Research & Portfolio Management Engineering - Analyst

AQR Capital Management is hiring a Research & Portfolio Management Engineering Analyst to support its Global Stock Selection quantitative research team. The role builds and extends scalable research infrastructure, data and model pipelines, and AI-enabled tools for systematic investment research and portfolio strategies.

What you'll do:

• Scalable, AWS-based storage and computing infrastructure
• Generalized research platform
• Data ingestion and validation engine
• Model computation and signal generation pipeline
• Machine learning / Natural Language Processing pipeline

What they're looking for:

• Experience developing software on Linux
• Experience building cloud-native applications using AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Experience working with distributed systems, scalable applications, and large-scale data processing
• Proficiency with SQL and experience working with structured data at scale
• Hands-on experience building or integrating native AI applications, including practical experience working with large language models (LLMs), AI agents, or AI-assisted workflows
• Solid understanding of the strengths, limitations, and practical tradeoffs of LLMs, agentic systems, and modern AI technologies
• Ability to take open-ended business or technical problems, work with stakeholders to clarify requirements, and develop practical, well-reasoned technical solutions
• Comfortable operating in environments where requirements evolve, exercising sound engineering judgment rather than relying on detailed specifications
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, testing, code quality, and maintainability
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts and work effectively across teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• 0-5 years of professional software engineering experience building production software

Benefits:

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Paid time off for eligible employees
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees
• 401(k) for eligible employees