FICC Platform Engineering - Software Engineer - Analyst / Associate - London

WeAreTechWomen; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the financial sector as a developer within the FICC Portfolio Analytics team. Your role will focus on enhancing a cutting-edge platform for real-time risk computation, collaborating globally to drive significant technical projects and improve architecture. Candidates should possess a background in Java, strong communication skills, and a grasp of modern development practices.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion training

Career development opportunities

Wellness and personal finance programs

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional Java Development experience.
• Excellent understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with automated testing and Continuous Deployment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in driving key projects.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
• Influence current and future architecture choices.

Skills

Java Development

Data Structures

Algorithms

Communication

DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB)

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Your Impact

We are looking for a strong developer to join the FICC Portfolio Analytics team in London to work on Lightning, a new infrastructure for real-time risk computation in the Global Markets Division. Lightning is a highly distributed and resilient state machine that provides near real-time updates on the key metrics that traders in Global Markets rely on to serve the clients of Goldman Sachs. The successful candidate will work closely with our users to add new features and deploy the platform across more desks.

How will you fulfill your potential?

1. The candidate is required to provide technical leadership in driving key projects on FICC trading environment as well as supporting the day-to-day business of the desk
2. Proactively engages with stakeholders through the SDLC of the projects
3. Works with global teams on projects that will have global impact
4. Influences current and future architecture choices as we are looking to adopt more modern platforms
5. Demonstrates excellent communication skills including experience speaking to technical and business audiences and working globally

Basic Qualifications

1. 1+ years of professional Java Development experience
2. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline
3. Excellent understanding of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
4. Familiarity with automated testing, DevOps and Continuous Deployment
5. Comfortable multi-tasking, managing multiple stakeholders and working as part of a team
6. Strong communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience in NoSQL data stores, e.g. Cassandra or MongoDB
2. Experience in modern message oriented middleware, e.g. Kafka or RabbitMQ
3. Experience in building and debugging distributed systems
4. Experience in developing software for Akka or Vertx

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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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.

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