Quantitative Research Analyst

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients' capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world's largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a senior Quantitative Developer to join our Portfolio Management Analytics team in Newport Beach, CA. The team is responsible for the development and enhancement of our analytics platform which provides pre-trade and risk valuations across the entire fixed income universe. You will be responsible for large scale software architecture, development and production releases mainly in C++ whilst having extensive exposure to high performance computing, cloud computing, messaging and caching. Our ideal candidate will be passionate about innovation in latest computing techniques as well as ensuring robustness in system and production releases. This is a fully hands-on job in a highly productive environment which requires both meticulous attention to detail and rapid coding development.

REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree in Computer Science or hard science/engineering with sweeping C++ development background. Graduation from a top school is preferred.
• 5-10 years of professional working experience with large-scale analytics systems at top tier financial firms. Directly working with fixed income trading systems is preferred.
• Extensive programming skills in C++ (STL, boost, design pattern, modern C++) and integration across multi languages such as boost-python.
• Results driven with attention to detail and high-quality standards - capable of leading a wide range of enhancements across code base, processes and applications.
• Adaptive - able to quickly comprehend requirements and translate to software and systems in a timely fashion.

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