Lead Software Engineer, Legal & Compliance

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. You love solving complex real-world business problems. You recognise that cross-functional collaboration is a core component of success for the team. You believe there are multiple ways to solve most technical problems and are willing to debate the trade-offs. You have become a stronger engineer by making mistakes and learning from them. You 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. We encourage career mobility, so you can benefit from learning different functions and technologies, and we gain the benefits of your experience across teams. We run technology pro bono programs that help the non-profit community and give our engineering community opportunities to volunteer and participate. We offer education reimbursements and ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion. We embrace knowledge sharing through lunch-and-learns, demos, and technical forums. We 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 highly skilled Senior Developer to join our Legal & Compliance technology team as a lead engineer in our London office. In this role, you will manage a global team and be responsible for overseeing the development and enhancement of our suite of real-time applications embedded within our trading workflows focused on legal and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of developers and business analysts, providing guidance and support to ensure successful project delivery.
• Design, implement, and monitor mission-critical real-time applications integrated into trading workflows, specifically focused on legal and compliance.
• Oversee several applications that evaluate trading constraints related to Material Non-Public Information (MNPI) and counterparties, spanning: exchange limits for commodity products to counterparty agreements management and monitoring of broker restrictions for portfolios.
• Lead engagement with the business collaborating with traders, portfolio managers, compliance teams, and counterparty management to manage MNPI effectively.
• Proactive and hands-on development of Java applications on AWS, Spring Boot, and CI/CD with a focus on latency and performance.
• Lead modernization efforts for legacy systems. Participate in tech-wide initiatives to review resiliency and sustainability, ensuring that design and architecture can respond and recover quickly.
• Conduct regular code reviews, write unit tests, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for systems, processes, and architecture.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software development experience working in asset management / hedge funds, investment banking or financial services institutions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Math, or equivalent; a higher degree in a related field is desirable.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing micro-service architecture applications and cloud-native solutions, with strong experience in Java server-side technologies, including Spring Boot.
• Proficient in writing maintainable code in multiple languages such as HTML, Java, and JavaScript/TypeScript, with a solid understanding of data structures, design patterns, and algorithms.
• Experience with public cloud technologies, as well as a passion for automation and familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab.
• Strong practitioner of DevOps practices, utilizing relevant tooling to enhance development and deployment processes, and ensuring application security through secure coding techniques and vulnerability assessments.
• Technical skillset includes data models, messaging, REST, API design and development, and standard methodologies for system integration.
• Knowledge of Oracle Database and SQL, with experience in performance monitoring and optimization to ensure applications meet performance benchmarks.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering the best user experience possible, while actively participating in continuous improvement of processes and practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in agile development environments and collaborate closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to mentor and share knowledge with team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment, while adapting to changing requirements and demonstrating strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience of working with trading and/or compliance applications is a plus.