The Core-Bengaluru-Vice President-Software Engineering

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Engineer (Vice President) for the Portfolio Risk Platforms Engineering team. You will architect, build, and scale high‑performance risk calculation engines and workflows in a cloud‑first, AI‑driven environment.

You will lead and mentor global engineering teams, drive platform modernization, and collaborate with risk partners to deliver scalable risk metrics and resilient systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands‑on software development experience building and scaling enterprise‑level systems.
• Experience providing technical leadership across global teams and SDLC practices.
• Deep expertise in cloud design, with preference for AWS and multi‑region high‑availability patterns.
• Demonstrated experience defining, designing, and delivering AI‑enabled products, platforms, or automated solutions.
• Proven track record of leading large‑scale platform modernization and strategic change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable metrics engines for high‑throughput risk calculations and data processing.
• Engineer complex, resilient risk workflows enabling scenario analysis and risk management.
• Architect next‑gen AI‑driven cloud architecture ensuring resiliency and scalable growth.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership and unblock platform uplifts across teams.
• Mentor engineers to achieve technical excellence and career growth.
• Collaborate with quantitative engineers, engineering leaders, and product managers to drive architecture.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Cloud Architecture

AWS

AI/ML

Platform Modernization

SDLC

Mentorship

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Job description

Metrics & Analytics Platform - Portfolio Risk Platforms - Vice President

Organization

The Core Engineering builds and operates the platforms, applications, data solutions, models, and analytics that power critical processes for the firm’s Risk, Controllers, Compliance, Corporate Treasury, Human Capital Management functions (The Core). A centralized engineering structure in support of The Core enables a common platform model and operating framework that promotes consistent governance and scalable solutions, leveraging cloud, AI, and machine learning for innovation and efficiency.

Metrics & Analytics Platforms, within The Core Engineering, is responsible for the measurement and management of the firm’s risk, capital, and liquidity for The Core functions. Within Metrics & Analytics Platforms unit, Portfolio Risk Platforms team provide critical business services for Risk management covering Market Risk, Counterparty & Lending Risk, Interest rate Risk and Price Verification.

Job Description

ThePortfolio Risk Platforms Engineeringteam designs, engineers, and maintains the high-performance risk calculation engines that generate critical risk metrics, and risk management workflows for global risk management teams.

We are seeking a visionaryLead Engineer (Vice President)to join our dynamic team in Bengaluru. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Risk business partners and other stakeholders to revolutionize, scale, and maintain the systems driving our risk metrics and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build Scalable Metrics Engines:Architect and optimize high-throughput, reliable data and calculation processes that generate timely and accurate lending metrics to actively manage and mitigate the firm’s risk exposures.
• Build Complex Risk Workflows:Engineer highly performant, resilient, and scalable systems that empower risk managers to seamlessly evaluate market scenarios, counterparties, assign credit ratings, and define risk appetites.
• Architect the Future:Lead the blueprint and execution of our next-generation architecture with an AI-driven, cloud-first mindset—ensuring maximum resiliency, scalability, and alignment with the firm’s long-term strategic growth.
• Provide Hands-On Technical Leadership:Act as a hands‑on technical leader, building deep credibility and trust across regional and global engineering teams while actively unblocking complex platform uplifts and ongoing technical challenges.
• Drive Engineering Excellence & Mentorship:Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, and mentor the next generation of engineering talent to help them reach their full potential.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally:Partner closely with quantitative engineers, technical leaders across the broader engineering organization, and product managers to define and execute our next-generation architecture.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ yearsof hands-on software development experience building and scaling enterprise-level, business-critical systems.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership across global development teams, including driving modern, scalable SDLC practices.
• Deep expertise in cloud architectural design, with a strong preference for AWS and multi-region high-availability patterns.
• Demonstrated experience defining, designing, and delivering AI-enabled products, platforms, or automated solutions.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale platform modernization, legacy transformation, or strategic change initiatives across cross-functional teams and business units.
• Exceptional analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• A strong appetite and openness to dive into proprietary systems, understand their inner workings, and strategically uplift them.
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in the financial services industry, with deep domain knowledge in Risk, or Risk Engineering systems.