Controllers-Bengaluru-Vice President-Software Engineering

Goldman Sachs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and professional development

Autonomy in design

Exposure to cloud technologies

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Bengaluru is seeking a skilled engineer for Controllers Engineering to develop solutions managing firm's P&L and regulatory obligations. This role involves working with cutting-edge technologies and offers the opportunity to engage with senior management.

Candidates should have a degree in Computer Science and experience in Java, C/C++, or Python. A strong understanding of data structures and software design is required. Creativity and effective communication skills are also highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• Hands-on software development experience preferably in Java, C/C++, Python, or Scala.
• Strong programming and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end systems development cycle from requirements analysis to implementation.
• Develop technical designs, testing strategies, and implementation plans.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand requirements.

Skills

Hands-on software development

Programming in Java

Problem-solving skills

Understanding of data structures

Strong full-stack design

Excellent communication

Interest in finance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Java

Python

C/C++

RDBMS

NoSQL datastores

Job description

CONTROLLERS

Controllers ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated, and public financial institution. Our professionals measure the profitability of, and risks associated with, every aspect of the firm's business. Controllers also ensure that the firm's activities are conducted in compliance with the regulations governing transactions in the financial markets.

What We Do

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital, and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals.

Controllers’ division is responsible for financial control and regulatory obligations of the firm. They safeguard the assets of the firm through an independent scrutiny of the financial information and ensure accurate reporting to internal and external consumers. They provide critical metrics and related analysis to the firm’s and divisions’ leadership to navigate the evolving business strategy, including incumbent and strategic initiatives. Controllers play an important role in the changing landscape of the firm, including its new business ventures and acquisitions, and ensure that these new initiatives are in line with the regulatory expectations as well as controlled in terms of their incorporation into the firm.

Our Impact

Controllers Engineering is responsible for designing and implementing solutions to manage firm’s profit and loss (P&L), measure and monitor the firm’s capital, balance sheet and liquidity metrics, and regulatory obligations. Our global agile teams (based across Americas, EMEA & Asia) develop and manage the platforms, calculation engines, and analytical tools that controllers, risk management, and deal‑making teams use to project, monitor and report externally to regulators for both regular business activity and under stress scenarios.

Your Impact

Our team of engineers builds solutions to the most complex problems. We develop cutting‑edge software and platforms that form the core of our key business and enable transactions to move in milliseconds. We provide real‑time access to critical deal information and process billions of data points each day to inform firm‑wide market insights and strategies. Team members have the opportunity to work at the forefront of technology innovation alongside industry leaders and make significant contributions to the field. This position provides a unique opportunity to gain subject matter expertise in both technology and finance, and to directly engage with colleagues and senior management from across the business, risk, finance, and technology.

Why join the team

• Tool & Technologies: You’ll program in Java and model data using Pure/Legend – a data management and data governance open source platform that we will teach you. Other technologies in use in our space: RESTful services, Maven/Gradle, Apache Spark, BigData, HTML 5, AngularJs/ReactJs, IntelliJ, Gitlab, Jira, AWS solutions, AI platforms, Java, Python, RESTful services, Maven/Gradle, Apache Spark, BigData, ReactJs/NextJs, IntelliJ/VSCode, Gitlab, Kubernates/Terraform.
• Cloud Technologies: You’ll be involved in building the next generation of finance systems onto the cloud platforms, one of the key strategy for the division to in which you’ll get exposure to technologies like AWS S3,Snowflake, EMR etc.
• Autonomy: You’ll have significant autonomy in designing and writing solutions to help our stakeholders deliver for the firm’s clients.
• Creativity: You’ll be encouraged to suggest improvements to products and to propose ways, in which we can add value for our stakeholders.
• Interpersonal Communication: You’ll engage with data producers and consumers across all areas of the business to understand their requirements and to propose solutions tailored to their needs.
• Training: Your manager will support your professional development, allowing you time for training at work, helping you learn and grow within the organization, and providing opportunities for increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• In an Agile environment manage end-to-end systems development cycle from requirements analysis to coding, testing, UAT, implementation and maintenance.
• Develop high level/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, facilitating and developing process workflow, data requirements, and specifications required to support implementation.
• Build strong relationships with business partners.
• Identify opportunities for cross‑divisional collaboration and reuse of common solutions.
• Familiarity with LLMs, AI‑powered automations, prompt engineering concepts.

Skills & Experience We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• Hands‑on software development experience preferably in Java, C/C++, Python, or Scala, exposure to RDBMS and NoSQL datastores.
• Strong programming and problem‑solving skills.
• A clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design and core programming concepts.
• Strong full‑stack technical design and development skills and experience.
• Comfortable with multi‑tasking, managing multiple stakeholders and working as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills including experience speaking to technical & business audiences and working globally.
• Interest in finance.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.