Senior Software Developer

We are a leading global asset management firm with over 3,000 employees across 20 offices in 15 countries; we help millions of investors around the world pursue their financial goals.

We hire critical thinkers. People who thrive in a collaborative culture like ours where we solve real problems while building the future of finance.

You

• Are excited to be part of a vibrant engineering community that values diversity, hard work, and continuous learning.

• Love solving complex real-world business problems.

• Recognize that cross-functional collaboration is a core component of success for the team.

• Believe there are multiple ways to solve most technical problems and are willing to debate the trade-offs.

• Have become a stronger engineer by making mistakes and learning from them.

• Are a doer, someone who wants to grow their career and gain experience across technologies and business functions.

We

• Continuously invest in a high-performance and inclusive culture, in which a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are celebrated and valued.

• Encourage career mobility, so you can benefit from learning different functions and technologies, and we gain the benefits of your experience across teams.

• Run technology pro bono programs that help the non-profit community and give our engineering community opportunities to volunteer and participate.

• Offer education reimbursements and ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion.

• Embrace knowledge sharing through lunch-and-learns, demos, and technical forums.

• Consider our people to be our greatest asset—we will help you learn what PIMCO Technology has to offer so you can participate in activities that benefit your career while delivering impactful technology solutions.

We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our Investment Accounting / Positions team in London or Newport Beach, CA.  This team focuses on developing software on-prem and in the cloud to capture trading transactions and calculate positions for the firm.  You will work closely with our hedge fund business and other team members as a senior player to develop efficient solutions and support others in understanding and solving complex problems. This role will include working on a legacy system as well as developing a next generation IBOR in the AWS.

How does Technology fit in with this?

We aim to deliver our investment professionals with on time, accurate information, every time that enables them to make decisions in an increasingly complex world. We provide foundational real-time position capabilities that enable downstream risk and trading systems to calculate optimal executions, regulatory compliance and client risk.

What do you need to know?

You must be an expert in Java development with experience in AWS.  Financial services experience is a bonus. You will be working with a worldwide team of developers and will be expected to do some L2 support. You need to know and love the Java language! Python, and TypeScript are useful skills too. Gitlab and expertise in continuous integration and delivery techniques are a nice too.

Requirements

• 15+ years of programming, with at least 5+ years of Java required.

• 5+ years of experience building cloud native applications with AWS.

• Familiarity with Spring and Apache libraries and other large open source libraries.

• Experience with complex technology stacks.

• Experience with Kafka and real-time messaging systems. 

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with Apache Flink.  Deep understanding is desired.

• Expert SQL/Database Query experience required.                                       

• Financial Services experience is desired.

• Strong analytical ability to learn independently from the code / reverse engineer.

• Ability to work well independently and in cross-functional teams

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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