Engineering - Software Engineer - Associate - London London · United Kingdom · Associate

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join their Middleware Engineering team in London. This role emphasizes reliability and observability, making it crucial for the digital transformation of the firm. As a reliability engineer, you will engage in the entire software development lifecycle, focusing on building robust software systems. You will have the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to large-scale system designs, ensuring efficient and reliable operations. If you are passionate about driving technical excellence and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java, Go, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with algorithms, data structures, and software design.

Responsibilities

• Build sustainable software with excellent observability and reliability.
• Participate in large scale system design and software development lifecycle.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

C

C++

Perl

Ruby

Shell scripting

Algorithms

Data structures

Software design

UNIX internals

Networking

Tools

Prometheus

Jaeger

Datadog

Sentry

Kafka

RabbitMQ

EMS

Job description

Engineering - Software Engineer - Associate - London location_on London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Opportunity Overview sitemap_outline CORPORATE TITLE Associate language OFFICE LOCATION(S) London assignment JOB FUNCTION Software Engineering account_balance DIVISION Engineering Division

Who we are

Middleware Engineering is the steward of Goldman Sachs’ stateful compute platform, including the firm’s Databases, Messaging, and Big Data systems. We enable the firm’s business by providing secure and highly automated processes and tools to make working with data at our scale predictable and efficient.

Our products span a wide variety of functions and technologies and include public cloud-based systems, massive big data systems, and critical infrastructure involved in the firm’s core trading businesses.

Your Impact
Middleware Engineering is putting reliability and observability at the forefront of our digital transformation. As a reliability engineer, you will be a key participant in the entire software development lifecycle. You will be responsible for building sustainable software with excellent observability and reliability capabilities. You will participate in large scale system design, safely deliver new capabilities, and directly influence the way Goldman Sachs runs software in Production.

Our reliability engineers are key to helping Goldman Sachs balance functional business needs with non-functional reliability requirements. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in driving technical excellence while being empathetic to complex and inter-dependent business requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Proficiency in one or more of the following: Java, Go, Python, C, C++, Perl, Ruby or shell scripting.
• Experience with algorithms, data structures and software design and/or Experience with UNIX operating systems internals and / or networking.
• Experience with observability tooling such as Prometheus, Jaeger, Datadog, Sentry, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java is especially preferred
• Hands-on experience implementing continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines, or working in a CI/CD environment
• Experience with Prometheus or similar technologies
• Experience with messaging infrastructure such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, EMS, or similar technologies
• Experience with distributed systems design, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with debugging and optimizing code, as well as automation.