Quantitative Research Development - Tech Lead - VP

AQR is a global investment management firm that aims to provide superior, long-term results for its clients by filtering out market noise, identifying what matters most, and developing ideas through rigorous testing. The firm's commitment to excellence in technology plays a crucial role in powering its insights and analysis, making them leaders in alternative and traditional strategies with over $125 billion in assets under management. AQR takes a systematic, research-driven approach by applying quantitative tools to process fundamental information and manage risk for institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, and financial advisors. The Bengaluru office of AQR is a key component of its global Engineering strategy, where Software engineers work in research, portfolio implementation, trading, and enterprise engineering teams. The Quantitative Research Development (QRD) team collaborates closely with business teams to build quant models, infrastructure, applications, and tools that support quantitative research and investment processes. The Portfolio Implementation team is a part of the QRD team. As a Tech Lead in the Portfolio Implementation Engineering team, your responsibilities include designing and developing a global asset risk estimation system, a high-performance historical simulation engine, portfolio construction systems, portfolio optimization systems, and solutions for implementing business processes that rebalance portfolios based on quantitative models and interface with trading systems to generate orders. You will work with local and global teams of engineers and researchers, leading technology and business-driven projects while also providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members. Qualifications for this role include a Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, 10+ years of software development experience, expertise in Java programming, outstanding coding, debugging, and analytical skills, experience in design and architecture, ability to lead technology initiatives, manage multiple workstreams, and guide team members. Knowledge of cloud technologies, containers, other programming languages (Python, C++, Go, Scala), and experience in Finance are desirable. Excellent communication skills, willingness to learn new technologies, and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset are essential qualities for this role. The ideal candidate is mature, thoughtful, and a natural fit for a collaborative, team-oriented culture. They should be hard-working, eager to learn, committed to intellectual integrity, transparency, and openness, and motivated by the transformational effects of technology-at-scale.,