About AQR Capital Management

AQR is a global investment firm built at the intersection of financial theory and practical application. We strive to deliver concrete, long-term results by looking past market noise to identify and isolate the factors that matter most, and by developing ideas that stand up to rigorous testing. By putting theory into practice, we have become a leader in alternative strategies and an innovator in traditional portfolio management since 1998.

AQR takes a systematic, research-driven approach, applying quantitative tools to process fundamental information and manage risk. Our clients include institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds, as well as financial advisors.

The Team

AQR's Quantitative Research Development team is seeking a strong technical engineer to strengthen our business initiatives, focused on our Portfolio Implementation group.

The process of turning quantitative insights into actionable investment strategies is a critical component of AQR's success, and as a Portfolio Implementation Engineer you play a significant role in driving this process. AQR has a sophisticated low touch systematic rebalancing platform that helps us manage all strategies and order generation workflows at AQR. Your work will be crucial into enhancing our proprietary portfolio rebalancing platform, a key differentiator that drives the success of our systematic investment process. Our focus on optimal portfolio construction across our diverse strategies is incredibly important. QRD is a highly-selective, deeply technical team that collaborates with researchers and portfolio managers, while simultaneously exploring new technologies that advance the capabilities of our platform.

Your Role

As a software engineer at AQR, you will build or extend our:

• Data ingestion and validation engine
• Portfolio Rebalancing and Order Generation Platform and Services
• Backtesters and related historical simulation tools
• Scalable, AWS-based storage and computing infrastructure

What You'll Bring

• 7-10 years of software engineering experience
• Ability and desire to develop in Python (our primary language for the business)
• Ability and desire to develop in Java.
• Mastery of design patterns and object-oriented programming techniques
• Strong understanding of best practices for large scale application design, SOA, microservices, distributed compute, containers, and use of the cloud.
• Strong attention to detail, passion for careful testing
• Excellent communication skills
• Understanding or experience in finance a plus

Who You Are

• Mature, thoughtful, and collaborative
• Hard-working and eager to learn
• Committed to intellectual integrity and transparency
• Motivated by the transformational effects of technology-at-scale

AQR mandates that U.S. employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law

AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY

The salary range for this role is expected to be $175,000-$215,000 This is the range that we in good faith believe is accurate for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, depending upon factors such as skills, experience, location, or other business and organizational needs. This wage range may also be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.