Is it hard to get hired as a Quantitative Researcher at AQR Capital Management?

Quantitative Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at AQR Capital Management with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Quantitative Researcher at AQR Capital Management?

Candidates applying for Quantitative Researcher roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AQR Capital Management overall takes an average of 21 days.

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AQR Capital Management Quantitative Researcher interview questions

based on 12 ratings - Updated Apr 30, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

43%
Applied online
Applied online
29%
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Campus Recruiting
14%
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Recruiter
14%
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12 interviews

Quantitative Researcher Interview

Oct 18, 2020

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at AQR Capital Management (New York, NY)

Interview

Two-week process, met with a researcher and discussed the role with some simple modeling and math questions mainly about machine learning and linear regression. (Describe stochastic gradient descent, analyze this regression model)

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Walk me through stochastic gradient descent How would I optimize a linear regression Give me two ways to minimize ML model error

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Quantitative Researcher Interview

Oct 23, 2018

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at AQR Capital Management

Interview

Superday with three 20 minutes exams and six rounds of interview, each with about 30 minutes plus one lunch interview. Start from 9am to 5pm. Still waiting to get responses from them.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Behavior and technique. asked a lot about regression

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Quantitative Research Interview

Oct 15, 2018

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AQR Capital Management (Greenwich, CT) in Oct 2018

Interview

Applied through campus recruiting, first round interview on campus (behavioral and technical, relatively simple stats). Then, if accepted, you go for a superday at their headquarters in Greenwich CT which lasts 8 hours, with several different interviews.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Portfolio optimization, intermediate probability/stats

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