AI Validation Engineer, Macro Technology

A Career with Point72s Technology Team

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing our Technology team is constantly evolving our firms IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. Were a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions modern cloud architectures and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.

As a member of Point72s Technology team we encourage and support your professional development from day one helping you advance your technical skills contribute innovative ideas and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity; all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Define and drive the validation strategy for AI-assisted software delivery across our Macro Trading Technology team building a scalable approach that protects trading integrity while accelerating releases
• Translate deep knowledge of macro trading workflows into clear behavioral rules acceptance criteria and validation scenarios that guide engineers and AI tools during development
• Collaborate with engineering leadership business analysts and stakeholders to clarify expected system behavior before and during implementation and to build consensus on release gates
• Build and maintain comprehensive regression coverage for critical trading workflows including end-to-end workflow regression data validation user interface checks downstream-impact verification and documented manual validation paths
• Develop and maintain Playwright-based automation for high-value user journeys such as blotter behavior trade capture flows workflow controls release smoke checks and regression packs
• Use AI tools as an integral part of validation to accelerate rule definition scenario generation test design automation development defect analysis documentation and release preparation
• Validate AI-generated code and configuration changes through targeted human review automated tests exploratory testing and evidence-based release checks
• Create reusable assets including rule catalogs scenario libraries golden datasets regression packs automation suites manual validation scripts and release-readiness playbooks that others can build on
• Lead user acceptance testing planning and execution drive defect triage and release-readiness assessment and own post-release validation and stabilization for business-critical macro trading workflows

WHATS REQUIRED

• 8 years of professional experience in trading technology business systems analysis quality assurance validation engineering test automation or software delivery
• Hands-on domain experience with financial markets or trading technology including exposure to fixed income futures foreign exchange trade capture blotter behavior automated straight-through processing order management and execution systems or front-office trading platforms
• Strong background designing and executing validation for production systems including regression testing user acceptance testing manual validation exploratory testing defect triage release support and post-release stabilization
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business workflows identify edge cases and control points and convert expected behavior into testable requirements and release-readiness evidence
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automation for modern web applications using Playwright or equivalent automation frameworks
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills with the ability to validate system behavior through database queries logs APIs service responses and downstream data inspection
• Practical experience using AI tools across the delivery lifecycle with a strong understanding of how AI-assisted development increases the need for clearer business rules stronger regression coverage targeted human review and evidence-based release gates
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with engineering business analysts trading stakeholders program management operations and compliance
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people their careers their health and their well-being. When you work here we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women people of color and the LGBT community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

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 industrys brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our peoples long-term growth. For more information visit annual base salary range for this role is $140000-$200000 (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.