Job Description

What We Do

At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don’t just make things – we make things possible. Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore a world of opportunity at the speed of markets

Engineering, which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategists’ groups, is at the critical center of our business, and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate, real solutions. Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here.

Goldman Sachs Asset and Wealth Management Division:

As one of the world's leading asset managers, our mission is to help our clients achieve their investment goals. To best serve our clients' diverse and evolving needs, we have built our business to be global, broad and deep across asset classes, geographies and solutions.

Within the Multi Asset Solutions (MAS) investing group, we seek to develop a first-in-class digital advice platform across 401(k), IRA, and brokerage accounts, to provide individuals with custom tailored investment strategies to meet their retirement objectives.

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.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• A multi-discipline hands-on developer interested in solving real-world problems in the space of information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design and data distribution that will transform the AMD business.
• Proficient in an object-oriented language like Java. Eager to learn new ones including functional programming languages. Experience with Java, Ruby, React, and AWS is a plus.
• Embrace test-driven development and other agile techniques focusing more on their fundamental philosophies than the techniques themselves, allowing better judgement as to when to apply each to produce quality software.
• Ability to work closely with users to understand the problem space, identify solutions and implement them quickly.
• Focused on developing scalable solutions that solve a particular problem but are generalized to the right level such that the same solution can be applied to other problems.
• Constantly trying to improve existing systems / architecture.
• Keep on top of the latest news in software development from NoSQL/Distributed databases to Reactive Application design to micro-services.
• Use infrastructure-as-code to build and deploy cloud-native services in AWS

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in, but not limited to, any one of the following: Java, C#, Ruby on Rails, Go, Python, AWS, JavaScript, React/Redux.
• Should include experience of working with non-relational as well as relational databases
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Excellent object oriented or functional analysis and design skills
• Comfortable multi-tasking, managing multiple stakeholders, and working as part of a global team
• Proven communication and interpersonal ability
• Experience building client- and consumer-facing products is a plus, but far from required
• Knowledge of existing strategic firmwide platforms is a plus, but far from required