Job Duties: Associate, Software Engineering with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in New York, New York. 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. Assist in 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.
Job Requirements: Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Statistics or a related field and one (1) year 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, Statistics or a related field and two (2) years of experience in job offered or a related software engineering role. Prior experience must include one (1) year of experience (with a Master’s degree) OR two (2) years of experience (with a Bachelor's degree) with 5 of the 7 following skills: C++ or Java; 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, RabbitMQ, or Kafka; relational database management system (RDBMS) such as Sybase 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.
Salary Range: Annual base salary for this New York, New York based position is $132,000 - $168,700.
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Skills Required
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Statistics or related field and 1 year of experience in this role or a related software engineering role.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Statistics or related field and 2 years of experience in this role or a related software engineering role.
- Experience with C++ or Java.
- Experience with full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and production support.
- Experience building multi-threaded and multi-process service-oriented enterprise applications within a Unix environment.
- Experience with programming technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, RabbitMQ, or Kafka.
- Experience with relational database management systems such as Sybase or Oracle.
- Experience with microservices architecture design and development including REST, Spring, or other back-end technologies.
- Experience with database query languages, including SQL or NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB.
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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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
