The Frontline Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Goldman Sachs plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability and scalability of automated trading systems in a fast-paced trading environment. This position involves collaborating with various teams, including software engineering and trading operations, to analyze and resolve real-time trading issues. The SRE will also focus on improving operational workflows and enhancing electronic trading product offerings. Ideal candidates are innovative engineers who thrive in dynamic environments and have a strong passion for automation and system efficiency.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is a plus.
• At least 4 years of professional experience in an SRE, Production Engineering, or DevOps role.
• Hands-on experience with at least one object-oriented programming language is a plus and a scripting language is a must.
• Proven experience supporting and maintaining high-availability production platforms.
• Domain knowledge of US Equities and Options market microstructure and electronic trading.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and version control systems.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and topologies is a plus.
• Experience with large-scale automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Measure and monitor the availability, latency, performance, and overall health of production trading services.
• Design, develop, and maintain software tools and frameworks to automate manual tasks and improve operational efficiency.
• Support services before they go live through system design consulting, capacity planning, and rigorous release reviews.
• Safely deploy certified code and new functionalities into the live trading environment.
• Act as a key liaison between trading desks, quantitative strategists, and external vendors to resolve day-to-day technical issues.
• Drive initiatives to enhance the stability, performance, and disaster-recovery readiness of supported platforms.
• Understand US Equities and Options market rules to effectively interact with exchanges and resolve execution issues.
• Write and maintain automated checkout tests to validate environment health across trading sessions.

• Employees at Goldman Sachs are often offered comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability coverage, generous vacation and holidays, and robust wellness resources such as EAP counseling, medical advocacy, on-site/virtual health services, and fitness support. Financial perks typically include retirement savings programs, live financial education, education support, and wealth-creation opportunities through equity awards and select investment programs. Many locations also provide family benefits (childcare resources, parental and family leaves, adoption/surrogacy support) and flexible work options like part-time schedules, job sharing, telecommuting, and alternate hours.