Who We Look For

Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers, building solutions in risk management, big data, mobile and more. We look for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.

Your Impact

As an engineer in the Global Markets Trading Platform Engineering team, you will build world-class pre-trade workflow and trade execution platforms for salespeople and traders, covering various asset classes across both voice and electronic venues. You will work closely with salespeople and traders to solve real world business problems leveraging cutting edge technologies, also building resilient services that can be used across applications and be called upon to guide the decisions of business leadership.

This team is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments. We are looking for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

• Build pre-trade workflow and trade execution platforms for salespeople and traders, covering various asset classes across both voice and electronic venues
• Propose, design and implement software solutions to build scalable and reliable services and platforms using cutting-edge web & server-side technologies
• Define and determine new strategic solutions alongside salespeople, traders and other engineers

Skills And Experience We Are Looking For

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team leveraging cutting edge technology to transform the way we conduct business and to deliver the most complex transactions for our clients. The role will be suited to a strong technologist with a keen interest in business workflows and financial markets.

The successful candidate will need to:

• Develop an in-depth understanding of front office business, flows and systems, with a particular focus on Credit products
• Form strong partnerships with sales, trading and other engineering teams, to determine strategic direction of platforms
• Drive commercially impactful engineering projects to deliver key desk initiatives
• Strive for continuous improvement in the effectiveness and stability of the front office stack

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong programming skills in Java or frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, etc.)
• Experience in software development, including a clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design and core programming concepts
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and ability to work across teams
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment whilst maintaining strong attention to detail
• Highly motivated with a strong sense of ownership and desire for impact
• 1-4 years of industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous commercial experience in a business-facing, front office engineering role in the finance industry, building trading platforms
• Knowledge of financial markets with experience in products such as Bonds, CDS, indices or index options

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $115000-$180000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available
to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.