Internship

ABOUT PROPRIETARY RESEARCH

On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our Investment Professionals and Compliance to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research and applying data science and engineering techniques to alternative data sets. You’ll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives.

Our industry researchers, product managers, and data scientists and engineers work together to build compliant research products that answer the questions our investment professionals care about most. We look for other bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join our team and grow with us—a majority of the leaders in our group were promoted from within.

ROLE SUMMARY

Data Engineers on the Proprietary Research team design and build solutions that enable our investment professionals to effortlessly extract insights from large, complex, compliance-approved structured and unstructured data sets. 
During your internship as a member of our Data Engineering team in our New York office, you will gain exposure by:

• Working closely with investment professionals, researchers, and data scientists to assist in the design, build, and launch robust end-to-end data pipelines and tools that that help extract the most value out of Point72’s data assets
• Assisting in the development and support of big data processing pipelines including but not limited to ingestion, transformation, and end-customer delivery
• Participating in the build out of cloud-based infrastructure using distributed techniques for other data engineers/data scientists/researchers
• Being at the forefront of new technology developments with respect to the handling and processing of big data and conduct proof-of-concept evaluations of new technologies
• Partnering with internal teams as they build and support visualization and exploration capabilities around our big data sets

WHAT EXCITES YOU

• Transforming large, unstructured data sets into valuable investment research inputs
• Learning and working with industry-leading cloud-computing technologies
• Speaking with experts both inside and outside our firm to understand data needs and offerings
• Fast-paced work environments that at times require switching gears to address the needs of the business
• Working as part of a cross-functional team made up of Investment, Research, and Compliance professionals

WHAT EXCITES US

• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and project management skills
• Superb business intuition and a solution-oriented, methodological approach to problem solving
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across multiple business units within the firm
• People who “elevate the room” through their work ethic, curiosity, and attitude
• Adherence to the highest ethical standards and working closely with the firm’s Compliance team

WHAT’S REQUIRED  

• Pursuit of a bachelor’s or MS degree in CS, Engineering, or other quantitative discipline
• Experience or demonstrated interest in big data technologies
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, etc.)
• Strong experience in Python development
• Interest in working with data and big data problems and technologies, such as Spark and Scala
• Ability to devise novel and innovative solutions to challenges
• Knowledge of/experience with graph databases is a plus
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Integrity—You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
• Ownership—You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best
• Commerciality—You focus on what matters, ask necessary questions, and are diligent about not wasting time
• Humility—You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes
• Adaptability—You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently
• Admirability—You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, and work product

THE POINT72 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

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:

• Work alongside your fellow interns and be mentored by experienced professionals
• Meet your peers through designated intern programming, volunteer opportunities, and social events
• 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

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 $130,000-$155,000 (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.