AI Engineer – Investment Research & Workflows
Company: Point72
Location: New York City
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Role: We are seeking an AI Engineer to work within the office of
the CIO for fundamental equities at Point72 to apply the latest AI
technologies to solve real world problems and streamline day-to-day
operations. This role partners directly with L/S equity portfolio
managers, analysts, and business leadership to build innovative
solutions to improve efficiency and research quality across the
equities platform. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver
with a collaborative and commercial mindset and the ability to
develop modern AI technologies. Responsibilities: Partner closely
with investment professionals to understand their workflows and
process and translate those into high impact AI solutions. Design
and build AI?driven research tools and workflows, with a focus on
large language models (LLMs), retrieval?augmented generation, and
agentic systems. Build GenAI solutions, leveraging both internal
models and external APIs. Apply emerging AI capabilities
pragmatically, balancing innovation with robustness, speed, and
adoption. Drive solutions from concept to production, including
prototyping, evaluation, deployment, and user feedback loops.
Collaborate with the AI platform engineering team to ensure
solutions are scalable and well-integrated with existing systems.
Be on the frontier of applying new AI technology, continually
assessing new models and techniques for commercial relevance.
Requirements: Bachelors, MS, or PhD in machine learning, computer
science, statistics, or other quantitative discipline. Academic or
industry experience with data analysis, NLP, or applied machine
learning beyond LLMs. Cutting edge knowledge of LLMs and modern AI
systems, including prompt engineering, fine?tuning, evaluation,
tool?use, and retrieval?based architectures. Strong ability to
tackle open?ended and complex problems and develop practical,
deployable solutions. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and general
software engineering principles. Experience building internal
platforms or tools with heavy end user interaction and feedback.
Ability to work cooperatively in a team-oriented, fast-paced
environment Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate
with non?technical but highly sophisticated end users. Strong
commercial mindset. Intellectual curiosity and an interest in
financial markets. Commitment to the highest ethical standards.
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, visit
www.Point72.com/working-here.
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