# Quantitative Developer at Point72

> United Kingdom · Unspecified · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Apoint72%3A8191564002 (read 2026-11-07).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Point72](https://alderhq.app/companies/point72)
- Location text: London; UK
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: London; UK")
- Posted: 2025-09-30 (402 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/point72/jobs/8191564002?gh_jid=8191564002
- Skills listed (inferred): Python, Rust, C++, Docker

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (London, n 92): p25 £73k, median £103k, p75 £140k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 27, median offered wage $220k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))

## Description (the employer's text)

About Cubist:

Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.

About the team:

The team is focused on systematic equity trading. It is established, yet still pre-trade, offering an exciting opportunity to join at an early stage and be involved in a broad range of development areas. The team members come from a mixture of quant analyst and development backgrounds, using the combination of skills to achieve a common goal. All team members are based in the London office five days a week to maximize communication and interaction.

Role and Responsibilities:

An ideal growth role to suit a developer looking for additional responsibilities and independence.

Responsibilities may include:

• Building components for all aspects of live trading and research environments.

• Driving automation and robustness of our processes.

• Developing robust data checking and handling procedures.

• Monitoring and troubleshooting any issues that should arise.

• Shared responsibility for timely and correct operation of trading systems.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science or other STEM discipline

• 2+ years commercial experience with Python and its data science libraries on Linux.

• Pragmatic balance between attention to detail and delivery focus.

• Ability to work with ambiguous requirements.

• Self-driven, owning problems while knowing when to seek advice.

• Knowledge of finance and trading systems a plus.

• Experience with a systems programming language (e.g. C++, Rust) a plus.

• Commercial use of cloud compute and containers a plus.

• Strong analytical skills and command of statistics a plus.

• Be in the office five days a week.

• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

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