Global Latency-Driven Trading Infrastructure Engineer

Goldman Sachs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in New York City is seeking a senior networking engineer to architect and operate high-performance, low-latency trading networks across global data centers and exchanges.

You will own senior stakeholder relationships, drive automation & observability initiatives, and lead incident response for mission-critical infrastructure, while expanding capabilities with AI-assisted tooling and cross-regional standardization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• CCNP or equivalent accreditation with deep expertise in end-to-end infrastructure delivery, including BGP, multicast routing, switching, and network design at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional technical initiatives from design through production delivery.
• Strong communication and analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver high-performance, large-scale distributed trading networks, setting technical direction and driving adoption of automation at scale.
• Own senior stakeholder relationships across trading desks, technology leadership, and external clients — translating business requirements into robust network solutions and driving commercial outcomes.
• Lead incident response and operational excellence for mission-critical network infrastructure, establishing best practices for change management, capacity planning, and risk mitigation.
• Drive strategic initiatives including network architecture evolution, vendor and technology evaluation, and cross-regional standardization across global data center and exchange connectivity footprints.
• Use AI-assisted tools to support network automation, configuration management, and observability workflows.
• Expand beyond your domain. We have broad engineering remits, affording opportunities to explore innovative hardware, software, and emerging tooling.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

BGP

Multicast routing

Linux

Python

Bash

Ansible

Salt

Nagios

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Goldman Sachs in New York City is seeking a senior networking engineer to architect and operate high-performance, low-latency trading networks across global data centers and exchanges.

You will own senior stakeholder relationships, drive automation & observability initiatives, and lead incident response for mission-critical infrastructure, while expanding capabilities with AI-assisted tooling and cross-regional standardization.