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How AQR Capital Management hires

Truth index
A 88/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
50%
Reposted roles
0%

AQR Capital Management scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 26 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 50% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Visa sponsorship

  • United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 42 · green card filings: 10
  • United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker)

Visa details by country

Overview

AQR Capital Management is a quantitative investment firm built on systematic factor research. Its team develops models across equities, futures, currencies and alternative risk premia. The firm is known for publishing academic research alongside its commercial strategies.

News

News AQRCapital 2 months ago
Academic Alpha
This paper reintroduces style premia investing-or
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News AQRCapital 7 months ago
I Did Not Predict What Is Going on in Privates
I push back on claims that I predicted recent turmoil in private markets, clarifying that my prior work focused on long-term issues like volatility mismeasurement, illiquidity, and expected returns-not short-term market calls. While privates play a real e
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News AQRCapital 1 year ago
Rebuffed: A Closer Look at Options-Based Strategies
Options-based strategies, often labeled with words like
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News CNBC 1 year ago
Watch CNBC's full interview with AQR Capital Management founder Cliff Asness
Cliff Asness, AQR Capital Management founder and CIO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the company's recent strong performance, why growth stocks won, and much more.
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News AQRCapital 2 years ago
Buffett's Alpha
Winner of the CFA Institute's 2018 Graham and Dodd Award What is the secret to Warren Buffett's success? We seek the answer via a thorough empirical analysis in light of some the latest research on the drivers of returns.
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News AQRCapital 2 years ago
Can Machines Time Markets? The Virtue of Complexity in Return Prediction
Common wisdom has suggested that small, simple models are best suited for market timing applications, given finance's
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at AQR Capital Management over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
45
Postings analysed
26
Stack modernity
76/100AI adopter
Languages
Python96%
SQL42%
Java19%
C++12%
Frameworks & libraries
NumPy15%
PyTorch12%
Pandas8%
TensorFlow8%
Databases
PostgreSQL19%
ElasticSearch12%
MS SQL12%
Redis12%
Cloud & platforms
AWS27%
New Relic12%
RabbitMQ12%
Linux8%
AI & ML
LLM4%
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Full AQR Capital Management tech stack 45 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$180k
Typical range
$95k – $290k
Open positions
18
16 Jobs
Junior 25%
Middle 25%
Senior 6.3%
Staff 6.3%
Architect 37.5%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 4 $133k $95k – $245k
Middle 4 $168k $140k – $200k
Senior 1 $275k $275k
Staff 1 $290k $290k
Architect 6 $180k $150k – $265k
Highest paying role Global Stock Selection - Implementation Researcher $290k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at AQR Capital Management By role, level and city, against the market · 18 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
66/100
Growing
Open positions
32
8 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
61 days
faster than 21% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Analytics
31% ▼
HR
15% ▲
AI/ML
8% ▲
Data Science
8% ▼
Backend
4% ▲
Security
4% ▲
Actively hiring for Analytics (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Sumo Logic to stack Oct 2026
Added Splunk to stack Oct 2026
Added SIEM to stack Oct 2026
Added Draw.io to stack Oct 2026
Added Defense in Depth to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
13
Hiring now
3
Countries
8
Busiest office
Greenwich
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Greenwich United States
HQ
Greenwich, CT
30 open roles 21 posted in 90 days 47% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $181k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, HR, Legal
seen since Feb 2026 careers board, job postings
Bengaluru India
Sales office
Bengaluru
9 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, Analytics, Finance
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Sales office
Dubai
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
seen since Apr 2026 careers board, job postings
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Regional office
Hong Kong
10-50 est. staff
seen since Jun 2026 careers board
New York United States
Regional office
Boston
careers board
Tokyo Japan
Regional office
Tokyo
careers board
Los Angeles United States
Regional office
Santa Monica
careers board
Chicago United States
Regional office
Chicago
careers board
London United Kingdom
Regional office
London
careers board
Sydney Australia
Regional office
Sydney
careers board
Brisbane Australia
Regional office
Brisbane
careers board
Frankfurt am Main Germany
Regional office
Frankfurt
careers board
Bad Homburg Germany
Regional office
Bad Homburg
careers board

Jobs

≈ $10k – $27k per year (Estimated) • In office • 2+ years exp • Bengaluru
Python
Java
PostgreSQL
Redis
RabbitMQ
MS SQL
ElasticSearch
DevOps
New Relic
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≈ $38k – $71k per year (Estimated) • In office • 10+ years exp • Bengaluru
Python
Hadoop
Spark
DevOps
AWS
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$135k – $155k per year • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Greenwich
Python
SQL
C++
AI Agents
Machine Learning
DevOps
AWS
Linux
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≈ $15k – $35k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Bengaluru
SQL
Microsoft Excel
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$110k – $140k per year • In office • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Greenwich
Python
SQL
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≈ $25k – $53k per year (Estimated) • In office • 7+ years exp • Bengaluru
Python
Splunk
AWS
Cybersecurity
Defense in Depth
Sumo Logic
SIEM
Management
Draw.io
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$225k – $245k per year • In office • 1+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Greenwich
Python
Fine-tuning
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Time Series
Machine Learning
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$160k – $190k per year • In office • 7+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Greenwich
Python
SQL
C++
Machine Learning
DevOps
AWS
Linux
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$165k – $185k per year • In office • 7+ years exp • Master's Degree • Greenwich
Python
Java
PostgreSQL
Redis
RabbitMQ
MS SQL
ElasticSearch
DevOps
New Relic
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$100k – $125k per year • In office • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Greenwich
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$270k – $290k per year • In office • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Greenwich
Python
Perl
MATLAB
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≈ $16k – $37k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Bengaluru
Python
NumPy
DevOps
AWS
Apply