Quant Dev/Strat - Systematic Rates Trading Lead

Goldman Sachs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs seeks a Quant Developer/Strat for Systematic Rates Trading in New York. You will design and deploy end‑to‑end trading algorithms, market‑making logic, and portfolio optimization tools, collaborating with traders and researchers to enhance execution and risk management.

You will own exploratory data analysis, model refinement, and performance tuning across real‑time pricing engines and execution platforms, contributing to high‑impact front‑office work in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Education in a quantitative field (CS/Engineering/Math).
• Expert C++, Java, and Python for high-performance code.
• Strong CS fundamentals; concurrent/multi-threaded design.
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, tests, and performance profiling.
• Troubleshooting in distributed, live-trading environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize systematic trading algorithms and market‑making logic.
• Perform rigorous data analysis on large high‑frequency datasets (EDA).
• Analyze market microstructure and build TCA frameworks to minimize slippage.
• Implement portfolio optimization and real‑time risk management models.
• Build high‑performance, low‑latency infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Own end-to-end reliability and scalability of the trading stack.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Multi-threaded design

Debugging

Low-latency systems

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

KDB+/q

SQL

Git

Job description

Goldman Sachs seeks a Quant Developer/Strat for Systematic Rates Trading in New York. You will design and deploy end‑to‑end trading algorithms, market‑making logic, and portfolio optimization tools, collaborating with traders and researchers to enhance execution and risk management.

You will own exploratory data analysis, model refinement, and performance tuning across real‑time pricing engines and execution platforms, contributing to high‑impact front‑office work in a fast‑paced environment.