Job Description
Who We Look For
Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers, building solutions in risk management, big data, mobile and more. We look for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.
Your Impact
As an engineer in the Global Banking Markets, Mortgage Flow Technology team, you will build world-class pre-trade workflow and trade execution platforms for salespeople and traders, covering various asset classes across both voice and electronic venues. You will step onto the trading floor to solve real business problems leveraging cutting edge technology, build resilient services that can be used across applications and be called upon to guide the decisions of business leadership.
This team is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor. We are looking for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
- Build pre-trade workflow and trade execution platforms for salespeople and traders, covering various asset classes across both voice and electronic venues
- Propose, design, and implement software solutions to build scalable and reliable services and platforms using cutting-edge web & server-side technologies
- Defined and determine new strategic solutions alongside sales, traders and other engineers
Skills And Experience We Are Looking For
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team leveraging cutting edge technology to transform the way we conduct business and to deliver the most complex transactions for our clients. The role will be suited to a strong technologist with a keen interest in business workflows and financial markets.
The Successful Candidate Will Need To
- Develop an in-depth understanding of front office business, flows and systems, with a particular focus on Mortgage products (Mortgage Backed Securities, To-Be-Announced TBAs, Mortgage Specificied Pools, CLOs ).
- Form strong partnerships with sales, trading and other engineering teams, to determine strategic direction of platforms
- Drive commercially impactful engineering projects to deliver key desk initiatives
- Strive for continuous improvement in the effectiveness and stability of the front office stack
Basic Qualifications
- 1-2 years+(Analyst level) / 3-4 yrs (Associate level) experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong programming skills in Java or web developer (React, TypeScript, etc.).
- Experience in software development, including a clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design and core programming concepts
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills and ability to work across teams
- Experience with leading software engineers in a project setting. (ONLY FOR VPs)
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment whilst maintaining strong attention to detail
- Highly motivated with a strong sense of ownership and desire for impact
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous commercial experience in a business-facing, front office engineering role in the finance industry, building trading platforms
- Knowledge of financial markets with experience in products such as Mortgage backed securities, bonds, CDS, indices or index options
