VP, Quant Eng — High-Performance Trading Systems NY

Goldman Sachs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Electronic Market Making (EMM) seeks a senior software engineer to architect and build the core trading infrastructure for a new ETF initiative in New York. This is a high-impact, production-grade role requiring ownership, collaboration, and a track record of robust systems.

The role blends research and production responsibilities, with a focus on low-latency, scalable design and readiness for international ETF expansion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 5–10 years of software architecture experience in C/C++.
• Expert-level proficiency in C++ is mandatory.
• Proven track record of architecting and building high-performance trading systems from scratch.
• Strong memory management, concurrency, and performance optimization skills.
• Ability to ship in a fast-paced environment with timely production releases.
• Willingness to influence strategy beyond pure implementation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build foundational trading infrastructure for a new ETF initiative.
• Own design and implementation from inception to production.
• Collaborate across research and production teams to ensure robustness.
• Contribute to strategy decisions as part of a small, high-accountability team.

Skills

C++ programming

System design

Performance optimization

Concurrency

Production deployment

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Python

NumPy

Scikit-learn

Job description

Goldman Sachs Electronic Market Making (EMM) seeks a senior software engineer to architect and build the core trading infrastructure for a new ETF initiative in New York. This is a high-impact, production-grade role requiring ownership, collaboration, and a track record of robust systems.

The role blends research and production responsibilities, with a focus on low-latency, scalable design and readiness for international ETF expansion.