The Senior Software Engineer role at Goldman Sachs focuses on the development of the Consolidated Trade Ledger (CTL), a cloud-native platform that redefines the architecture for Equities Trading. The team aims to enhance the firm's trading capabilities while ensuring operational efficiency and resilience. Engineers will leverage AI-driven development tools to optimize the software development lifecycle and manage complex systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape foundational systems within a leading financial institution.

• 8+ years of professional software development experience in Java, preferably Java 17 or higher.
• Demonstrated experience with AI-assisted engineering tools, including the ability to govern AI agents and assess their output.
• Experience building event-driven and distributed systems, with familiarity in messaging platforms like Apache Kafka.
• Strong understanding of SDLC practices, including version control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid testing discipline with experience in unit, integration, and acceptance testing.

• Design, build, and operate high-availability, multi-region, cloud-native services with security and observability integrated.
• Develop event-driven architectures and optimized data paths for trade lifecycle management.
• Partner with engineers and stakeholders to model and digitize business processes, driving modernization.
• Manage the full lifecycle of software components from requirements analysis to release.
• Innovate solutions to complex business and technical problems, creating reusable capabilities.

• 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.