Engineering - Software Engineering - VP

Role Overview

As an individual in this role, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, deployment, and support of products and platforms leveraging Java-based technologies. Your work will enable large-scale event processing within Goldman Sachs engineering products. You will be engaged in both server-side and front-end development as needed to achieve desired outcomes.

Specific Responsibilities

• Design component as well as integration architecture for large-scale web applications.
• Develop, test, and support features for globally deployed web applications.
• Follow best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in team-wide design and code reviews.
• Keep abreast of emerging technical trends, determining their applicability to Goldman Sachs products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication.
• Overall, 7-12 years of experience with a minimum of 5 years in developing Java-based applications.

Essential Skills

1. Technical

• Strong programming skills in Java and Python with proficiency in object-oriented design principles.
• Experience with Java frameworks such as DropWizard, Spring, and Hibernate.
• Familiarity with web development frameworks (Angular or React).
• Experience with Testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Mockito).
• Hands-on experience with building stream processing systems using Hadoop, Spark, and related technologies.
• Familiarity with distributed storage systems like Cassandra, MongoDB, and JanusGraph.
• Experience with various messaging systems, such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience with Caching solutions like Hazelcast, Redis, or MemCache.
• Knowledge of build tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, especially using Git.
• Working knowledge of Unix/Linux experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

2. Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills with a track record of working and collaborating with global teams.
• Must possess the ability to handle multiple ongoing assignments and be able to work independently in addition to contributing as part of a highly collaborative and globally dispersed team.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to break down and communicate complex issues, ideas, and solutions.
• Thorough knowledge and experience in all phases of SDLC.

3. Additional Skills (Advantage)

• Working knowledge of enterprise database systems (Sybase or DB2).
• Programming in Perl, Python, and shell script.
• Knowledge and experience in building conversational user interfaces enabled by AI.