Asset & Wealth Management -Software Engineer - Associate - Birmingham

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm in Birmingham is seeking a Software Engineer Associate to develop impactful financial products and innovative solutions. The candidate should have expertise in Java, React JS, and modern engineering practices, with 2-6 years of experience in software development. Join dynamic teams that drive transformative projects leveraging technology and financial engineering. Opportunities for collaboration and growth within a global organization are available.

Benefits

Competitive vacation policies

Financial wellness programs

Health advocacy services

On-site fitness centers

Qualifications

• 2-6 years experience in software engineering.
• Strong understanding of system operations and engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial products impacting millions of consumers.
• Engineer systems with revenue responsibility and ownership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and improve existing architectures.

Skills

Java

React JS

HTML5

Distributed systems

NoSQL databases

Relational databases

RESTful web services

Agile Operating Models

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

MongoDB

Spring

vert.X

Job description

Asset & Wealth Management -Software Engineer - Associate - Birmingham

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

Asset & Wealth Management:

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 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

Marcus by Goldman Sachs is a consumer fintech division of the company.

We help millions of consumers with multitude of financial products, like lending, deposits, financial tools, and cards. We use modern architecture principles, collaborative development processes and continuous delivery approach.

Through the use of machine learning and intuitive design, we provide customers with powerful tools that are grounded in value, transparency and simplicity to help them make smarter decisions about their money. As we build a leading digital consumer bank and expand into new products and partnerships, we are looking for engineers to join our team.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• You will develop financial products with direct impact on millions of consumers
• Systems under your watch will be the primary sources of revenue for the organisation
• You build it: engineers are in control of decisions about systems they own from the first line of code written
• You run it: engineers with assistance from global SRE guild are responsible for operation of systems they built
• You own it: engineers do not wait for orders here. They do research, pitch projects. Great ideas are valued and implemented
• Professional network: you will meet and collaborate with very influential people within the global organisation and the entire industry

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Between 2-6 years experience
• B.S. or higher in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Expertise in Java, React JS, HTML5
• Familiar with one or more of the following:
  • Distributed systems
  • NoSQL and relational databases
  • Distributed messaging
  • Transactional services
• Experience integrating with Restful web services
• Ability to establish trusted partnerships with product heads, and executive level stakeholders
• Comfortable with Agile Operating Models

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with microservice based architecture
• Experience with Kafka, MongoDB, Spring, vert.X

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 a number of 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

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 154112
• Job Category Associate
• Posting Date 12/01/2025, 09:57 AM
• Locations Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Healthcare & Medical Services

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 a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care and Parenting Support

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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