A Career in Long/Short Equities at Point72
Long/Short Equity is Point72’s core investment strategy, and its success depends upon our sector-based investing teams comprised of Portfolio Managers and Research Analysts. As an ever-increasing amount of data is applied to the fundamental equity strategies, we are seeking a dedicated Data Engineer Intern to help design and build solutions that enable investment professionals to extract insights from large, complex, compliance-approved structured and unstructured data sets.
Over your 10-week internship in our London office, you will gain exposure to a variety of activities, which may include:
- Developing and supporting data processing pipelines including but not limited to ingestion, transformation, and end-customer delivery
- Working closely with investment professionals, researchers, and data scientists to design, build, launch, and maintain robust end-to-end data pipelines and tools that help extract the most value out of our data assets
- Building out cloud-based infrastructure using distributed techniques for other data engineers, data scientists, and researchers
- Creating and supporting visualization and exploration capabilities around our big data sets
What Excites You
- Transforming large unstructured data sets into valuable investment research inputs
- Applying quantitative methods to deliver key insights
- Learning and working with industry-leading cloud-computing technologies
- Working as part of a cross-functional team of technologists, investment professionals, and researchers in close partnership with Compliance
What Excites Us
- Great communicators who are approachable, responsive, and sharp
- Excellent attention to detail, organisation, and task management
- Self-described “helpers” who will jump in wherever possible to lend a hand and enjoy solving complex problems
- People who “elevate the room” through their work ethic, curiosity, and attitude
- Strong team players who collaborate with ease, have high degrees of accountability, and contribute to a thriving culture
- People who take ownership, are pro-active, and get the job done
What Success Looks Like
- Impact – In a short period of time, you leave a positive impact/impression
- Communications – You’re always improving listening, verbal, and written communication skills
- Outgoing – You’re always connecting, learning, communicating, and sharing
- Teamwork – Everyone loves working with you and feels energised after engaging with you
- Integrity – You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
Summer Internship Program at Point72
In addition to the learning and development you’ll receive in your day-to-day role with your team, as a part of our summer internship program you will:
- Receive close mentorship from investing and technical professionals
- Attend sessions with senior leaders discussing their expertise and career paths
- Get hands-on access to best-in-class tools and resources
- Gain exposure to groups and functions with unique responsibilities and perspectives on our industry
- Develop technical, writing, and presentation skills
What's required
- Pursuit of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (computer science, maths, engineering), with an expected graduation date of Autumn/Fall 2025 or later
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python (with an emphasis on Pandas, PySpark, etc.)
- Excel skills and visualisation skills with Tableau are preferred
- Experience with cloud platforms, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Linux, Airflow, Databricks, Spark, .NET, C# is preferred
- Excellent attention to detail, organisation, and project management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
About Point72
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionising how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
