QA Engineer

A CAREER WITH POINT72’S TECHNOLOGY TEAM

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company’s IT infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting, discovering new ways to harness the power of open-source solutions, and embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our products while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Create and execute automated and manual test cases to ensure optimal system performance according to specifications.
• Work closely with software development and support teams to deliver high-quality applications in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, including manual and automated tests for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Build consensus between stakeholders and developers to define clear and testable acceptance criteria.
• Document quality assurance and process flows, both existing and proposed.
• Advocate for best quality assurance practices and testing techniques.
• Ensure any new software changes meet business, legal, compliance, and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks for various applications in trading domains.
• Maintain and track quality assurance capacity, velocity, statuses, and deliverables with the team lead.

WHAT’S REQUIRED

• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance with test automation, software engineering, or business analysis roles.
• Comprehensive expertise in processing trades, managing trading and lifecycle events, handling corporate actions, and managing cash flows.
• Experience supporting fixed income products, Equities and Treasuries.
• Solid understanding of position management for listed and OTC products.
• Understanding of SDLC, Test lifecycle, and testing methodologies.
• Experience creating and writing SQL queries and workings with databases.
• Experience with messaging and communication technics, such as API, HTTP methods, Kafka.
• Development experience with Java, JavaScript, C#, or Python programming languages.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

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  www.Point72.com/about.