Wealth Management - Birmingham - Associate - Software Engineer

Vodafone; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking engineers for its Marcus by Goldman Sachs division to develop impactful financial products. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Java and relevant technologies, fostering innovation in a collaborative environment. This role offers an opportunity to own projects and transform consumer finance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience.
• Expertise in Java, React JS, HTML5.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial products impacting millions of consumers.
• Engineers are in control of decisions about the systems they build.
• Responsible for the operation of systems they created.

Skills

Java

React JS

HTML5

Distributed systems

NoSQL databases

Relational databases

Restful web services

Agile Operating Models

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Kafka

MongoDB

Spring

vert.X

Job description

Asset & Wealth Management:
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. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore a world of opportunity at the speed of markets .
Engineering is at the critical centre of our business, and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate, real solutions. Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here
Marcus Engineering:
Marcus Engineering
Marcus by Goldman Sachs is a consumer fintech division of the company.
We help millions of consumers with multitude of financial products, like lending, deposits, financial tools, and cards. We use modern architecture principles, collaborative development processes and continuous delivery approach.
Through the use of machine learning and intuitive design, we provide customers with powerful tools that are grounded in value, transparency and simplicity to help them make smarter decisions about their money. As we build a leading digital consumer bank and expand into new products and partnerships, we are looking for engineers to join our team.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• You will develop financial products with direct impact on millions of consumers
• Systems under your watch will be the primary sources of revenue for the organisation
• You build it: engineers are in control of decisions about systems they own from the first line of code written
• You run it: engineers with assistance from global SRE guild are responsible for operation of systems they built
• You own it: engineers do not wait for orders here. They do research, pitch projects. Great ideas are valued and implemented
• Professional network: you will meet and collaborate with very influential people within the global organisation and the entire industry

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience
• B.S. or higher in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Expertise in Java, React JS, HTML5
• Familiar with one or more of the following:
  • Distributed systems
  • NoSQL and relational databases
  • Distributed messaging
  • Transactional services
• Experience integrating with Restful web services
• Ability to establish trusted partnerships with product heads, and executive level stakeholders
• Comfortable with Agile Operating Models

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with microservice based architecture
• Experience with Kafka, MongoDB, Spring, vert.X