About the role
On our proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with our Investment Professionals and Compliance team 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 investment professionals to effortlessly extract insights from large, complex, compliance-approved structured and unstructured data sets. Over your 10-week internship as a member of our Data Engineering team in our New York office, you will:
Work closely with investment professionals, researchers, and data scientists to design, build, and launch robust end-to-end data pipelines and tools that that help extract the most value out of P72’s data assets
Develop and support big data processing pipelines including but not limited to ingestion, transformation, and end-customer delivery
Build out cloud-based infrastructure using distributed techniques for other data engineers/data scientists/researchers
Be 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
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 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
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 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. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
About the company
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.