Global Banking & Markets - FICC Systematic Market Making - Quantitative Software Engineer, Associate, London
Job Description
GLOBAL BANKING AND MARKETS
Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, including corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We assist them in buying and selling financial products on exchanges worldwide, raising funding, and managing risk. This dynamic, entrepreneurial team thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and is energized by a bustling trading floor.
WHAT WE DO
Engineers in the FICC Electronic Trading team are vital on the trading floor. We develop and implement automated trading strategies for the firm and its clients, build complex parallel computing architectures, electronic trading tools, and models to analyze market behavior and predict price movements. Across the Global Banking and Markets Division (GBM), eTrading Engineers utilize quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems. As an eTrading Engineer, you will develop foundational technologies for executing algorithms globally and support research and analysis. We seek developers interested in applying cutting-edge technologies to electronic trading, working in a team of motivated individuals who can take initiative throughout the software cycle—from inception to deployment and support. This role involves interaction with engineering, trading, and sales teams. The structure is flat, allowing successful candidates to manage their time for maximum impact.
YOUR IMPACT
You will focus on electronic market making in FX, collaborating with engineers and traders to enhance price-making and risk management. Your work will emphasize performance, guided by measurement frameworks and experimentation. You will gain deep insights into FX asset classes (spot, NDFs, forwards, swaps) and how Goldman Sachs interacts with some of the most liquid markets globally.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Analyze trading system performance and identify improvement areas.
* Propose system enhancements to boost commercial performance.
* Implement, test, and deploy these enhancements.
* Enhance safety and reliability of trading systems.
* Collaborate constructively with team members.
* Balance short-term business needs with strategic improvements.
Experience/Skills:
* Strong academic background in Computer Science or related fields like Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering.
* Robust software engineering experience.
* Ability to analyze data and derive useful commercial insights.
Preferred Experience:
* Securities/trading experience.
* Multi-threaded/concurrent programming skills.
* Java performance tuning expertise.
* Understanding of hardware architecture and latency considerations.
* Proficiency with Linux terminal.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
Goldman Sachs is committed to helping clients, shareholders, and communities grow through our people, capital, and ideas. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm headquartered in New York, with offices worldwide.
We foster diversity and inclusion, offering opportunities for professional and personal growth through training, networks, benefits, wellness, and mindfulness programs. Learn more at GS.com/careers.
We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during recruitment. More info: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer, respecting all characteristics protected by law.
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