GBM – Software Engineer, Quantitative Enablement Platform (Vice President)
Goldman SachsResponsibilities
- Build platform capabilities that accelerate quantitative research, signal discovery, experimentation, backtesting, deployment, and production monitoring.
- Develop high-throughput distributed systems processing petabytes of market, transactional, and alternative data.
- Build real-time streaming data platforms and distributed computing systems for quantitative research and simulation.
- Develop AI and machine learning infrastructure covering training, inference, feature management, and model lifecycle tooling.
- Create agentic and generative AI applications using large language models, knowledge graphs, vector search, and quantitative datasets.
- Own platform capabilities from architecture and implementation through adoption, production operations, and long-term strategy.
- Drive reliability, observability, automated testing, and software engineering best practices across a globally distributed platform.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong software engineering skills in Python, Java, Scala, or C++.
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and modern infrastructure platforms.
- Experience building data-intensive applications, streaming systems, or machine learning platforms.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills for working with engineering and business stakeholders.
- Preferred experience in quantitative trading, market structure, electronic trading, or fintech.
- Preferred experience developing machine learning, generative AI, or agentic AI platforms.
- Preferred experience with high-performance computing, real-time analytics, large-scale data platforms, and quantitative research data platforms.
- An advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline is preferred.
Benefits
- Goldman Sachs offers training and development opportunities, firmwide networks, benefits, wellness programs, personal finance offerings, and mindfulness programs.
- The role is part of a globally distributed platform team supporting the firm’s quantitative and electronic trading businesses.
- Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process.
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