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.

Join PIMCO's PM-Analytics, Portfolio Engineering and Implementation team as a Quantitative Researcher/Developer in our Newport Beach, CA office where your contributions will have a direct and measurable impact on investment outcomes as you will help shape the future of systematic investing. This role bridges quantitative research, portfolio construction and technology, with a focus on integrating systematic signals and models into our investment process.

You'll work closely with Portfolio Managers, Quant Researchers, Analysts and Technologists to design and deploy scalable, alpha-generating strategies across asset classes. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of new models and techniques, apply modern data science methods, and help translate research into practical, production-ready systems that support real-world investment decisions.

What Sets This Role Apart

• Direct exposure to investment decision-making and strategy implementation.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge quantitative frameworks and optimization engines.
• A collaborative culture that values intellectual rigor, innovation, and continuous learning.
• A chance to make a tangible impact on portfolio outcomes at one of the world's leading investment firms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Quants and PMs to implement and support strategy execution and portfolio construction engines.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of PIMCO's Common Model Execution Framework and Optimization Engine.
• Explore and prototype new alpha signals, portfolio construction techniques, and optimization methods.
• Partner with Data Teams to onboard and integrate essential datasets into PIMCO's core data services platform.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data and software issues with speed and precision.
• Participate in design and review sessions with stakeholders to ensure robust solution delivery.
• Work cross-functionally with technologists, traders, and researchers to build scalable systematic trading solutions.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Financial Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science).
• 3+ years of experience with Python and relational or modern databases, including experience in research workflows and data-driven experimentation.
• Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming (Java, C++, or C# preferred).
• Solid foundation in probability, statistics, and techniques such as machine learning, time-series analysis, pattern recognition, and natural language processing (NLP).
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex, data-intensive problems using quantitative methods.
• Familiarity with financial markets and products - especially fixed income - is a strong plus.
• Intellectual curiosity, a passion for innovation and a drive to explore new ideas in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple priorities and iterative development cycles.

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