Quant Research & Portfolio Engineering Summer Analyst

Tradermath; Greenwich, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AQR Capital Management is seeking an Analyst in Research and Portfolio Management Engineering/Development. You will collaborate with researchers to turn quantitative insights into actionable investment strategies, developing data ingestion engines, rebalancing platforms, backtesters, and AWS-based infrastructure.

Ideal candidates hold a BS/MS by mid-2028, are proficient in Python and Java, and understand OO design, design patterns, SOA, and cloud-native development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree earned or expected by June 2028.
• Proficiency in Python and Java; strong OO design skills.
• Understanding of design patterns and scalable system design.
• Experience with cloud, containers, microservices, and distributed compute.
• Strong testing discipline and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills; team oriented.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with researchers to translate quantitative ideas into software and workflows.
• Build data ingestion/validation engines and support portfolio processes.
• Develop backtesting and historical simulation tools.
• Maintain scalable, AWS-based storage and compute infrastructure and orchestration workflows.

Skills

Python

Java

OO design

Design patterns

Cloud knowledge

Testing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Job description

AQR Capital Management is seeking an Analyst in Research and Portfolio Management Engineering/Development. You will collaborate with researchers to turn quantitative insights into actionable investment strategies, developing data ingestion engines, rebalancing platforms, backtesters, and AWS-based infrastructure.

Ideal candidates hold a BS/MS by mid-2028, are proficient in Python and Java, and understand OO design, design patterns, SOA, and cloud-native development.