Job Description

Software Engineer – Associate – Wealth Management Engineering – Alternatives Engineering Team

Who We Are

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 is at the critical center of our business, and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate, real solutions. 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. Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here.

In Private Wealth Management, we help our clients pursue their wealth management goals through careful advice & astute investment management. PWM Engineering plays a pivotal role in building the tools and applications our business needs to effectively manage and support our client’s diverse requirements. We support the entire user experience starting with onboarding through to trading, reporting, as well as providing clients access to their portfolios online via native iOS and Android apps. We also build and support numerous applications for our Business and Operations users to help them effectively manage risk and provide the best white-glove service possible to our clients.

Alternatives is a flagship revenue growth initiative for the firm & Wealth Management. There has been exponential growth in Alternatives investing last couple years and the Alternatives industry is evolving rapidly.

PWM Alternatives Engineering team is currently driving number of initiatives that will enable platform scale & flexibility needed for the expansion of Alternatives offering to PWM clients. From expansion to offer new Open-Ended Alternative funds in the market to building flexibility as the Alternatives industry evolves to Hybrid funds to enabling an open architecture giving PWM clients access to non-GS Alternative funds, the engineering team in integral in the build out of the platform.

This application is a full-stack Alternatives trading platform, designed for scale, built using the latest strategic technology solutions, and deployed to support Advisor & Alternative Capital Market teams across the globe.

We are looking for an Engineer to join the team who enjoys solving complex problems and is passionate about developing highly reliable and performant software systems. 

Your Impact

This is a full-stack Engineering role which will involve the candidate working across a variety of areas, primarily Micro-service development in Java and interaction with MongoDB, as well as flexibility for UI development in Angular, React. It requires the candidate to be familiar with distributed services, testing, system monitoring and reporting, and the SDLC process. 

This role offers the opportunity to work with a best-in-class team of Engineers building an exciting new platform for our PWM Alternatives business. The team works directly with a variety of stakeholders, including the ultra-high net worth alternative capital markets team, product & operations teams, and partnering closely with engineering teams across the division to help in evolving the alternatives platform.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Full understanding of software development lifecycle best practices
• An ability to drive to goals and milestones while valuing and maintaining a strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and documentation skills - both verbally and in writing to effectively interact with multiple people and global teams
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong team player & experience working with global teams
• Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior industry experience developing in Java, Angular/React & Non-SQL technologies such as MongoDB
• Experience with micro-services, Java deployments & DevOps tools such as Gitlab

Goldman Sachs Engineering Culture

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 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!

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