Job Duties: Associate, Systems Engineering with Goldman Sachs Services LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah. Develop expertise across all Engineering, including storage, operating systems, databases, messaging, market data, exchange/clearing interface, and software languages. Contribute to design and development of the firm’s Listed Clearing software and data infrastructure by identifying internal hardware and implementing and supporting public and private cloud-based solutions to provide on-demand scaling of the firm's applications. Apply data interrogation and analysis, Generative AI, and machine learning techniques to identify and react to problems in the firm’s infrastructure and platforms. Identify, analyze, and resolve application issues by creating “Skills” which can be used by AI agents for repetitive error resolutions and minimizing operational errors. Develop Monitoring and Observability solutions to track and manage application health and support application service performance by identifying bottlenecks in the systems. Monitor, mitigate, and prevent risk in the production environment by enforcing change management processes. Review and assess production incidents and communicate with users, applications owners, vendors, and internal and external stakeholders. Develop sustainable systems and services through automation, performance tuning of application and database code. Improve exchange and clearing house processing throughput for Listed Derivatives flow to meet exponential business demands. Plan and build Disaster recovery capabilities in enterprise applications.
Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or related field and three (3) years of experience in job offered or related role OR Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or related field and one (1) year of experience in job offered or related role. Prior work experience must include three (3) years with Bachelor’s OR one (1) year with Master’s with the following: performance tuning and troubleshooting application and database issues utilizing SQL performance tuning and diagnosing potential performance issues by analyzing query execution plans, java code debugging, or log analysis; software development using UNIX operating system, Shell scripting, or Object-Oriented (OO) languages like Java; supporting production systems utilizing Database technologies including DB2 or Sybase ASE, and messaging technologies including MQ, EMS, or Object-Oriented (OO) languages like Java; working with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, design, prioritization, coding testing, release, and support using tools like Github; and executing periodic disaster recovery testing to ensure business continuity.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology or related and three years of relevant experience OR Master's degree and one year of relevant experience
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting application and database issues using SQL performance tuning and analyzing query execution plans
- Java code debugging or log analysis for diagnosing performance issues
- Software development on UNIX operating systems and Shell scripting
- Experience with Object-Oriented languages (e.g., Java)
- Supporting production systems with databases such as DB2 or Sybase ASE
- Experience with messaging technologies such as MQ or EMS
- Experience across full SDLC including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, release, and support using tools like GitHub
- Executing periodic disaster recovery testing to ensure business continuity
Goldman Sachs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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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