2026 Engineering Summer Analyst
 AQR Capital Management | |
 United States, Connecticut, Greenwich | |
| 1 Greenwich Plaza (Show on map) | |
 Aug 20, 2025 | |
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AQR Capital Management AQR is a global investment firm built at the intersection of financial theory and practical application. We strive to deliver concrete, long-term results by looking past market noise to identify and isolate the factors that matter most, and by developing ideas that stand up to rigorous testing. By putting theory into practice, we have become a leader in alternative strategies and an innovator in traditional portfolio management since 1998. At AQR, our employees share a common spirit of academic excellence, intellectual honesty and an unwavering commitment to seeking the truth. We're determined to know what makes financial markets tick - and we'll ask every question and challenge every assumption. We recognize and respect the power of collaboration and believe transparency and openness to new ideas leads to innovation. The Internship Program Our 10-week summer program puts real work of the firm in your hands. You will work alongside brilliant people, gain insights and know-how from our Quanta Academy Summer Term curriculum, and experience what it's like to work at the pinnacle of global, systematic investing. Learning is the cornerstone of our culture and plays an active role in the internship experience - through daily collaboration and interaction with employees at all levels, in workshops and classes, and most significantly by working on projects that matter to the many clients we serve. Our unique AQR Quanta Academy: Summer Term learning series, a structured program, consists of over 40 hours of educational, skill-building and networking events. Your Role Are you an intelligent and creative thinker? Do you enjoy finding elegant technical solutions to complex problems? Are you interested in seeing an impact of your work in real life? We are looking for innovative and passionate undergraduates to join our engineering teams as summer analysts. Candidates may be interviewed for one of several teams, including:
You will design and implement projects to support critical business functions for Client Admin and Business Development teams. You will be expected to research, design, code, test and deploy projects while working in a fast-paced environment. You will work side-by-side with the development team to implement new ideas through creative use of technology. Focus Areas
Technologies
The Enterprise Engineering team is responsible for design and development of foundational software infrastructure utilized by applications throughout AQR. The team works on multiple different systems, some of which includes:
The team is also responsible for building and maintaining common development tools and libraries that are implemented in Java, C#, Python and Go. The team also collaborates with other teams to help them re-architect their applications and modernize their tech stack. We work on multiple interesting technologies and are quick in adopting latest technologies when it fits our use case. Most of our infrastructure, services and applications are running on AWS cloud leveraging multiple new-gen services. We also focus on non-functional aspects to ensure our services are highly robust, performant, and scalable. Technologies
You will design and implement AQR's proprietary systems throughout all areas of the firm. You will be expected to research, design, code, test and deploy projects while working in a fast-paced environment. Our software developers work side-by-side with investment management professionals to implement new ideas through creative use of technology. Focus Areas
Technologies
Who You Are
AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY | |