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Global Banking & Markets – GCEM (Global Currencies and Emerging Markets) Engineer - Vice President - London
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Global Banking & Markets – GCEM (Global Currencies and Emerging Markets)
Engineer - Vice President - London
What we do:
At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don’t just make things – we make things possible. We strive to change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas and solving 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.
Global Currencies and Emerging Markets (GCEM) trading is a key revenue generating division for Goldman Sachs. The GCEM Trading & Sales teams assist Goldman Sachs’ global client base in managing market volatility and financial risk through a diverse array of instruments. This is a critical function for both our clients and the firm, facilitating activity across the full spectrum of financial products. Our offering encompasses everything from high-volume, liquid flow products to highly customized, structured solutions, ensuring that we can meet the bespoke needs of our clients.
Engineering is comprised of our Technology Division and Global Strategists groups. It is at the centre 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.
Who we look for:
Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers, building solutions in order management, big data, pricing and more. We look for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.
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As a GCEM Engineer, you will play a key role in developing software solutions that will help institutional clients buy and sell financial instruments on liquidity venues around the world. In addition, you will also be challenged with designing and implementing innovative software solutions that will enable GCEM Trading and Sales to efficiently manage their risk, positions and P&L. We look for individuals who can embrace AI to help design and build solutions, as well as incorporate AI into trading workflows. You will be expected to work closely with several internal clients including trading, sales, strategists, and operations and will be involved in every stage of the software development life cycle. Given the global nature of the business, you will often work with counterparts in other regional offices on projects and learn about different local markets and different financial products as well.
Basic Qualifications:
- STEM degree
- Strong hands-on programming experience, in at least one language (Java / Python)
- Proficient in AI-assisted development
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
- Solid communication and interpersonal skills are a must given that the role will involve interacting with traders & salespeople
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Java or Python
- Experience in Slang/SecDB
- Experience with messaging middleware such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Experience in developing and testing distributed systems
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- Interact with users to understand business flows and define requirements.
- Implement new software and enhancements to existing systems.
- Contribute to quality control through code and design reviews.
- Provide L3 application support.
- Review incidents, identify root causes, and define follow-up actions.
- Review incidents and identify root causes and follow-ups.
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 several 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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