Runtime Engineer

Runtime Engineer

As Point
72 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.

We are seeking a highly skilled engineer to contribute to the design, development, and management of the organization’s runtime environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance for critical applications and services. This role will oversee the engineering and operations of runtime platforms, including container orchestration, compute, storage, and runtime observability, while driving innovation and operational excellence.

• Drive innovation in runtime technologies, including container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), serverless platforms, and cloud‑native architectures.
• Contribute to best practices for runtime engineering, focusing on reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Ensure the availability, performance, and security of runtime platforms through proactive monitoring, incident management, and capacity planning.
• Drive the adoption of Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) and automation to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
• Partner with application development, Dev Ops, and infrastructure teams to ensure runtime platforms meet the needs of engineering teams and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure runtime platforms adhere to compliance and security standards.
• Build and lead a high‑performing runtime engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for runtime platforms, including uptime, latency, and resource utilization.
• Implement observability solutions to provide deep visibility into runtime platform health and performance.
• Evaluate and implement new tools and technologies to enhance the capabilities of runtime platforms.

• 5‑8 years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or runtime environments.
• Demonstrated success in managing large‑scale, distributed runtime platforms in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare) is a plus.
• Expertise in container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Nomad, Open Shift) and runtime environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud‑native architectures, microservices, and serverless platforms.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) for runtime platforms.
• Proven ability to optimize runtime environments for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

• 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

Point
72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven

A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point
72 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