Vignesh Kumar Rk is a Vice President at AQR Capital Management, focusing on Quant Research Development for Global Stock Selection. With a background from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, his career includes technical leadership roles at D. E. Shaw and development experience at Bounteous India.
He has a demonstrated passion for software development, exemplified by a personal project where he created a Chrome extension for a popular food delivery service, Swiggy, which has gained over 50 active users. His interests include major tech companies like Oracle and Intuit.
Unique fact: He developed and launched his own Chrome browser extension as a side project.
Vignesh Kumar Rk
Vice President at AQR Capital Management
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Overview
Topics They Care About
Quantitative Research
His current role at AQR Capital Management is as a Quant Research Developer in the Global Stock Selection team.
Financial Technology
Combines his experience in quantitative finance at AQR with his extensive software development background at D. E. Shaw.
Software Development
His career progression from Senior Software Engineer to Lead Tech and his personal coding projects highlight a core passion for development.
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Work History
5-2025
Vice President at AQR Capital Management
7-2020 - 4-2025
Lead Tech at D. E. Shaw India Private Limited
7-2017 - 7-2020
Senior Member Technical at D. E. Shaw India Private Limited
5-2016 - 6-2017
Member Technical at D. E. Shaw India Private Limited
10-2015 - 4-2016
Senior Software Engineer at Bounteous India
10-2013 - 9-2015
Software engineer at Bounteous India
Education
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT)
2007 - 2009
Higher Secondary from St.Thomas
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Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Level : Senior
Designation : Vice President at AQR Capital Management
