Software Engineer, Systematic Trading

Company: PIMCO
Location: Newport Beach
Posted on: January 18, 2023

Job Description:

We are PIMCO, a leading global asset management firm. We manage investments and develop solutions across the full spectrum of asset classes, strategies and vehicles: fixed income, equities, commodities, asset allocation, ETFs, hedge funds and private equity. PIMCO is one of the largest investment managers, actively managing more than $2.2 trillion in assets for clients around the world. PIMCO has over 3,070 employees in 22 offices globally. PIMCO is recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
PIMCO is one of the world's premier fixed income investment managers with thousands of professionals around the world united in a single purpose: creating opportunities for our clients in every environment. Since 1971, we have brought innovation and expertise to our partnership with the institutions, financial advisors and millions of individual investors who entrust us with their assets. We aspire to cultivate performance and leadership through empowering our people, diversity of thought, and a commitment to an inclusive culture that engages in our global communities.
Position Description:Our quant business is expanding and as a result we are looking for a small number of exceptional technologists to build solutions for the desk and the underlying quant research and trading platform.
You will work closely with quant portfolio managers converting research ideas intro production trading strategies, building research infrastructure (market data, backtest, compute) and trading platform (position, risk, controls, strategy frameworks, deployment, visualization, observability). Your code will trade billions of dollars and as a result we value the ability to move quickly, with attention to detail and engineering fundamentals to build clean code that is tested, trusted and can be leveraged by other engineers and Quant PMs.
Position Requirements:

• Computer Science or Engineering degree
• Min 3+ years of experience with Python
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: you can write well designed, clean code with excellent test quality
• Experience writing mission critical production code with a strong attention to detail
• Market knowledge of FX, Futures or Options trading is not required but beneficial
• Experience with implementing systematic trading strategies or building trading platforms (systematic, HFT or execution) not required but beneficial
  Benefits:PIMCO is committed to offering a comprehensive portfolio of employee benefits designed to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Benefits vary by location but may include: - Medical, dental, and vision coverage - Life insurance and travel coverage - 401(k) (defined contribution) retirement savings, retirement plan, pension contribution from your first day of employment - Work/life programs such as flexible work arrangements, parental leave and support, employee assistance plan, commuter benefits, health club discounts, and educational/CFA certification reimbursement programs - Community involvement opportunities with The PIMCO Foundation in each PIMCO office
  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: $ 185,000.00 - $ 305,000.00

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