Low-Latency Java VP Engineer – London

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) in London is hiring a Vice President – Low-Latency Java Software Engineer to design, build and maintain high-performance trading platforms. The role emphasizes real-time Java, zero-GC environments, and collaboration with global engineering and product teams to deliver scalable solutions.

You will participate in the full software lifecycle, driving reliability, performance, and innovation on critical trading infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Java programming skills in real-time low-latency environments.
• Proven ability to produce organized, readable, maintainable software.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with automated unit and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high-performance, low-latency platforms for trading.
• Collaborate with global partner teams to reuse features and leverage regional experience.
• Contribute across full product lifecycle from requirements through to monitoring.

Skills

Java

Low-latency

Code quality

Communication

Testing automation

Tools

Kafka

Python

SQL

Linux

Zero-GC Java

Job description

Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) in London is hiring a Vice President – Low-Latency Java Software Engineer to design, build and maintain high-performance trading platforms. The role emphasizes real-time Java, zero-GC environments, and collaboration with global engineering and product teams to deliver scalable solutions.

You will participate in the full software lifecycle, driving reliability, performance, and innovation on critical trading infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.