NLP / AI Engineer

Point72; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Point72 in New York is seeking an NLP engineer for its NLP research team. The role involves developing modern NLP solutions using LLMs, building GenAI solutions, and formulating research hypotheses to derive alpha. Candidates should possess a degree in computer science or a related discipline and have experience in NLP.

The position offers the opportunity to work with internal and external datasets in a dynamic investment environment. Candidates should also have proficiency in Python and SQL, with a keen interest in financial markets.

Qualifications

• Experience in NLP, particularly with LLMs.
• Proficient in Python and SQL, understanding of software engineering principles.
• Interest in financial markets desired.

Responsibilities

• Explore and combine textual datasets.
• Build GenAI solutions using internal models and APIs.
• Formulate research hypotheses and benchmark LLM approaches.

Skills

Natural Language Processing

Python

SQL

Data science stack familiarity

Education

Bachelor, Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or Quantitative Discipline

Job description

Role/Responsibilities:

We are seeking a NLP engineer for a NLP research team within Point72. The ideal candidate has a track record of developing modern NLP solutions, including the use of LLMs, agents, RAG, open-source models fine‑tuning and deployment, etc.

Responsibilities include:

• Exploring and combining rich internal and external textual datasets
• Building GenAI solutions, leveraging both internal models and external APIs
• Formulating research hypothesis to derive alpha
• Post‑training models for specific tasks
• Benchmarking LLM approaches internal tasks

We believe the investment world offers unique opportunities to use modern NLP methods. We are a team ideally situated for that, having access to both internal and commercial datasets, with an end-to-end research philosophy and direct portfolio impact.

Requirements:

• Bachelor, Master’s or PhD graduate or candidate in computer science or another quantitative discipline
• Experience in NLP, particularly LLMs.
• Proficient in Python, SQL and general software engineering principles (github, testing, etc.)
• Data science stack familiarity
• Interest in financial markets
• Collaborative mindset

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 revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visitwww.Point72.com/working-here.