AI-Driven Java Engineer — Global Markets Trading Tech

Goldman Sachs; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Software Engineer to join Global Banking & Markets, Trading Technology in Salt Lake City. You will design and operate high-availability, cloud-native services, and drive AI-driven development across the trade lifecycle.

The role emphasizes modern Java development, AI-assisted tooling, and collaboration with global teams to modernize processes and deliver fast, reliable software in a multi-region environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software development in Java, with Java 17+ and modern features.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools and governance of AI agents.
• Experience building event-driven and distributed systems with messaging.
• Strong SDLC practices: version control, CI/CD, automated builds and tests.
• Solid testing discipline: unit/integration/acceptance testing with modern frameworks.
• Ability to quickly navigate large, unfamiliar codebases with or without AI.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate high-availability, multi-region, cloud-native services with security and observability.
• Develop event-driven architectures, multi-stage processing pipelines, and optimized data paths for high-throughput trade lifecycle management.
• Partner with engineers, domain experts, and global stakeholders to model and digitize business processes.
• Manage the full lifecycle of software components from requirements to release in line with robust SDLC and Agile practices.
• Innovate AI-centric solutions and reusable capabilities across front, middle, and back office functions.
• Orchestrate AI coding agents across the SDLC to rapidly comprehend codebases and accelerate delivery.

Skills

Java

AI-assisted tools

Event-driven systems

SDLC practices

Testing discipline

Navigate large codebases

Communication skills

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Software Engineer to join Global Banking & Markets, Trading Technology in Salt Lake City. You will design and operate high-availability, cloud-native services, and drive AI-driven development across the trade lifecycle.

The role emphasizes modern Java development, AI-assisted tooling, and collaboration with global teams to modernize processes and deliver fast, reliable software in a multi-region environment.