Java Software Engineer - Securities Lending Technology - Analyst/Associate - Warsaw

Job Summary 

Securities Lending Trading Engineering – design and build the trading stack for the multi-billion-dollar Securities Lending Trading Business. Work on front-office trading platforms which enable short selling for our clients, including all the top hedge fund clients and institutional lenders globally. 

• Work on trading stack built on modern technologies and process multiple TBs of data. 
• Work closely with trading desk and have an impact on how the business is executed.  
• Our Copilot powered development team are responsible for our entire trading stack, working closely with the business to increase our market share and revenue. 
• We own a wide range of systems including automated trading systems, fast moving live data trading UIs, high throughput position calculation systems and many more. 
• Join a strong, experienced team in Warsaw who are already leading global initiatives including improving business throughput, technical redesign, and accrual management. 
• Our tech leads and mentors will help you grow your technical expertise and business knowledge while helping to deliver globally impactful programs. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Work closely with the Trading Desk and colleagues both locally and globally to design, build, test, and deliver revenue generating technical solutions. 
• Partner with Traders to solve complex problems and deliver business value. 
• Help to build the short-term growth and long-term vision for our complex and fast-moving technical platform strategies.  

Technology Stack 

• Java 
• Spring Boot 
• Kafka and Kafka Streams 
• React 
• AMPS 
• SingleStore, MongoDB, Relational Databases 
• Kubernetes, Argo CD 
• Gitlab CI/CD 
• Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack 
• IntelliJ, VS Code, GitHub Copilot 

Basic Qualifications 

• Analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail 
• Hands-on experience with programming, preferably in Java software development 
• Experience in designing and developing microservices 
• Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, and SRE principles 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment. 

Preferred Experience 

• Understanding of real-time systems and messaging infrastructures (e.g. Kafka) 
• Experience with microservices architecture and runtime containers (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker) 
• Experience in building mission critical and highly available systems 
• Experience of end-to-end design and implementation of software products 

Nice to have 

• JavaScript / TypeScript experience with React 
• Experience with NoSQL databases (SingleStore, MemSQL, MongoDB) 
• Finance, Securities Lending and Equities knowledge is a strong plus 

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.