Compliance, Senior Backend Engineer (Java & ETL Specialist), Dallas, Associate

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation entitlements

Financial support for education

On-site health centers

Child care centers

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is seeking a qualified Backend Software Engineer in Dallas, TX. The role involves designing and implementing scalable microservices, optimizing application performance, and building production-grade ETL pipelines. Candidates should have 4–7 years of experience, proficiency in Java and Spring Framework, and strong database and API security knowledge. Benefits include competitive vacation policies, financial wellness programs, and on-site health and fitness resources.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
• Deep understanding of Java (8+) and core Spring Framework concepts.
• Expert-level proficiency in Spring Boot and Spring Batch.
• Proven track record of building production-grade ETL pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with message brokers (Kafka preferred) for distributed systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server) and complex SQL.
• Solid understanding of API security best practices and web vulnerabilities (OWASP).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable, resilient microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Apply domain-driven design (DDD) principles.
• Optimize application performance for low latency and high throughput.
• Architect and maintain ETL/ELT workflows utilizing Spring Batch.
• Develop and document RESTful APIs.
• Enforce rigorous security standards using Spring Security, OAuth2, and JWT.
• Build event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ.

Skills

Java Mastery

Spring Ecosystem

Data Engineering

Messaging

Database

Security

Tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins/GitLab

Job description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable, resilient microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Apply domain-driven design (DDD) principles to ensure service isolation and maintainability.
• Optimize application performance for low latency and high throughput.
• Architect and maintain complex ETL/ELT workflows utilizing Spring Batch.
• Configure batch components for high-volume data ingestion and intricate transformations.
• Implement advanced batch features, including job partitioning, multi-threaded steps, and custom fault-tolerance policies (skip/retry logic).

3. API Design & Security

• Develop and document RESTful APIs that facilitate seamless data exchange between internal systems and external partners.
• Enforce rigorous security standards using Spring Security, OAuth2, and JWT.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of public-facing and internal endpoints.

4. Messaging & Real-Time Streaming

• Build event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Implement real-time data triggers and stream processing to support asynchronous system communication.

5. Database Management & Optimization

• Demonstrate SQL Mastery by designing efficient schemas and writing complex queries for data analysis.

Perform database performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization to handle large-scale datasets.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 4–7 years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
• Java Mastery: Deep understanding of Java (8+) and core Spring Framework concepts.
• Spring Ecosystem: Expert-level proficiency in Spring Boot and Spring Batch.
• Data Engineering: Proven track record of building production-grade ETL pipelines.
• Messaging: Hands‑on experience with message brokers (Kafka preferred) for distributed systems.
• Database: Advanced knowledge of Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server) and complex SQL.
• Security: Solid understanding of API security best practices and web vulnerabilities (OWASP).
• Tools: Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.

Job Info

• Job Identification: 168652
• Job Category: Associate
• Posting Date: 05/06/2026, 12:53 PM
• Location: Dallas, TX, United States

Healthcare & Medical Services

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.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

Child Care and Family Resources

We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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