Core Engineering - SecDB - Software Engineer - Vice President

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.

The SecDb team is responsible for the engineering and management of a business critical pricing and risk calculation platform used by all the revenue generating and federation divisions. As a developer in the team, you will be responsible to partner with developers in strategies and business-aligned technology teams globally, to create solutions, develop new features or improve existing services to meet business requirements. Our team is actively looking into migrating services from the proprietary platform to modern solutions for scalable microservices architecture. You will have the opportunity to join a rapidly expanding team at the early stage and to make decisions that would affect the shape of the platform for the next 5-10 years, creating innovative technology solutions to support the evolving needs of the global business. We are looking to grow our team with a motivated technologist who is: - A self-learner, curious, inquisitive, always striving to improve one s skill and knowledge. - Passionate about new technologies, such as those related to the cloud. - Not afraid to dig into 20-year old code to refactor and uplift it into the new century. - Understands the importance of using common standards and protocols for integration with existing internal or external systems. - Capable to collaborate and compromise with others to achieve a common goal. - Focused on user experience and customer satisfaction. - Unwilling to compromise on code quality, test coverage, or controls.

 

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
An opportunity to work on the core of a strategically important system at GS, used by both revenue generating and federation divisions.
Interact with users in strategies and business-aligned technology teams spread around the globe and across various time zones.
Interact directly with the business and other tech teams to build innovative solutions to support the GS business.
Considerable growth potential for highly motivated developers.
Play a big part in design and implementation in a team oriented environment.
Opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge of financial derivatives pricing and trade modelling

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
A bachelor, master, or PhD in a math or science degree.
Solid understanding and algorithms and data structures.
A strongly typed compiled language (e.g. Java/C++) for 6+ years.
Experience in working with large software systems, distributed computing, and databases (SQL and NoSQL).
Team player

Preferred Qualifications
Motivation to learn about trading workflow and financial markets
Overall relevant industry experience of 6+ years

Strongly proficient in one of the OO languages

Strong organizational skills; ability to multi-task and work under pressure and prioritize