Investment Banking

WHAT WE DO

At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don’t just make things - we make things possible. We change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas and solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Our engineering teams build scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action.

Engineering, which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategist groups, is at the critical center of our business. Our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking. Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here.

WHAT 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. Transaction Banking (TxB) aims to bring innovative solutions to traditional banking and lending activities. We are a global team of lenders, investors, risk managers, skilled marketers, web experts and banking specialists. We provide a suite of solutions to help our customers meet their financial goals. We make direct investments in and manage risk for a portfolio of corporate loans and securities. We help transform distressed communities through investments and loans of private capital.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

**HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL**
As part of our global team you will be responsible for the specification, development, testing, delivery and support of our brand new Lending Orchestration and Execution Platform. Lending solutions are at the heart of liquidity and capital management for any corporation. Our mission is to build a market leading lending platform that meets our corporate client's needs. We are starting with a clean slate and one singular goal in mind: build a highly scalable, resilient, 24x7 available cloud-based lending platform that our corporate clients can rely on to fund their businesses. This role offers a unique opportunity to be involved in the inception phase of a brand new business within Goldman Sachs and you will be required to contribute to the vision, propose ideas and drive the implementation of our platform. Our flat structure requires and enables team members to evolve through the entire spectrum of the software life-cycle and closely collaborate with product owners, business and operations users. We are looking for someone with lots of energy that enjoys engineering challenges, has a passion to deliver high quality technology products and is able to operate in a highly fluid, rapidly changing environment. If that's you, we would like to hear from you.

**THE ROLE**

**RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS**
- Manage multiple tasks and use sound judgment when prioritizing
- Collaborate with global cross functional teams in building customer-centric products
- Analyze existing software implementations to identify areas of improvement and provide deadline estimates for implementing new features
- Update and maintain documentation for team processes, best practices and software runbooks
- Establish trusted partnerships with peers, product heads, and executive level stakeholders
- Must be passionate about technology and engineering
- Ability to leverage technology to deliver business value
- Must be independent and comfortable in a fast paced, ambiguous and often multi-directional work environment

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR**
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience using a modern programming language (preferably Java/Scala)
- Proven ability to lead engineering teams and deliver complex products with multiple stakeholders
- Prior experience with working on high availability, mission critical systems
- S. or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience)
- Experience leveraging test-driven development methodologies
- Comfort with Agile operating models (practical experience of Scrum / Kanban)
- Team oriented, strong interpersonal and communication skills

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Experience with microservice architectures (SOA)
- Experience with Kafka, MongoDB, Hadoop, Cassandra
- Experience with Transaction Banking, Consumer or corporate Lending systems
- Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL/Oracle/Sybase)
- Experience with AWS/Azure
- Experience in Financial Services