Backend Engineer: Java/Spring Microservices in London

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in London seeks an Associate Software Engineer to contribute to massively scalable software, building backend services and data pipelines. You will work with cross-functional partners to deliver reliable platforms that power trading and finance workflows.

This role emphasizes microservices in Java with Spring, MongoDB integration, code quality, and collaboration across global teams in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years experience with Java, Spring & Non-SQL technologies such as MongoDB.
• Experience with micro-services, java deployments & DevOps tools such as Gitlab.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with trading, sales, asset management, banking, finance and others, to build and automate solutions.
• Join core engineering teams to elevate businesses by providing reliable, scalable platforms for data engineering, ML, networking and tooling.
• Innovate with UI/UX designers, data scientists, cloud engineers, and more in a collaborative, agile environment.

Skills

Java

Spring

Micro-services

DevOps

Communication

SDLC

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

MongoDB

GitLab

Job description

Goldman Sachs in London seeks an Associate Software Engineer to contribute to massively scalable software, building backend services and data pipelines. You will work with cross-functional partners to deliver reliable platforms that power trading and finance workflows.

This role emphasizes microservices in Java with Spring, MongoDB integration, code quality, and collaboration across global teams in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.