Software Engineer, Short Term Technology

PIMCO • Newport Beach, CA

1d • $125,000 - $240,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking to hire a Java Back-End Developer to join our Short-Term Desk Technology team. This role focuses on building the next generation of trading and cash management systems used across our Short Term, Cash, and Collateral desks. The seniority of the hire will depend on the successful candidate’s experience. You will work on modernizing existing platforms, developing new cloud native services, and contributing to our broader migration toward AWS. The role offers close collaboration with front office stakeholders and ownership across the full software lifecycle.

Requirements

• 5+ years of strong experience with Java (preferably Java 17+; ideally Java 21) and back-end development
• Familiarity with microservices, REST APIs, and event driven architectures.
• Some exposure to AWS or cloud native engineering concepts (containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code).
• Interest or experience in using AI tools to boost productivity (code generation, test creation, documentation, etc.).
• A proactive mindset, eagerness to learn, and ability to work in a fast-moving front office environment.
• Strong communication skills and desire to partner closely with business users.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high quality, scalable microservices using Java 21 and modern frameworks.
• Develop new functionality while evolving existing components with clean, maintainable, well tested code.
• Apply TDD, good CI/CD practices, and strong engineering standards.
• Contribute to our cloud migration initiatives by building containerized, cloud ready services.
• Work with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, EKS, RDS, S3, MSK) to help move workloads off legacy environments.
• Participate in improving observability through metrics, tracing, and logging.
• Use applied AI tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, MCP servers, and LLMs) to accelerate development, improve testing quality, and streamline operational automation.
• Identify and implement opportunities for intelligent automation within systems (e.g., anomaly detection, documentation generation, automated runbooks).
• Work directly with portfolio managers, traders, and operations teams to deliver high impact solutions.
• Understand front office workflows and translate them into robust, performant technical designs.

Benefits

• Education reimbursements
• Ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion
• Total compensation approach which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed