Goldman Sachs
Global Banking Markets - Low-Latency Java Software Engineer - Vice President - London

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Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) - Low-Latency Java Software Engineer - London
OUR IMPACT
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.
At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation, and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative workspaces and mindfulness classes to flexible work options, we offer our people the support they need to reach their goals in and outside the office.
Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) strives to be the top provider in electronic trading by building superior technology and delivering high quality products by investing in people, platforms, and products. Join the team and participate in the development and launch of best-in-class products for top clients across the industry. We are looking for eager, nimble, and ambitious engineers to join our growing team of visionaries, and drive GSET to achieve and exceed our goals.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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YOUR IMPACT
The GSET Platform team builds the core frameworks, services, and components of our flagship electronic trading platform, supporting client needs with everything from position management and resource distribution through to client workflow, controls, and reference data. Our low latency platform is built with speed, reliability and resiliency in mind where every micro-second counts and uptime is critical. We work directly with our product development function to build new functionality for clients, adapt the platform to meet regulatory and industry changes and expand into new markets.
As a member of the team, you will play an integral role on the trading floor. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for technology and the markets, with individuals who thrive in a fast-paced changing environment. The team takes a data driven approach to decision making and you should be willing to participate in the full product lifecycle from requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, support, and monitoring.
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- Design, build and maintain high-performance, high-availability, high-capacity, yet nimble and adaptive platforms satisfying a range of business needs.
- Work in partnership with the wider engineering & product teams to design and implement best-in-class solutions.
- Work closely with our counterpart teams globally to ensure we’re building features and systems that can be reused and leveraging work and experience from the other regions.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong Java programming skills, ideally in a real-time low latency / zero GC environment.
- High desire to produce organised, readable, and maintainable software.
- Proven problem-solving ability with critical and creative thinking.
- Effective communicator in both written and verbal mediums.
- Hands-on experience writing robust, automated unit and integration test suites to ensure code reliability.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience working on an electronic trading platform, including reference data, market data & FIX.
- Ability to balance multiple, time-sensitive projects while maintaining a longer term, strategic focus.
- Knowledge of Kafka, Python, SQL and/or Linux would be beneficial.
- Prior experience of a sequencer/event-based architecture, and/or Zero-GC Java.
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