VP of Software Engineering & Platform Architecture

Goldman Sachs Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering in London to drive the Core Engineering platforms, data solutions, and analytics that power risk, controls, and reporting across the firm. You will lead end-to-end development in an Agile environment, partner with Finance, and design scalable microservices-based architectures.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in Java/Python, expert knowledge of data modelling, cloud technologies (AWS), and strong communication with global

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 6+ years of software development experience.
• Strong analysis and design skills, plus knowledge of data structures, algorithms and performance-oriented design.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and business audiences, and comfortable working with multiple global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end systems development in an Agile environment, from requirements analysis through coding, testing, UAT, implementation and maintenance.
• Produce technical designs, testing strategies and implementation plans.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into process workflows, data requirements and specifications.
• Build reusable solutions and identify opportunities for cross-divisional collaboration.
• Contribute to data modelling and curation.

Skills

Java

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Communication

Microservices

AWS

RDBMS

Distributed systems

Data modelling

AI tools

Education

BSc in CS/Math/EE

Tools

Claude Code

Co-Pilot Agent Mode

Devin

Job description

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering in London to drive the Core Engineering platforms, data solutions, and analytics that power risk, controls, and reporting across the firm. You will lead end-to-end development in an Agile environment, partner with Finance, and design scalable microservices-based architectures.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in Java/Python, expert knowledge of data modelling, cloud technologies (AWS), and strong communication with global