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. Core Engineering - 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. Cloud & Platform Modernization - 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. AI & Automation - 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). Business Collaboration - 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 Required Qualifications - 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. Why Join us? - Work on high visibility trading systems critical to PIMCO's Short Term Desk. - Gain hands on experience with modern Java, cloud engineering, and applied AI. - Collaborate with a talented global engineering team and front office partners. - Opportunity to take real ownership - from design and implementation through to production. 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: $ 125,000.00 - $ 240,000.00