AI Engineer, Fundamental Equities

Point72; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave

Mental and physical wellness programs

Volunteer opportunities

Non-profit matching gift program

Affinity groups (women, minorities, LQ

Job summary

Point72 is seeking an experienced AI engineer to join the Fundamental Equities strategy. You will work with investment teams, build AI-enabled solutions, and turn ambiguous problems into reliable capabilities.

The role requires 5+ years of software engineering or applied AI, a CS/engineering background, and strong communication. You will collaborate with Technology, Data, and Compliance to deliver production-ready systems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering or applied AI experience, with a track record of building and shipping useful products or services.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including the ability to build production systems and work effectively with heterogeneous data sources.
• Ability to work directly with experienced investment professionals, scope ambiguous requirements, prioritize effectively, and iterate based on feedback.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Prior financial experience is not required for this role.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Partner across investment teams to understand workflows, identify opportunities, and develop clear technical roadmaps.
• Build and test prototypes to develop promising ideas into reliable, production-ready capabilities.
• Articulate model capabilities and limitations, including when outputs require constraints, validation, deterministic logic, or human escalation.
• Work closely with Technology, Data, and Compliance teams on shared capabilities, controls, and specialist expertise.
• Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating between investment needs, system behavior, and delivery trade-offs.

Skills

AI/ML experience

Team leadership

Production systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

A Career with Point72’s Fundamental Equities Strategy

Fundamental Equities is Point72’s largest and longest-tenured investing business. For more than 30 years, we have equipped our analysts and portfolio managers with the resources, autonomy, and support we believe they need to build exceptional careers that reflect their unique strengths as investors.

What you’ll do

We're looking for engineers who want to work alongside colleagues across our Fundamental Equities strategy—people who are team-minded, generous with their expertise, and energized by building things well together.

In this role, you’ll help build AI-enabled solutions that support research and investment workflows across our Fundamental Equities strategy. This is a hands-on role requiring strong technical judgment, commercial orientation, and the ability to turn ambiguous problems into reliable capabilities.

Specifically, you will:

• Partner across investment teams to understand workflows, identify opportunities, and develop clear technical roadmaps


• Build and test prototypes to develop promising ideas into reliable, production-ready capabilities


• Articulate model capabilities and limitations, including when outputs require constraints, validation, deterministic logic, or human escalation


• Work closely with Technology, Data, and Compliance teams on shared capabilities, controls, and specialist expertise


• Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating between investment needs, system behavior, and delivery trade-offs

What’s Required

We're looking for an experienced AI engineer who has led projects alongside other engineers and is ready to help shape the team and its direction.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience


• 5+ years of professional software engineering or applied AI experience, with a track record of building and shipping useful products or services


• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including the ability to build production systems and work effectively with heterogeneous data sources


• Ability to work directly with experienced investment professionals, scope ambiguous requirements, prioritize effectively, and iterate based on feedback


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Prior financial experience is not required for this role


• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

We take care of our people

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


• Mental and physical wellness programs


• Volunteer opportunities


• Non-profit matching gift program


• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBTQ+ community


• 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 https://point72.com/.

The annual base salary range for this role is $200,000-$250,000 (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.