Used to be a great place, no longer the case - Software Developer Point72 Employee Review

1.0
30 Jun 2023
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Pros

All pros have expired over the last 6 months. I was loyal to the end to this firm, now looking elsewhere. (Don’t read this as a I am some sort of a pissed employee about a bonus or something; I actually don’t care about the money).

Cons

Politically driven management, caring more about looking good to their boss than doing what is good for the firm. This used to be an amazing place to work. As returns have been great, the firm started to aggressively expand. However, instead of hiring brilliant engineers (or promoting existing ones), the firm decided to hire managers. These managers have created an environment where kissing a** and saying “what sounds good” instead of driving ideas / initiatives to improve the products. Seems like the goal is for these managers to make as much money as possible (via bonuses) while the iron is still hot.

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

Excellect company culture, beautiful offices, very good compensation and benefits, amazing opportunities for professional development

Cons

Very fast paced and innovative with high expectations, if you aren't a fast learner and highly adaptive you won't last here. It's a hedge fund so be prepared for some serious egos, but generally speaking the people are quite nice. They don't have a CFO, so it sometimes feels like central coordination/strategy is lacking to the back office finance function.

4.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Smart people always willing to help Great benefits/pay/lunch stipend etc. Collegiate environment, most analysts are in their mid- late-20's

Cons

Work can become repetitive - same coverage for multiple years at a time speaking to the same people Limited work life balance (but its a hedge fund so you should expect that going in) A lot of micromanagement/bureaucracy. Too many cooks in the kitchen overseeing work, can make the research process tedious

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