Software Engineer - Global Investment Research - Vice President

Goldman Sachs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to build, enhance, and productionize AI-ready research tools and agentic pipelines within GIR. You will collaborate with senior engineers to develop end-to-end, full-stack applications and integrate Gen AI components into mission-critical platforms.

The role emphasizes cloud adoption on AWS, scalable microservices in Java or Python, strong SDLC discipline, and agile collaboration to translate research requirements into robust software solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with proficiency in Java or Python.
• Proficient with modern full-stack web technologies: React, TypeScript, FastAPI, Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of SDLC tooling, automated testing, Git, Docker, and CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Feature Engineering: Build and maintain end-to-end full-stack features, integrating analyst-facing frontends with backend APIs and microservices implemented in Java or Python.
• Gen AI & Agent Implementation: Implement and optimize advanced RAG pipelines and stateful multi-agent workflows using Google ADK, LangChain, LangGraph, AWS Bedrock, or equivalent technologies, incorporating structured outputs, tool calling, and human-in-the-loop steps.
• Evaluation & Benchmarking: Implement automated offline and online evaluation suites using tools such as Braintrust, AgentCore Eval, equivalent industry solutions, or custom test harnesses to assess contextual relevance, groundedness, and hallucination reduction.
• Cloud & Data Integration: Deploy and connect AI components with enterprise services on AWS, configuring Lambda, ECS/Fargate, EventBridge, S3, IAM policies, and API Gateway endpoints.
• Observability & Incident Support: Monitor model and service performance using CloudWatch and distributed tracing; triage production incidents, conduct root-cause analyses, and optimize token/resource consumption.
• SDLC Discipline: Actively participate in peer code reviews, write automated unit and integration tests, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and document integration patterns and data models.
• Agile Collaboration: Coordinate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams in Agile sprints to translate research requirements into deliverable technical stories.

Skills

Java or Python

Full-stack web technologies (React, TS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Applied Mathematics

Tools

AWS Lambda

AWS ECS/Fargate

AWS S3

AWS EventBridge

AWS CloudWatch

API Gateway

Git

Docker

CI/CD automation

Job description

What We Do

At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don't just make things - we make things possible. Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Drive new businesses, redefine finance using AI, and seize opportunities at market speed.

In an era defined by AI, Engineering isn't just central - it's the driving force behind our business. Our dynamic environment demands innovative strategic thinking and immediate, impactful solutions. Ready to push the limits of digital possibility? Begin your journey here.

Who We Look For

Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research (GIR) is seeking an Agentic Systems Engineer to build, enhance, and productionize intelligent research tools and automated agentic pipelines. You will collaborate with senior engineers to develop end-to-end full-stack applications, implement advanced RAG components, and integrate AI services into mission-critical GIR platforms.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

• Feature Engineering: Build and maintain end-to-end full-stack features, integrating analyst-facing frontends with backend APIs and microservices implemented in Java or Python.
• Gen AI & Agent Implementation: Implement and optimize advanced RAG pipelines and stateful multi-agent workflows using Google ADK, LangChain, LangGraph, AWS Bedrock, or equivalent technologies, incorporating structured outputs, tool calling, and human-in-the-loop steps.
• Evaluation & Benchmarking: Implement automated offline and online evaluation suites using tools such as Braintrust, AgentCore Eval, equivalent industry solutions, or custom test harnesses to assess contextual relevance, groundedness, and hallucination reduction.
• Cloud & Data Integration: Deploy and connect AI components with enterprise services on AWS, configuring Lambda, ECS/Fargate, EventBridge, S3, IAM policies, and API Gateway endpoints.
• Observability & Incident Support: Monitor model and service performance using CloudWatch and distributed tracing; triage production incidents, conduct root-cause analyses, and optimize token/resource consumption.
• SDLC Discipline: Actively participate in peer code reviews, write automated unit and integration tests, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and document integration patterns and data models.
• Agile Collaboration: Coordinate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams in Agile sprints to translate research requirements into deliverable technical stories.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with proficiency in Java or Python, combined with modern full-stack web technologies (e.g., React, TypeScript, FastAPI, Spring Boot).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• Working knowledge of core AWS services, including Lambda, ECS/Fargate, S3, EventBridge, CloudWatch, and API Gateway.
• Solid understanding of standard SDLC tooling, automated testing, Git, Docker, and CI/CD automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to financial domain data, investment research workflows, or enterprise content authoring tools.
• Experience implementing evaluation pipelines and prompt testing with Braintrust, AgentCore Eval, equivalent technologies, or custom benchmark harnesses.
• Practical experience building Gen AI applications using Google ADK, LangGraph, or equivalent agentic frameworks, vector databases, and AWS Bedrock.
• Practical understanding of token optimization, prompt caching, and latency reduction strategies.
• Familiarity with guardrail frameworks defending against prompt injection and unauthorized data access.
• Experience building asynchronous or event-driven microservices across polyglot Java and Python stacks.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

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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