What We Do
At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don’t just make things – we make things possible. Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively 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. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore a world of opportunity at the speed of markets.
Engineering, which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategists groups, is at the critical center of our business, and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate, real solutions. Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here.
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.
Role Overview:
As part of our global Cloud Development team you will work on various components as a Software Engineer. Your role includes specification, development, testing and releasing of new features. The team owns the platforms throughout the lifecycle. You are expected to contribute to the vision, understand our customers’ needs, business goals, product roadmap and contribute to building an engineering culture within the team. We expect the successful candidate to deliver high quality software and to be passionate about software engineering. You must have a proficient understanding of software development, security and the mechanisms to design safe, resilient and highly-available cloud native services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and manage services in public cloud.
- Develop safe, resilient and highly-available distributed services.
- Write technical specifications, work with several teams and manage technical dependencies and drive design meetings with various stakeholders for consensus.
- Collaborate with business software engineering teams on solving business problems via the architecture and engineering of cloud native applications.
- Engage with the larger Core Engineering organization to create and deliver usable, safe cloud native engineering patterns with associated guardrails and operational practices.
- Create, communicate, and promote best practices for public cloud native development across the firm.
- Partner with cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure to shape the future of public cloud services for finance industry.
Basic Qualifications:
- Strong technical ability, willingness to learn and evolve your skills with advances in technology.
- Bachelors' or Masters Degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 1 year of relevant professional experience .
- Proficiency in designing, developing, and testing software in one or more of Java, JavaScript, Python, or golang; open to using and learning multiple languages.
- Expertise with Linux, containers, system security and automation with scripting languages.
- Experience architecting, designing, administering, or developing applications in Amazon Web Services.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively, both written and orally, as well as the interpersonal skills required to collaborate effectively with colleagues across diverse technology teams.
- Ability to reason about performance, security, and process interactions in complex distributed systems.
- Ability to understand and effectively debug both new and existing solutions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor or Advanced Degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 2+ years of work experience with typescript, Golang, Python and AWS.
- Knowledge and experience of software development lifecycle and infrastructure-as-code tooling, such as CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK, or Kubernetes.
- Experience with security, isolation and multi-tenant design of distributed cloud services.
- Familiarity with software artifact and container image lifecycle management and governance.
- Understanding of RESTful API design best practices and experience in developing them.
- Familiarity with cloud network architectures and the integration with hybrid cloud networking.
- Experience with serverless platforms such as AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions.
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
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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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 1 year of relevant professional experience
- Proficiency in designing, developing, and testing software in one or more of Java, JavaScript, Python, or Golang
- Expertise with Linux, containers, system security and automation with scripting languages
- Experience architecting, designing, administering, or developing applications in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively, both written and orally
- Ability to reason about performance, security, and process interactions in complex distributed systems
- Ability to understand and effectively debug both new and existing solutions
- 2+ years of work experience with TypeScript, Golang, Python and AWS
- Knowledge and experience of software development lifecycle and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK, or Kubernetes
- Experience with security, isolation and multi-tenant design of distributed cloud services
- Familiarity with software artifact and container image lifecycle management and governance
- Understanding of RESTful API design best practices and experience in developing them
- Familiarity with cloud network architectures and integration with hybrid cloud networking
- Experience with serverless platforms such as AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions
Goldman Sachs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Goldman Sachs and has not been reviewed or approved by Goldman Sachs.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life and accident insurance, with multiple plan options and most premiums subsidized; coverage often starts on day one. Wellness resources, on-site health centers in some locations, and EAP access reinforce the depth of health support.
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Parental & Family Support — Family care includes on-site childcare in some offices, expectant parent resources, and transitional programs for returning parents. Feedback suggests parental leave is very generous, with reports of around 20 weeks paid leave and stipends for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility-related services.
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Retirement Support — The firm provides a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and broad financial education to help employees plan for retirement. Resources also support saving for education and preparing for unexpected events.
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What We Do
At Goldman Sachs, we believe progress is everyone’s business. That’s why we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices in all major financial centers around the world. More about our company can be found at www.goldmansachs.com






