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FICC Platform Engineering - Software Engineer - Analyst / Associate - London

Goldman Sachs
London

Your Impact

We are looking for a strong developer to join the FICC Portfolio Analytics team in London to work on Lightning, a new infrastructure for real-time risk computation in the Global Markets Division. Lightning is a highly distributed and resilient state machine that provides near real-time updates on the key metrics that traders in Global Markets rely on to serve the clients of Goldman Sachs. The successful candidate will work closely with our users to add new features and deploy the platform across more desks.

How will you fulfill your potential?
  • The candidate is required to provide technical leadership in driving key projects on FICC trading environment as well as supporting the day-to-day business of the desk
  • Proactively engages with stakeholders through the SDLC of the projects
  • Works with global teams on projects that will have global impact
  • Influences current and future architecture choices as we are looking to adopt more modern platforms
  • Demonstrates excellent communication skills including experience speaking to technical and business audiences and working globally

Basic Qualifications
  • 1+ years of professional Java Development experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline
  • Excellent understanding of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
  • Familiarity with automated testing, DevOps and Continuous Deployment
  • Comfortable multi-tasking, managing multiple stakeholders and working as part of a team
  • Strong communication skills

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in NoSQL data stores, e.g. Cassandra or MongoDB
  • Experience in modern message oriented middleware, e.g. Kafka or RabbitMQ
  • Experience in building and debugging distributed systems
  • Experience in developing software for Akka or Vertx

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. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more:

© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Posted 2025-07-05

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