Quantitative Trading Systems Engineer

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

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is hiring a Trading Desk Strategist for the Global Banking & Markets Synthetic Products Group in New York, NY. The role focuses on building quantitative models, automating processes, and enhancing trading strategies to grow revenue and manage risk in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field and have strong programming skills in C++, Python, or Java. Prior finance/data analysis experience is preferable.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field such as CS, math, physics, engineering, computational finance, or quantitative finance.

Responsibilities

• Expand desk’s product offering by developing models for new client trades.
• Enhance operational scale and reduce desk cost via automation.
• Analyze and implement trading strategies for the desk.
• Develop and maintain trading systems for the desk.
• Calculate and attribute the desk’s profit and loss.
• Calculate real-time and daily risk.

Skills

C++

Python

Java

Education

PhD or Masters in Computer Science/Math/Physics/Engineering/Computational Finance/Quantitative Finance

Job description

Goldman Sachs is hiring a Trading Desk Strategist for the Global Banking & Markets Synthetic Products Group in New York, NY. The role focuses on building quantitative models, automating processes, and enhancing trading strategies to grow revenue and manage risk in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field and have strong programming skills in C++, Python, or Java. Prior finance/data analysis experience is preferable.