AQR Capital Management is looking for a Quantitative Research Development Summer Analyst to help create new systematic investment strategies and refine existing ones, applying technology expertise and a practical understanding of markets to implement research ideas and develop systems that further enable the business.
Requirements
- Ability and desire to develop in Python (our primary language for the business)
- Ability and desire to develop in Java
- Understanding of design patterns and object-oriented programming techniques
- Knowledge of best practices for large scale application design, SOA, microservices, distributed compute, containers, and use of the cloud
Responsibilities
- work closely with researchers to create new systematic investment strategies and refine existing ones
- applying technology expertise along with a practical understanding of markets to implement research ideas and develop systems that further enable the business
- help to maintain a sophisticated infrastructure and tooling environment in support of the business
- help to maintain a complex production process including orchestrating numerous workflows with large amounts of data
Other
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or Master's program with an expected graduation date of December 2026 - June 2027
- Strong attention to detail, passion for careful testing
- Excellent communication skills
- Understanding or experience in finance a plus
