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2027 Research and Portfolio Management Engineering Summer Analyst

A software engineering summer role at AQR, working with researchers to implement strategies. It covers data ingestion, rebalancing, backtesting and cloud infrastructure.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Extend the data ingestion and validation engine
Work on portfolio rebalancing and order generation services
Improve backtesting and historical simulation tools
Help run AWS-based storage and compute

What they ask for

Required

Python development
Java development
Object-oriented design patterns
Large-scale application design, microservices, containers and cloud
Careful testing and attention to detail

Preferred

Understanding of finance

Education: Finishing a Bachelor's or Master's degree between December 2027 and June 2028.
Experience: Students; no professional experience stated.
Languages and tools: Python
Java

How to prepare

Build a small backtesting engine in Python with unit tests
Learn microservice and container basics with AWS
Study how portfolios are rebalanced into orders
Practise data validation checks on market data

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with AQR Capital Management and doesn’t handle applications.