Engineering - Cloud Development - Software Engineer - Vice President - Dallas
Goldman Sachs · Dallas, TX
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- On site
- Full-time
- $250,000 / year
- Dallas, TX
Job highlights
- Develop cloud platform services at Goldman Sachs.
- Architect and build cutting-edge public cloud solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams globally.
- Design, develop, and test new software features.
- Ensure safety, security, and compliance in cloud deployments.
About the role
About Goldman Sachs Engineers
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. Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers, building solutions in Artificial Intelligence, risk management, big data, mobile and more.
Cloud Platform Team
As part of Core Engineering at Goldman Sachs, the Cloud Platform team is responsible for enabling the use of public cloud services across the firm. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for researching, architecting, and building a cutting-edge platform that enables Goldman Sachs teams to deploy and manage services in public cloud safely and securely. We are at an early stage of modernizing our services around cloud-native principles, and you will be directly contributing to a platform that programmatically enforces safety, security, and compliance of services and enables engineers to innovate faster.
The organization is seeking highly collaborative, creative, and intellectually curious engineers who are passionate about developing and implementing cutting-edge cloud computing solutions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a DevOps culture and contribute to customer-centric product development. They will work closely with cross-functional teams, and will be creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change, and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.
Responsibilities And Qualifications
As part of our global Cloud Development team, you will work on various components as a Software Engineer. Your role includes specification, development, testing, and releasing of new features. The team owns the platforms throughout their lifecycle. You are expected to contribute to the vision, understand our customers’ needs, business goals, product roadmap, and contribute to building an engineering culture within the team. We expect the successful candidate to deliver high-quality software and to be passionate about software engineering. You must have a proficient understanding of software development, security, and the mechanisms to design safe, resilient, and highly-available cloud-native services.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and manage services in public cloud.
- Develop safe, resilient, and highly-available distributed services.
- Write technical specifications, work with several teams, and manage technical dependencies and drive design meetings with various stakeholders for consensus.
- Collaborate with business software engineering teams on solving business problems via the architecture and engineering of cloud-native applications.
- Engage with the larger Core Engineering organization to create and deliver usable, safe cloud-native engineering patterns with associated guardrails and operational practices.
- Create, communicate, and promote best practices for public cloud-native development across the firm.
- Partner with cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure to shape the future of public cloud services for the finance industry.
Basic Qualifications
- Strong technical ability, willingness to learn and evolve your skills with advances in technology.
- Bachelors' or Masters' Degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
- Proficiency in designing, developing, and testing software in one or more of Java, Type Script, Python; open to using and learning multiple languages.
- Expertise with Linux, containers, system security, and automation with scripting languages.
- Experience architecting, designing, administering, or developing applications in Amazon Web Services.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively, both written and orally, as well as the interpersonal skills required to collaborate effectively with colleagues across diverse technology teams.
- Ability to reason about performance, security, and process interactions in complex distributed systems.
- Ability to understand and effectively debug both new and existing solutions.
- Ability to independently deliver on Product Roadmap, Operational Stability, and Execution Strategy.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor or Advanced Degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 10+ years of work experience with Typescript, Java, Python, and AWS.
- Knowledge and experience of software development lifecycle and infrastructure-as-code tooling, such as Cloud Formation, Terraform, and AWS CDK.
- Experience with security, isolation, and multi-tenant design of distributed cloud services.
- Familiarity with software artifact and container image lifecycle management and governance.
- Understanding of RESTful API design best practices and experience in developing them.
- Familiarity with cloud network architectures and the integration with hybrid cloud networking.
- Experience with Server-less platforms such as AWS Lambda, AWS Batch, etc.
About Goldman Sachs
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital, and ideas to help our clients, shareholders, and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has several opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness, and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodation for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
Key skills/competency
- Cloud Development
- Software Engineering
- Vice President
- Goldman Sachs
- AWS
- Python
- Java
- Typescript
- Linux
- DevOps
Skills & topics
- Cloud Development
- Software Engineer
- Vice President
- Goldman Sachs
- AWS
- Python
- Java
- TypeScript
- Linux
- DevOps
- Distributed Systems
- Cybersecurity
- Machine Learning
- Big Data
- Financial Engineering
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience with Java, TypeScript, Python, AWS, Linux, containers, and system security. Emphasize any project management or team leadership experience.
- Showcase cloud expertise: Detail your involvement in architecting, designing, or developing applications on AWS, including infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or AWS CDK.
- Demonstrate collaborative skills: Provide examples of working with diverse technology teams, communicating complex technical concepts, and driving consensus in design meetings.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss distributed systems, performance, security, debugging, and your experience with cloud-native development patterns and best practices.
- Understand the role: Research Goldman Sachs's engineering culture, their approach to cloud computing, and how this role contributes to the firm's broader goals.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What specific cloud platforms does Goldman Sachs utilize for its Cloud Development team?
- The Cloud Development team at Goldman Sachs works with major public cloud providers including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. Experience with AWS is particularly highlighted in the basic qualifications.
- What programming languages are preferred for the Vice President of Cloud Development Software Engineer role at Goldman Sachs?
- Proficiency in Java, TypeScript, or Python is required. The role encourages learning multiple languages, but deep experience in at least one is essential. Preferred qualifications indicate 10+ years of experience with these languages and AWS.
- What level of experience is expected for this Vice President role at Goldman Sachs?
- The basic qualifications require a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience. Preferred qualifications suggest 10+ years of experience for candidates with advanced degrees and extensive work history in the specified technologies.
- How does Goldman Sachs foster a DevOps culture within its engineering teams?
- Goldman Sachs seeks engineers who thrive in a DevOps culture and contribute to customer-centric product development. This involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams, evolving and adapting to change, and contributing to a fast-paced global environment. The role also involves engaging with the broader Core Engineering organization to establish cloud-native engineering patterns and operational practices.
- What are the key responsibilities for a Software Engineer on the Cloud Platform team at Goldman Sachs?
- Key responsibilities include designing, developing, and managing services in public cloud; creating safe, resilient, and highly-available distributed services; writing technical specifications; collaborating with business teams on cloud-native applications; and promoting best practices for public cloud development across the firm.
- Does Goldman Sachs require specific experience with infrastructure-as-code tools for this role?
- While not a basic qualification, experience with infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Cloud Formation, Terraform, and AWS CDK is listed under preferred qualifications, indicating it's a valuable asset for candidates interested in this Vice President position.