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Engineering - Portfolio Analytics - Java Developer - Associate

AQR’s Java engineer implements portfolios from research outputs. The role develops constrained-optimisation and order-generation services for systematic investing.

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.

Build portfolio implementation services.
Integrate research and optimisation outputs.
Improve performance and resilience.

What they ask for

Required

Java
Distributed systems
Software design
Testing
Communication

Preferred

Python
Monitoring tools

Education: Computing or related technical degree; level unspecified.
Experience: At least two years of professional programming.
Languages and tools: Java
Python
Elasticsearch
Redis
RabbitMQ
PostgreSQL
MS SQL

How to prepare

Implement a portfolio constraint.
Test order generation.
Profile a Java optimisation service.

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