Risk Division Software Engineer Associate Birmingham
Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers worldwide. We commit people, capital, and ideas to help our clients, shareholders, and the communities we serve to grow. Our people are our greatest asset, and we support them both professionally and personally through various initiatives and benefits.
RISK BUSINESS The Risk Business identifies, monitors, evaluates, and manages the firm/s financial and non-financial risks, supporting the firm/s Risk Appetite Statement and strategic plan. Operating in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, our teams utilize best-in-class risk tools and frameworks, demonstrating analytical curiosity, a challenging mindset, and a commitment to excellence.
Overview To ensure accuracy and timeliness in risk metrics delivery, our platform is continuously evolving. Market Risk Engineering combines Computer Science, Mathematics, and Finance to perform large-scale, computationally intensive risk calculations.
We are seeking an Associate level Software Engineer to work across diverse applications and technologies, maintaining peak efficiency.As a Software Engineer in Risk Engineering, you will impact various aspects of risk management, working with talented engineers to develop and adopt common tools, platforms, and applications.
Our solutions are delivered as software products or hosted services, utilizing technologies like Java, Cloud computing, HDFS, Spark, S3, ReactJS, and Sybase IQ. Your work will involve acquiring high-quality data, performing risk computations efficiently, and enabling actionable insights through analytical interfaces.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR Senior Developer experienced in large projects with global teams of developers and risk managersAbility to performance tune applications for optimal resource utilizationExperience in statistical analysis of Market Risk metricsProficiency in building risk metric reports using SQL and data visualization tools like TableauWeb development skills for risk management UI applicationsExperience with databases such as Snowflake, Sybase IQ, and distributed systems like HDFSAbility to interact with business users to resolve issuesExperience designing and supporting batch processes with scheduling infrastructureLeadership in overseeing junior team members through SDLC phases Skills And Experience Bachelor/s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related field1-2 years/ experience in risk technology within a bank or financial institution; market risk experience is a plusExperience with relational/object databasesStrong software development knowledge, including data structures, algorithms, and core programming conceptsComfort with multiple languages and multitaskingTechnologies: Scala, Java, Python, Spark, Linux, shell scripting, TDD (JUnit), build tools (Maven/Gradle/Ant)Experience with process scheduling platforms like Apache AirflowWillingness to work with proprietary technologies like Slang/SECDBUnderstanding of compute resources and performance metricsKnowledge of distributed computing frameworks like DASK and cloud processingExperience managing projects through the entire SDLC ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we dedicate our people, capital, and ideas to help our clients, shareholders, and communities grow.
Founded in 1869, we are a global leader in investment banking, securities, and investment management, headquartered in New York with worldwide offices.We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to our success and offer opportunities for professional and personal growth through training, networks, benefits, wellness, and mindfulness programs.Learn more about our culture and benefits at We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during our recruiting process. More information is available at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved.Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.