Asset & Wealth Management - AM Alternatives Core Platform - Vice President - New York
Goldman Sachs
What We Do
At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management – Alternatives Engineering (Private Side)
Founded over 35 years ago to help provide capital solutions to businesses around the world, Goldman Sachs’ alternative investment platform (sitting within GS Asset Management) manages over $400bn in assets across private equity, growth, credit, real estate assets, secondaries, and liquid alternatives strategies. We continue to partner with leading companies, properties, and asset managers globally, leveraging our expertise across capital markets, investment banking, and asset management to engineer solutions that drive growth and generate strong returns for our investors.
AM Alternatives Engineering is a core and critical part of the wider private-side alternative investment platform, working in partnership with investors to build robust, scalable technology platforms, and data driven investing capabilities to enhance the platform’s ability to deliver class-leading returns to clients on a global scale. We collaborate closely to drive growth, value creation, and efficiencies through automation, digitization, and quantitative analytics across the full investment, fund, and client life cycle.
Who we are looking for
If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, are passionate about producing highly impactful commercial solutions, and collaborating with other driven colleagues, then this is the role for you.
At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation, and meritocracy. Our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally.
Skills and Experience we are looking for
· Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related STEM discipline
· 6 years of professional experience as a full-time software developer
· Strong programming and software design proficiency in at least one object-oriented language (e.g., Java, C#, C, Python)
· Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems and deliver effective solutions, both independently and collaboratively
· Hands-on experience designing and building event-driven systems and patterns (e.g., order management systems, CQRS, event sourcing)
· Working experience with relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and/or non-relational (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB) database technologies
· Experience with distributed messaging and queueing systems such as Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ
· Proficiency in modern front-end frameworks such as React or Angular
· Proven strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
· Interest in finance (pre-existing finance knowledge is a plus, but not required)
Preferred Skills & Attributes
· Genuine interest in adopting and leveraging AI-powered tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to enhance developer efficiency and productivity
· Proactive approach to problem-solving with a strong sense of personal ownership, accountability, and a continuous growth mindset
· Comfortable managing competing priorities, engaging with multiple stakeholders, and collaborating effectively within a global, distributed team
· A collaborative team player who thrives in cross-functional environments and contributes positively to team culture
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.
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Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $130000-$250000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
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.