Sr Software Engineer

Job Description:

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

Pacific Life is investing in bright, agile, and diverse talent to contribute to our mission of innovating our business and creating a superior customer experience. We’re actively seeking a technically skilled and business-savvy Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Investment Risk Technology team in Newport Beach, CA. This role focuses on building robust, data-centric solutions that support critical analytics, modeling, and reporting across asset management and investment risk domains. Core responsibilities include developing scalable back-end systems, implementing computing controls, and applying SDLC best practices. The position also involves guiding business-side developers, promoting secure, compliant, and maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise standards.

This role is based in our Newport Beach, CA office.

How you’ll help move us forward:

• Build and maintain software systems that support investment risk analytics, including scenario modeling, stress testing, and portfolio analysis. 

• Collaborate with product managers, analysts, and engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions. 

• Champion SDLC best practices, including secure coding standards, peer reviews, and documentation, to ensure auditability and maintainability. 

• Provide technical guidance and oversight to business-side developers, promoting consistency, reusability, and adherence to enterprise architecture standards. 

• Drive software delivery using modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing. 

• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, and security across all layers of the application stack.

• Contribute to 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

  • React.js for building interactive data-driven user interfaces

The experience you bring:

• 8+ years of experience plus a 4-year degree or equivalent experience in Systems and Software Development

• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices and SDLC processes, including version control (Git), testing, and agile methodologies. 

• Strong experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and web applications using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, .NET, or similar). 

• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and experience with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform and Azure Pipelines. 

• Familiarity with data platforms such as Snowflake and SQL-based data access patterns. 

• 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.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience in financial services, particularly in investment risk management, portfolio analytics, or asset management. 

• Knowledge of key risk concepts such as stress testing and scenario modeling. 

• Background in building user-centric interfaces for data visualization and decision support. 

• Demonstrated ability to mentor non-technical or semi-technical stakeholders, fostering a culture of engineering excellence across business units.

• Exposure to data transformation frameworks like DBT is a plus.

• A passion for continuous learning and a proactive approach to mastering new technologies and business domains. 

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