Senior Database Engineer

Senior Database 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

As a Lead Database Engineer, where you'll design and implement scalable database architectures, drive automation strategies, optimize performance, ensure security and compliance, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust data solutions—all while mentoring the next generation of database professionals. Specifically, you will:

• Database Design and Architecture: Lead the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and efficient database architectures that meet business requirements
• Database Automation: Develop and implement automation strategies to streamline database management processes, including deployment, monitoring, backup, and recovery
• Performance Optimization: Analyze and optimize database performance through indexing, query tuning, and resource management
• Security and Compliance: Ensure databases are secure and compliant with industry standards and regulations, implementing best practices for data protection and access control
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Set up and maintain monitoring systems to proactively identify and resolve database issues, ensuring high availability and reliability
• Collaboration: Work closely with software development, operations, and IT teams to support application development and deployment, providing database expertise and guidance
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, and procedures to support operational continuity and knowledge sharing
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior database engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

What’s REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in database engineering, with a focus on automation and performance optimization in both private and public cloud environments
• Strong expertise in leading database technologies (e.g., MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL)
• Strong expertise in public cloud data/database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Aurora, Snowflake, MongoDB Atlas)
• Strong expertise in database infrastructure stack (e.g., compute, storage, networking)
• Extensive experience in database automation and SRE design and implementation (e.g., Python, Java)
• Extensive experience with data modeling, database architecture, and ETL
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• 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 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.

The annual base salary range for this role is $250,000-$300,000 (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.