or apply directly on Point72 's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Point72 's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 26% of Point72 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Point72
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 228 open
- Hiring momentum
- 281 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Point72 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Point72 .
About this role
As a Cloud Compute Engineer at Point72, you will design, build, and operate Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS, manage EC2-based compute infrastructure, and develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. You will collaborate with development teams to establish compute patterns and deployment best practices while monitoring and optimizing compute environments for performance and cost. Your role will also involve contributing to architectural decisions and ensuring cloud security principles are upheld.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Point72 as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5 to 10 years of strong hands-on experience with designing, configuring and operating Kubernetes in production, ideally on Amazon EKS
- Deep knowledge of other AWS compute and container services, particularly EC2 and ECS
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
- Experience with software development in Python
- Solid understanding of Linux systems, container runtimes, and networking fundamentals
Nice to have
- Experience with other cloud platforms such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform
What you get
- Health care benefits
- Maternity, Adoption & related leave policies
- Generous paternity and family care leave policies
- Employee Assistance Program & Mental wellness programs
- Transportation support
- Tuition assistance
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on AWS technologies may limit exposure to other cloud platforms
- Role involves significant hands-on technical work, which may not suit those looking for more strategic positions
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Listed by Point72 on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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