Research - Quantitative Research Development - Tech Lead - VP

Role Overview: You will join the Portfolio Implementation Engineering team at AQR Capital Management in Bengaluru, playing a crucial role in designing and developing various systems to support quantitative investment strategies. Your responsibilities will include developing a global asset risk estimation system, a high-performance historical simulation engine, portfolio construction systems, and portfolio optimization systems. Additionally, you will work on solutions to implement business processes, rebalance portfolios based on quantitative models, and interface with trading systems. Key Responsibilities: - Design and develop a global asset risk estimation system incorporating a large amount of data - Create a high-performance historical simulation engine - Develop portfolio construction systems for quantitative investment strategies - Design portfolio optimization systems to incorporate real-world constraints on research strategies - Develop solutions to implement business processes, rebalance portfolios based on quantitative models, and interface with trading systems - Partner with local and global teams of engineers and researchers for successful product delivery - Lead initiatives in technology transformation and business-driven projects - Mentor and guide junior team members Qualifications Required: - Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline - Minimum of 10 years of software development experience - Expertise in Java programming language - Strong coding, debugging, and analytical skills - Experience in design and architecture, including object-oriented design, distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and microservices - Ability to lead technology initiatives throughout the development lifecycle - Proficiency in managing multiple workstreams with task allocation, execution, and monitoring - Experience in team management and guiding team members - Knowledge of cloud technologies and containers would be a plus - Familiarity with other programming languages like Python, C++, Go, Scala is advantageous - Background in finance is desirable - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written - Willingness to learn and work on new technologies and domain concepts (Note: The additional details about AQR Capital Management were omitted as they were not explicitly mentioned in the provided job description.),