Asset & Wealth Management – Senior Software Engineer – Vice President- Richardson

Goldman Sachs, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and build API-based web services using Java and modern open-source frameworks. You will work in an Agile environment with cross-functional partners across architecture, DevOps, QA, and product management to deliver scalable REST APIs.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in Spring Boot, Node.js, React/Angular, and data pipelines, with a passion for learning new technologies to improve products and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• 7+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with Java 17, Python 3.10, TypeScript 4 in all phases of development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a global cross functional team in building customer-centric products.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and translate business needs into solutions.
• Participate with architecture team in technical evaluations and design discussions.
• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable RESTful web services.

Skills

API design

Communication

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

Node.js

React/Angular (TypeScript)

Python

AWS

Docker

Hibernate

Gradle/Maven

Job description

Job Description

What We Do

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, which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategists groups, is at the critical center 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.

Who We Look For

Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers, building solutions in risk management, big data, mobile and more. We look for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.

Asset & Wealth Management Engineering

Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data and design.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in designing and creating API based web services using Java and leading open source and industry standard technology frameworks. The individual will be able to operate in an Agile environment and oversee the full life cycle development for the services, working with development, DevOps, BA, PM and QA teams following the Agile/SCRUM methodology.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a global cross functional team in building customer-centric products
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and be able to translate business needs into proper solutions
• Participate with architecture team in technical evaluations, solution and design approaches discussions
• Design, build, test, and deploy highly scalable, high-volume web services following a traditional REST API model
• Perform code reviews and mentor other team members on the proper approaches to web services development
• Lead and direct standard software development guidelines and best practices
• Provides objective advice, expertise and specialist support skills with the aim of creating value and maximizing growth or improving the business performance of their clients.
• Ensures that development activities are on a path to deliver benefits realization.
• Ensures collaboration with key functional partners in the implementation of initiatives.
• Readily recognizes solution and determines at what point issues require escalation to leadership
• Analyze existing software to identify areas of improvement and provide estimates for implementing new features
• Manage multiple tasks and use sound judgment when prioritizing
• Participate in user story refinement, technical design, code reviews and the team’s Agile process

Technical Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent industry experience
• Degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent industry experience
• 7 of relevant professional experience
• Experience with Java 17 , Python 3.10 , TypeScript 4 in all phases of development
• Hands on development implementing web services with Spring Boot and Node.JS microservices providing REST APIs
• Hands on development implementing UX with React or Angular in TypeScript
• Hands on development implementing data pipelines and analytics using Python
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Experience with AWS Cloud Platform (EC2, ECS, APIGW, Route53, S3, etc.) including serverless patterns for providing REST APIs
• Experience with major open-source tools and frameworks such as Spring Boot, Docker, and Hibernate
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience with build and development tools like Gradle and Maven
• Experience with Linux / Unix environments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies and applying them to improve our products
• Ability to establish trusted partnerships with cross functional team members, product owners, and executive level stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• An understanding of common application architecture design patterns
• Experience working in an Agile environment

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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