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ENGINEERING

What We Do

At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers dont 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.

The Private Wealth Management (PWM) business provides end to end Investment Management services and advice across a large range of asset classes for high net worth individuals. PWM leverages a global technology platform offering, an integrated suite of tools, and applications to onboard clients. Our software helps realize a client's goals and objectives, develops and implements an integrated wealth management plan and delivers first-class client service.

Engineers at Goldman Sachs 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.

How will you fulfill your potential?

* You are energetic, self-directed and self-motivated, able to build and sustain long-term relationships with clients and colleagues.
* You approach problem solving with an open mind within the context of a team.
* You have exceptional analytical skills, able to apply knowledge and experience in decision-making to arrive at creative and commercial solutions.
* You possess a strong desire to learn and contribute solutions and ideas to a broad team.
* You are independent and comfortable in a fast paced, ambiguous and often multi-directional work environments.
* You collaborate with globally-located cross functional team in building customer-centric products.
* You analyze existing software implementations to identify areas of improvement and provide estimates for implementing new features.
* You follow standard software development guidelines and best practices.
* You create and maintain test plans, documentation and automated testing routines for all technical changes.
* You grow technical skillset by seeking out cross-training and knowledge advancement opportunities.

Basic Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Computer Science or related field
* 4+ years of experience with Java or other related Object Oriented development language
* Experience with relational databases; writing SQL queries
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to establish trusted partnerships with product heads

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience with document-based databases (e.g. Mongo DB, Elasticsearch)
* Familiarity with data management practices such as ETL, ELT, data scrubbing, and validation of data quality.
* Familiarity with data processing architectures and concepts (streaming, batch, etc.)
* Basic knowledge of XML and JSON
* Source Control Management systems (i.e., SVN, Git)
* An understanding of common application architecture design patterns (i.e., MVC, MVVM)
* Experience working in an Agile environment