Software Engineer, Transaction Banking, Payments - New York, NY, United States - Goldman Sachs

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    Full time Technology / Internet
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    What We Do

    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 risk management, big data, mobile and more
    We look for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment
    Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here

    Transaction Banking (TxB) aims to bring innovative solutions to traditional banking and lending activities
    We are a global team of lenders, investors, risk managers, skilled marketers, web experts and banking specialists
    We provide a suite of solutions to help our customers meet their financial goals
    We make direct investments in and manage risk for a portfolio of corporate loans and securities
    We help transform distressed communities through investments and loans of private capital

    Within TxB,our Payments team is at the heart of what we are doing in Corporate Cash Management and our mission is to build a market-leading payment platform that meets our corporate client's needs
    We are starting with a clean slate and one singular goal in mind: build a highly scalable, resilient, 24x7 available cloud-based payment platform that our corporate clients can run rely on to run and grow their businesses

    Who We Look For

    As part of our global team, you will work on various technologies and components as an application developer
    Your role includes specification, development, as well as the testing and roll-out of new features focusing on code quality, automation, testability and security
    Payment systems, due to their criticality, present unique engineering challenges around resiliency, availability, and scale

    You will be able to contribute to our vision, roadmap, and world-class engineering culture, while integrating business value and client experience within the team

    This initiative is of critical importance to the success of the organization and our roadmap
    Services like liquidity analytics, billing, client onboarding, reporting and others will rely on the data platform
    Accurate, granular, complete and timely data is a key differentiator and competitive advantage in the market

    We expect a successful candidate to have excellent communication skills, deliver high quality software and to be passionate about cutting edge data engineering

    HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
    • Manage multiple tasks and use sound judgment when prioritizing
    • Must be passionate about technology and engineering
    • Must be independent and comfortable in a fast paced, ambiguous and often multi-directional work environment
    • Collaborate with global cross functional teams in building customer-centric products
    • Exceptional analytical skills and ability to apply knowledge and experience in decision-making to arrive at creative and commercial solutions
    • Analyze existing software implementations to identify areas of improvement and provide deadline estimates for implementing new features
    • Establish trusted partnerships with peers, product heads, and executive level stakeholders
    • Ability to leverage technology to deliver business value
    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
    • B.S
      or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience)
    • Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience using a modern programming language (preferably Java)
    • SQL/RDBMS Skills as required
    • Experience leveraging test-driven development methodologies
    • Comfort with Agile operating models (practical experience of Scrum/Kanban)
    • Team oriented; strong interpersonal and communication skills
    • Energetic, self-directed, and self-motivated
    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
    • Experience with Payments systems (understanding of the various payment networks)
    • Experience in Financial Services or Fintech
    • Experience with microservice architectures (SOA)
    • Experience with Kafka, MongoDB, Hadoop, Cassandra
    • Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL/Oracle/Sybase)
    • Experience with AWS/Azure
    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 a number of 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
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    We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process
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    The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023
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    Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

    Benefits
    Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience
    A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here