VP Software Engineer - Regulatory Tech & Data

Candidate Experience Site - Lateral; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Birmingham seeks a Vice President Software Engineer to build and own critical regulatory submission systems. You’ll take features end-to-end in an Agile team, from requirements through release, partnering with Finance to translate regulatory needs into data workflows.

You’ll influence data modeling and foster cross‑division collaboration while delivering scalable engineering solutions. The role requires a strong technical background with Java/Python and a passion for robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a numerate/technical discipline.
• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Strong analysis and design skills, including data structures, algorithms and performance-oriented design.
• Hands-on programming experience in Java / Python.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and business audiences.
• Working knowledge of cloud, ideally AWS, and distributed microservices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the systems that produce the firm's regulatory submissions to global regulators.
• Take features end to end in an Agile team — requirements, design, code, test, UAT, release and run.
• Produce technical designs, testing strategies and implementation plans.
• Work directly with Finance stakeholders to turn regulatory requirements into workflows, data requirements and specifications.
• Build reusable solutions other teams can adopt, and spot opportunities to collaborate across divisions.
• Contribute to data modelling and curation for large-scale financial datasets.

Skills

Software development

Java

Python

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Microservices

Job description

Goldman Sachs in Birmingham seeks a Vice President Software Engineer to build and own critical regulatory submission systems. You’ll take features end-to-end in an Agile team, from requirements through release, partnering with Finance to translate regulatory needs into data workflows.

You’ll influence data modeling and foster cross‑division collaboration while delivering scalable engineering solutions. The role requires a strong technical background with Java/Python and a passion for robust