Quant Research & Portfolio Systems Engineer

Tradermath; Greenwich (CT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AQR Capital Management is seeking a software engineer to strengthen our QRD Global Stock Selection group, building scalable AWS-based storage and computing infrastructure and data ingestion. You will work on a generalized research platform, model computation pipelines, and NLP/ML workflows, collaborating with researchers to operationalize ideas.

The role requires 3–5 years of production software experience, Python (C++ a plus), Linux, AWS, and experience with large-scale data processing and AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience building production software.
• Strong programming skills in Python; experience with C++ is a plus.
• Experience developing software on Linux.
• Experience building cloud-native applications using AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience working with distributed systems and large-scale data processing.
• Proficiency with SQL and working with structured data at scale.
• Hands-on experience with AI applications, including LLMs or AI-assisted workflows.
• Understanding of LLMs, agentic systems, and modern AI technologies.
• Ability to translate open-ended problems into practical technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build or extend scalable, AWS-based storage and computing infrastructure.
• Develop a generalized research platform and data ingestion/validation engine.
• Create model computation and signal generation pipelines.
• Develop ML/NLP pipelines and AI workflows, collaborating with researchers.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

Distributed systems

Data processing

AI pipelines

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

AWS

SQL

LLMs / AI workflows

Job description

AQR Capital Management is seeking a software engineer to strengthen our QRD Global Stock Selection group, building scalable AWS-based storage and computing infrastructure and data ingestion. You will work on a generalized research platform, model computation pipelines, and NLP/ML workflows, collaborating with researchers to operationalize ideas.

The role requires 3–5 years of production software experience, Python (C++ a plus), Linux, AWS, and experience with large-scale data processing and AI