Portfolio Analytics Engineer - Vice President
About AQR Capital Management
AQR is a global investment management firm built at the intersection of financial theory and practical application. We strive to deliver superior, long-term results for our clients by looking past market noise to identify and isolate what matters most, and by developing ideas that stand up to rigorous testing. Our focus on practical insights and analysis has made us leaders in alternative and traditional strategies since 1998.
The Team: Technology is central to AQR’s success. As a Senior Software Engineer in Portfolio Implementation, you will lead the design and delivery of complex, mission-critical systems that turn investment ideas into reality. Working closely with researchers, portfolio managers, and engineering peers, you will drive large-scale technical initiatives while mentoring engineers and raising the bar for engineering excellence across the team.
Your Role
As a Senior Software Engineer in Portfolio Implementation, you will operate with broad ownership and technical authority across core investment systems, including:
- Leading the design and implementation of portfolio implementation platforms that consume research outputs, perform constrained optimizations, and generate orders
- Owning and evolving distributed, microservice-based systems that operate reliably at scale
- Leading architectural design for high-performance, high-volume, highly available systems, making informed trade-offs across performance, flexibility, and maintainability
- Delivering complex, cross-cutting initiatives that span multiple services, teams
- Providing technical leadership to small teams (typically 2–5 engineers), including task planning, design reviews, and execution oversight
- Mentoring and coaching engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on guidance
- P业伙伴关系与全球团队的研究人员、基金经理和工程师合作，交付稳健、生产质量的解决方案按时
What You’ll Bring
- 学位在计算机科学或其他相关技术领域
- 7+年专业软件工程经验，具有深厚的Java专业知识
- 在Python中使用生产或研究相关的环境的经验
- 证明自己能够设计、构建和操作大规模分布式系统
- 在微服务架构中运营的经验，使用Java、Elasticsearch、Redis、RabbitMQ / AMQ、关系数据库（如PostgreSQL、MS SQL Server）等技术
- 精通工程最佳实践，包括代码质量、设计文档、同行代码审查、自动化测试和测试覆盖率
- 在生产环境中操作、调优和性能分析高性能系统的经验
- 使用可观测性和监控平台（如New Relic）并利用指标来驱动可靠性与性能改进的经验
- 能够领导技术变革、管理风险并推动项目完成复杂环境的能力
- 能够估算工作、计划交付并平衡技术权衡
- 对金融市场的兴趣和投资过程的理解
Who You Are
- 一个强大的技术领导者，对自己负责的结果，而不是实现
- 舒适地推动大型、模糊的倡议从概念到交付
- 有效指导和培养工程师，设定明确期望并提供建设性反馈
- 能够在跨学科和地理区域之间协作、思考和有效地工作
- 致力于学术诚信、透明度和开放性
The salary range for this role is expected to be $165,000-$185,000. 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 a 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.
AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY