London-based Quant Engineer - Associate, Electronic Trading

Goldman Sachs Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Group is seeking an Associate Quantitative Engineer in London to join the Execution Solutions team within Global Banking and Markets. You will work on algorithmic trading, data science, and complex engineering systems, collaborating with Sales, Trading, Engineering, and Quantitative Research to optimize platform performance.

You will analyze large data sets, develop capital-efficient strategies, and publish insightful analyses on liquidity and market structure.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to draw insights from large, raw datasets.
• Hands-on coding experience in KDB/q, Python or SQL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) to monitor clients’ performance and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Know the ins and outs of algorithms, trading systems and proprietary trading signals to showcase product value.
• Improve and expand tooling for data analysis and trend detection, leveraging AI and automation frameworks.
• Research liquidity and market structure evolution across European markets and produce thought-leadership content.

Skills

KDB/q

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Communication

Teamwork

Finance knowledge

Tools

QlikView

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Goldman Sachs Group is seeking an Associate Quantitative Engineer in London to join the Execution Solutions team within Global Banking and Markets. You will work on algorithmic trading, data science, and complex engineering systems, collaborating with Sales, Trading, Engineering, and Quantitative Research to optimize platform performance.

You will analyze large data sets, develop capital-efficient strategies, and publish insightful analyses on liquidity and market structure.