The Core Engineering, Machine Learning Engineer, New York, Vice President

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs, based in New York, seeks a Vice President-level Machine Learning Engineer for The Core Engineering to build and deploy scalable ML models across critical platforms and analytics used in risk, reporting, and infrastructure.

You will work with large-scale data, develop ML infrastructure, and collaborate with researchers to advance cutting-edge models, while leading code reviews and ensuring robust software practices.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or a similar field of study.
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience with building scalable machine learning systems
• Expertise in Python & PySpark
• Experience in distributed technologies like Scala, Pyspark, Iceberg, HDFS file formats (avro, parquet), AWS/ GCP, big data feature engineering.
• Experience in system design and evaluating the pros and cons of database choices, schema definition for data storage.
• Extensive experience with Machine Learning and Deep Learning toolkits (Tensorflow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, HuggingFace)

Responsibilities

• Drive end to end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of scale and complexity
• Build infra for machine learning which involves feature engineering and scaling models to work at scale
• Develop, productionize, and maintain ml models
• Run ML experiments by constantly tuning the features and the modeling approaches, documenting findings and results
• Collaborate closely with ML researchers, to accelerate the usage of cutting edge models
• Perform code reviews and ensure code quality

Skills

Python

PySpark

Scala

Distributed systems

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Software design

Algorithms & data structures

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-Learn

HuggingFace

Iceberg

Parquet

HDFS

Job description

The Core Engineering, Machine Learning Engineer, New York, Vice President

New York, NY, United States

Job Description

The Core Engineering

The Core Engineering builds and operates the platforms, applications, data solutions, models, and analytics that power critical processes for The Core divisions of the firm (e.g., Risk, responsible for the risk profile of firm activities; Controllers, responsible for the financial control and reporting obligations; Compliance, responsible for the firm’s compliance, regulatory, and reputational risks; Corporate Treasury, responsible for the firm’s liquidity, funding, balance sheet, etc.; and Human Capital Management, responsible for attracting, developing, and managing a global workforce). A centralized engineering structure in support of The Core enables a common platform model and operating framework that promotes consistent governance and scalable solutions, leveraging cloud, AI, and machine learning for innovation and efficiency. The Core Engineering’s 2,000+ engineers and strats deliver engineering, data, analytics, and quantitative capabilities within six business units:

Metrics & Analytics Platforms: responsible for the measurement and management of the firm’s risk, capital, and liquidity for The Core functions

The Core Strats: responsible for the development and implementation of models and other quantitative methodologies, including the accuracy and attribution of modeled metrics

Financials & Reporting: responsible for facilitating the production of the firm’s financials and a wide range of reporting functions

Non-Financial Risk & Controls: responsible for non-financial risk and control processes

Enterprise Platforms: responsible for platforms and applications that support critical operational processes across The Core such as payments, people processes, and procurement

Shared Services: responsible for driving the adoption of consistent engineering strategy, including data platforms, cloud, and AI enablement, as well as the management of technology risk

Are you passionate about delivering mission-critical, high quality machine learning models, using cutting-edge technology,in a dynamic environment?

OUR IMPACT

We are Compliance Engineering,a global team of more than 300engineers and scientists whowork on the most complex, mission-critical problems.

We:

• build and operate a suite of platforms and applications that prevent, detect, and mitigate regulatory and reputational risk across the firm.
• have access to the latest technology andto massive amounts of structured and unstructured data.
• leverage modern frameworks to build responsive and intuitive UX/UI and Big Data applications.

Within Compliance engineering, we are hiring for a Machine Learning Engineering role within Models Engineering. The firmis making a significant investment improve the precision/ recall of the Compliance models portfolioin 2024. To achieve that we are hiring experienced MLEs who have experience of developing and deploying ML models for big data in a distributed architecture.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

As a member of our team, you will:

• Work with large scale structure and unstructured data. Drive end to end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of scale and complexity
• Build infra for machine learning which involves feature engineering and scaling models to work at scale
• Develop, productionize, and maintain ml models
• Run ML experiments by constantly tuning the features and the modeling approaches, documenting findings and results
• Collaborate closely with ML researchers, to accelerate the usage of cutting edge models
• Perform code reviews and ensure code quality

QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate will possess the followingattributes:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degreein Computer Science, or a similar field of study.
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience with building scalable machine learning systems
• Solid coding skills and strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design)
• Expertise in Python & PySpark
• Experience in working with distributed technologies like Scala, Pyspark, Iceberg, HDFS file formats (avro, parquet), AWS/ GCP, big data feature engineering.
• Experience in system design and evaluating the pros and cons of database choices, schema definition for data storage.
• Extensive experience with Machine Learning and Deep Learning toolkits (Tensorflow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, HuggingFace)

Experience in some of the following is desired and can set you apart from other candidates:

• Prior experience with LLMs and Prompt Engineering
• Prior experience in architecting/ deploying ML applications on AWS/ GCP
• Prior experience in code reviews/ architecture design for distributed systems.

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.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $130000-$250000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally availableto active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here .

Job Info

• Job Identification 171005
• Job Category Vice President
• Locations New York, NY, 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).

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well 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.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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