Network Engineer, Systematic Trading Infrastructure

Point72; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave

Job summary

Point72 is seeking a Network Engineer for Systematic Trading Infrastructure to lead and shape the trading network architecture across colocated sites, venues, and data providers. You will design ultra-low-latency fabrics, monitor latency, and automate network changes with AI-assisted approaches.

The role requires deep experience in production trading networks, BGP/IP routing, and secure connectivity for latency-sensitive environments, with a focus on performance, reliability, and ethical

Qualifications

• Experience in production trading network infrastructure at buy-side/sell-side firms.
• Expertise in BGP and IP routing for latency-sensitive networks.
• Design experience for low-latency data center fabrics.
• Knowledge of load balancers, firewalls, and secure connectivity for trading.
• Experience with multicast market data distribution and line-rate delivery.
• Experience with optical transport, colocation, and network cross-connects.
• Knowledge of time synchronization and packet analysis at line rate.
• Familiarity with kernel bypass and low-latency host networking.
• Track record of owning complex network designs from architecture to delivery.
• Commitment to high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical authority for market data and trading network.
• Shape target-state architecture for colocated trading environments and WAN connectivity.
• Design and operate ultra-low-latency network fabrics and capacity planning.
• Qualify and monitor inter-site circuits for latency, stability, and performance.
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP, IP routing, load balancing, firewalls, and segmentation.
• Build end-to-end market data connectivity with multicast and unicast delivery.
• Deliver venue onboarding including gateway sessions and certification.
• Develop automation for network changes using AI-assisted approaches.
• Elevate engineering discipline with change management and design reviews.

Skills

BGP routing

Low-latency networking

Network security

Troubleshooting multicast

Tools

Firewall platforms

Latency monitoring tools

Job description

Network Engineer, Systematic Trading Infrastructure

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.

What you’ll do

• Serve as a senior technical authority for market data, venue connectivity, colocated sites, inter-site links, and the broader trading network
• Shape the target-state architecture for colocated trading environments and wide area network connectivity across exchanges, venues, brokers, and data providers
• Design and operate ultra-low-latency network fabrics spanning physical topologies, optical transport, structured cabling, patching strategy, and capacity planning
• Qualify and monitor inter-site circuits to confirm route latency, stability, resilience, and performance meet production trading requirements
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP, IP routing, load balancing, firewall controls, and segmentation patterns that protect trading infrastructure
• Build and troubleshoot end-to-end market data connectivity, including multicast and unicast delivery, loss analysis, arbitration paths, and line-rate reliability
• Deliver venue and broker onboarding for order entry, including gateway sessions, conformance, certification, and operational readiness for new launches
• Build latency monitoring, packet capture, precision timing, and telemetry capabilities that provide evidence-based answers about network performance
• Develop automation for network changes, validations, venue onboarding, compliance checks, diagnostics, and safer execution using artificial intelligence-assisted approaches
• Elevate engineering discipline through rigorous change management, clear documentation, design reviews, mentoring, vendor coordination, and senior stakeholder communication

What’s required

• Significant experience at a buy-side or sell-side financial firm directly responsible for production trading network infrastructure in colocation environments
• Deep expertise in BGP and IP routing across wide area network and extranet environments supporting latency-sensitive trading connectivity
• Demonstrated experience with layer 2 and layer 3 design for low-latency data center fabrics
• Strong knowledge of load balancer and firewall platforms, segmentation architecture, and secure connectivity patterns for trading infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with multicast market data distribution, troubleshooting, gap and loss analysis, and reliable line-rate feed delivery
• Practical experience with layer 1 multiplexing and tap infrastructure, switching, optical transport, dense wavelength-division multiplexing, and colocation cross-connect management
• Working knowledge of precision time synchronization, hardware timestamping, packet capture, and packet analysis at line rate
• Hands-on experience with network platforms used in latency-sensitive environments and familiarity with kernel bypass and low-latency host networking concepts
• Track record of owning complex network designs from architecture through production delivery and mentoring engineers on technical practice
• 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
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• 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-$300,000 (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.