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Sr. Software Engineer, Global Markets Division

Employer
Goldman Sachs
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 17, 2022

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Job Function
Other
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
YOUR IMPACT

This is an exciting opportunity to take on the challenge of the capture and analysis of high-volume real-time market data. With capture rates of over 1Tb per day, and data stores containing over 1Pb, this requires highly efficient, scalable software. We are looking for a developer with strong technical skills, who would like innovate using the latest ideas in distributed computing to solve problems for the business and drive our data platform forwards.

OUR VALUE

The Franchise Data Strategies group is a small team of dedicated people who target the data needs and requirements of Goldman Sachs' front office. We deliver technology driven solutions for normalizing and analyzing real-time and reference data from a large number of sources, both inside and outside of the firm. These include: Reuters, Bloomberg, MarkIT, MSCI, Computstat, CapIQ, Axioma and IBES to name but a few.

HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL
  • Develop the core of our in-house C++ distributed database so it can fulfil its goals in terms of performance and scalability
  • Work with the front office to meet the business needs for data analytics and performance
  • Develop and improve our operational tools to solve infrastructure issues and analyse performance bottlenecks.
  • Provide support for our global infrastructure
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications
  • 3-6 years' experience developing high-performance software in C++ or Java
  • A strong desire to produce organised, readable and maintainable software
  • Effective communicator in both written and verbal mediums
  • Proven problem solving ability with critical and creative thinking
  • Ability to balance multiple, time-sensitive projects while maintaining a longer term, strategic focus
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of Java, Python, Javascript, SQL/No-SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Knowledge of Strong Linux knowledge
  • A passion for taking ownership of a software stack and developing it to its full potential
  • Prior experience working on electronic trading systems or data feeds


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

© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2021. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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