering them within reasonable time
• Professional, precise communication skills and comfort operating in a fast paced, Agile environment within the financial services industry
• Ability to create self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components while actively practice clean coding practices (SOLID, continuous refactoring, testing)
• Experience writing extensive unit tests using automated TDD tasks
• Skilled in configurating, building, and testing scripts for Continuous Integration environments
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain front‑end user interfaces (UI) using modern web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, Angular, React, Typescript).
• Translate design wireframes, user flows, and mockups into functional, responsive, and polished UI components.
• Collaborate closely with user experience (UX) designers, product managers, and backend engineers to deliver seamless end‑to‑end user experiences.
• Optimize applications for performance, accessibility, cross‑browser compatibility, and mobile responsiveness.
• Troubleshoot UI issues, perform code reviews, and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Continuously improve UI architecture, contribute to component libraries and design systems, and stay current with emerging front‑end trends and tools.
• Coordinate and manage regular and emergency releases in collaboration with application release teams
• Lead future-facing UI and front-end initiatives, including research and development (R&D) efforts on new platforms, frameworks, tools, and techniques.
• Design and implement proof-of-concepts (POCs) aligned with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Ensure application and infrastructure code safety by proactively preventing, identifying, and remediating risks introduced through development or infrastructure changes.

Benefits

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Non-profit matching gift program
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees