Risk - Software Engineer - Associate - Birmingham

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Goldman Sachs Full time
About Risk Engineering


Goldman Sachs Risk Division and Risk Engineering is known widely in the industry as the gold standard for developing cutting edge solutions that enables Goldman Sachs to manage risk exposures and risk decisions.

Risk Engineering plays a critical function for the firm, driving how it takes and manages risk and the impact of the Risk division's decisions has immediate high visibility to senior-most management within the firm, as well as to our external stakeholders.

You will be amongst the very select few in engineering who will make a big impact from day one.

Our passionate engineers work on a wide range of technologies - from cloud computing and big data analytics to self-service toolkits, building compelling visualizations using web components, developing automated statistical techniques to discover information in unstructured data sources, writing automation bots and much more.

The team has strong appetite to embrace latest tech stacks offered in the industry.

We need passionate software engineers who use Java, JavaScript, Python, React, Apache Spark and open source data science toolkits to build solutions that offer best in class experience to our risk managers and analysts.

Our technology stack also includes Sybase IQ, MongoDb, Presto on Hadoop clusters, Elastic Search, Kafka, Angular, React, Elastic Search and Tableau.

We do extensive domain modelling using the firm-developed open source platform called Alloy.

Automation is at the core of our risk engineering objectives and key results.

With clients, businesses and risk managers working on efficient client onboarding, risk reviews and risk management, better data and analytics tools, while at the same time demanding highly efficient processes that can be executed digitally.

Our team focuses on building suite of platforms and applications providing, highly effective workflows and service orientated architecture. This is a great opportunity to join a global dynamic team where you will learn both - 1) developing world class engineering solutions, including cloud computing and big data analytics, optimized storage management, self-service toolkits, building compelling visualizations using web components as well as 2) business functions that Goldman offers its clients.

The Role


This role will be a blend of software development, requirements gathering and design around projects and programmes whilst interacting with our business stakeholders within both risk and other areas of the firm including other engineering groups.

We follow an agile methodology in our projects which allows us to rapidly deliver incremental features, performance and efficiency improvements in a continuous delivery model which empowers our developers to have an immediate impact in their role.

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, who can partner with the businesses and other engineering groups, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.


HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that provides exposure to all areas of Risk

Build disruptive solutions using cutting edge technologies with measurable commercial outcomes

Understand business needs, facilitating and developing process workflow, data requirements, and specifications required to support implementation

Develop technical specifications, high level/detailed design, testing strategies, and implementation plans from business requirements

Manage end-to-end systems development cycle from requirements analysis, coding, testing, UAT and maintenance

Build strong relationships with business partners and front line risk managers

Lead talented software engineers who are passionate about identifying patterns and building common solutions

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

Experience in software development, including a clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design and core programming concepts

Comfortable multi-tasking, managing multiple stakeholders and working as part of a team

Excellent communication skills including experience speaking to technical and business audiences and working globally

Can apply an entrepreneurial approach and passion to problem solving and product development

Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

Strong programming experience in at least one language

Comfortable with working with multiple languages

Technologies:
Scala, Java, Python, Spark, Linux and shell scripting, TDD (JUnit), build tools (Maven/Gradle/Ant)

Experience with continuous delivery and deployment

Proficient at working with large and complex code bases

At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don't 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.

We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process

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