Software Engineering - Controllers - Vice President - Birmingham

Illinois CPA Society; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Software Developer to manage the development cycle of their trading platform. The role involves designing systems, collaborating with business partners, and optimizing performance. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, 2-5 years of development experience, and strong programming skills in Java. This position provides exposure to multiple areas of finance and foster growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of software development experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work part of a global team.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end systems development cycle in an Agile environment.
• Develop high-level and detailed technical designs.
• Engage in data modeling and curation.

Skills

Object-oriented Analysis

Functional Analysis

Problem-solving

Data-driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering

Tools

Java

AWS

Kafka

Job description

What we do?

Client Asset Protection - Client Assets Engineering is at the core of Client Protection and Collateral Management functions for Goldman Sachs globally. Our platform is responsible for segregating customer assets, implementing complex optimization calculations, and controls across business functions and asset classes, governed and monitored by regulation across various jurisdictions (US-SEC/FINRA, UK-FCA, JP-FSA, etc.). Our platforms manage client assets worth approximately $1 trillion in segregation and facilitate funding opportunities on client margin worth around $100 billion for the firm.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end systems development cycle in an Agile environment, from requirements analysis to coding, testing, UAT, implementation, and maintenance.
• Develop high-level and detailed technical designs, testing strategies, and implementation plans.
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that provides exposure to all areas of finance.
• Understand and respond to business needs, developing process workflows, data requirements, and specifications to support implementation.
• Build strong relationships with business partners.
• Identify opportunities for cross-divisional collaboration and reuse of common solutions.
• Engage in data modeling and curation.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 2-5 years of software development experience.
• Excellent object-oriented or functional analysis and design skills.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and performance optimization.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience speaking to technical and business audiences globally.
• Problem-solving ability and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to multi-task, manage multiple stakeholders, and work as part of a global team.
• An entrepreneurial approach and passion for problem solving and product development.

Expert Knowledge in One or More of

• Programming in Java, with experience in concurrency and memory management.
• Strong RDBMS knowledge.
• Experience developing distributed, microservices-based applications.
• Experience with data modeling and curation for large datasets.
• Experience with cloud technologies, including building finance systems on cloud platforms like AWS S3, Snowflake, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest or knowledge in investment banking or financial instruments.
• Experience with big data concepts, such as Hadoop for Data Lake.
• Experience with near real-time transactional systems like Kafka.
• Experience in Business Process Management (BPM).

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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