Quantitative Front Office Engineer - Associate/VP

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.

The Team

AQR’s Research Engineering team is seeking a strong technical engineer. You will be joining AQR’s Quantitative Research Development (QRD) team. QRD is the front-office engineering group at AQR, consisting of quantitative engineers who design and build the platforms and systems that power our research and portfolio management workflows. The team works at the intersection of technology and finance, ensuring that the insights generated by our researchers can be translated into scalable, systematic investment strategies.

Your Role

• Build or extend our data and services platforms, optimization, and orchestration and validation engines
• Support the Specialized Investments Group (SIG) in designing and implementing innovative solutions that address the growing demand for tax-efficient investment approaches
• Develop and manage SIG Tools, data, and API infrastructure incorporating millions of data points
• Leverage cloud computing and cutting-edge visualizations to create intuitive research APIs
• Enable and scale SIG’s investment efforts through engineering support, platform enhancements, and bespoke technology solutions that satisfy the needs of specific asset classes and research needs
• Engage in machine learning and AI-driven application development

This role will require you to be in the office 3 days per week.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of experience as a programmer with expertise in Python, NumPy and Pandas or similar quantitative stack
• Experience with SQL (SQL Server & Postgres preferred)
• An understanding of AI and agentic frameworks, especially as it relates to engineering productivity and capability
• Ability to design elegant solutions and the ability to translate design into high quality code
• 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 and ability to work with global team members
• Ability to work with your business colleagues and collaborate on solutions and coordinate work across the team

Understanding or experience in (quant) finance is a large 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

Pay Range

The salary range for this role is expected to be $155,000 to $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.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)

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.

About AQR

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