Finance Quant Developer

About the Role

We’re actively seeking an accomplished and business-savvy Finance Quant Developer to join our growing Investment Risk Technology team in Newport Beach, CA. This advanced role is responsible for architecting, advising, and delivering robust, data‑centric solutions that drive critical analytics, modeling, and reporting across asset management, investment risk, and economic scenario generation domains.

• Architect, design, and maintain advanced software systems supporting investment risk analytics, economic scenario generation, stress testing, and portfolio analysis.
• Advise and collaborate with product managers, analysts, engineers, and senior leadership to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Champion SDLC best practices, including secure coding standards, peer reviews, and documentation, ensuring auditability, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to business‑side developers and engineering teams, promoting consistency, reusability, and adherence to enterprise architecture standards.
• Drive software delivery using modern Dev Ops practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing.
• Lead the architecture and evolution of cloud‑native platforms leveraging Snowflake for scalable data warehousing and analytics, Matillion for data transformation and orchestration, SQL and Python for data processing and business logic, AWS for cloud infrastructure and services, and React.js for building interactive data‑driven user interfaces.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, and security across all layers of the application stack.

• Minimum of 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 10 years in financial services, asset management, investments, or investment risk analytics.
• Demonstrated experience in finance quant development supporting and working closely with investment and risk quantitative analysts with minimum direction and building portfolio tools.
• Demonstrated experience with mathematical modeling concepts and proficiency in portfolio tools such as Bloomberg, Yield Book, Aladdin, and investment systems including trade entry; deep understanding of investment data and systems.
• Deep understanding of software engineering best practices and SDLC processes, including version control (Git), testing, and agile methodologies.
• Proven track record in designing and developing RESTful APIs and web applications using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, .NET, or similar).
• Advanced proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and experience with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform and Azure Pipelines.
• Expertise in data platforms such as Snowflake and SQL‑based data access patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced, agile environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for senior stakeholders.

• In‑depth knowledge of key risk concepts such as stress testing, scenario modeling, and investment risk analytics.
• Background in building user‑centric interfaces for data visualization and decision support in financial contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor non‑technical or semi‑technical stakeholders, fostering a culture of engineering excellence across business units.
• A passion for continuous learning and a proactive approach to mastering new technologies and business domains.

Benefits start Day 1 and include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, a wellbeing reimbursement account, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and a competitive 401(k) savings plan with company match and additional contribution regardless of participation.

Base Pay Range: $ – $. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Most employees are also eligible for additional incentive pay.

Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.