Senior Software Developer, CIO R&D

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 seeking a VP‑level Senior Software Developer to lead development and implementation of analytics tools and APIs for quants and portfolio managers.

You will provide technical leadership while remaining hands‑on:

• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable front‑end applications, high‑performance backend services, and APIs
• Translate quantitative and portfolio‑manager requirements into robust technical designs and delivery plans
• Collaborate closely with engineers, quants, and portfolio managers to define scope, priorities, and solutions
• Own production delivery, system reliability, and incident response
• Lead by example through hands‑on development and technical decision‑making
• Mentor and support peers, contributing to engineering best practices and a strong development culture

Required Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production‑grade systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with extensive hands‑on experience using Pandas and SQL in production environments.
• Solid experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Proven experience building and operating distributed systems or large‑scale data processing platforms.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Results‑oriented mindset with the flexibility to take on multiple responsibilities and deliver under time pressure.
• Direct experience working with quantitative teams or strong familiarity with quantitative workflows.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Front‑end development experience, including JavaScript and modern UI frameworks.
• Additional depth in large‑scale distributed architectures and performance‑critical systems.
• Broader experience across cloud services and infrastructure tooling beyond core AWS usage.

       

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

Salary Range: $ 175,000.00 - $ 240,000.00

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PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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