Job Duties: Vice President, Software Engineering with Goldman Sachs & Co LLC in Seattle, Washington. Develop, enhance, support and maintain the Firm’s software solutions in support of its global businesses. Design and implement high-quality, scalable and thoughtful technology solutions leveraging both internal and open-source services. Own requirements gathering, user story refinement, development, testing (unit, integration and regression), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and deployment. Work with internal teams to develop solution designs. Identify new external technologies that can be used to transform our financial businesses and internal platforms in innovative and disruptive ways. Work in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to meet internal and regulatory requirements. Design, implement and maintain robust testing suites to enable safe, complete, and scalable solutions across our business lines. Provide training and guidance to junior team members.
Job Requirements: Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems or a related field and three (3) years of experience in job offered or a related software engineering role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems or a related field and five (5) years of experience in job offered or a related software engineering role. Prior employment must include three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) OR five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor's degree) with 5 of the 7 following skills: Java, C#, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, and React; full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and production support; building multi-threaded and multi-process service-oriented enterprise applications within Unix environment; programming technologies including Spring, Hibernate, .Net, Nodejs, RabbitMQ, or Kafka; relational database management system (RDBMS) such as Postgres or Oracle; micro-services architecture design and development including REST, Spring, or other back-end technologies; database query languages, including SQL or NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB; building and deploying solutions in cloud providers including AWS, Azure, or GCP; and building applications using AI Code generation tools including Claude, Codex, or Gemini.
Salary Range: Annual base salary for this Seattle, Washington-based position is $207,000 - $260,000 May be eligible for a bonus at fiscal year-end. See benefits summary here: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/discover/benefits-summary-US.pdf
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Skills Required
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems or related field with 3 years of relevant experience, OR Bachelor's degree in relevant field with 5 years of relevant experience
- Experience with at least 5 of the following: Java, C#, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, React
- Full software development lifecycle experience including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and production support
- Experience building multi-threaded and multi-process service-oriented enterprise applications in a Unix environment
- Familiarity with programming technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, .Net, Nodejs, RabbitMQ, or Kafka
- Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or Oracle and database query languages (SQL) or NoSQL technologies like MongoDB
- Microservices architecture design and development experience including REST and back-end technologies (e.g., Spring)
- Experience building and deploying solutions on cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience using AI code generation tools including Claude, Codex, or Gemini
- Experience designing, implementing and maintaining robust testing suites (unit, integration, regression) and supporting UAT and deployment
- Demonstrated ability to provide training and guidance to junior team members
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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