Software Engineer

Summary

• Organization: Goldman Sachs
• Team Name: Data Engineering
• Job Title: Software Engineer
• Location: 200 West St, New York, NY (Local candidates who are within commutable distance are preferred)

Employment Terms:

• This role is an 8-9 week internship with the opportunity to transition to full-time employment
• Internship and full-time employment are both fully in-office
• Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm
• Overtime: Some weekends may be required, depending on maintenance cycles
• Target Start Date: June 2025
• Estimated Salary: $110,000/year
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for sponsorship now or in the future

Essential Tasks - In this job, you will:

• Solve complex problems at scale and develop high-performance quality applications with a global user base
• Build and deploy modern data management tools to curate key client reference data sets, models and workflows
• Evaluate, select and acquire new internal or external data sets that contribute to business decision making
• Engineer data processing pipelines while identifying areas for process automation and improving efficiency
• Partner with data platform teams to adopt cloud-based processing pipelines and data distribution
• Drive strategic initiatives and delivery of key programs of work across the Client Data department and the broader division

General Skills and Abilities - In this job you will demonstrate:

• The ability and willingness to learn new technical skills
• The ability to be an independent thinker and a desire to take on challenges
• The ability to stay business focused and push for quantifiable commercial impact
• The ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and communicate complex ideas in a simple manner
• Strong work ethic with a sense of ownership and urgency
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Digital/Technical Skills - In this job you will demonstrate:

• Intermediate programming skills in one of the following languages, frameworks, or libraries: Java, Python, JavaScript, React, SQL, NoSQL, or equivalent technologies
• Basic version control skills in Git

Education/Knowledge - In this job you need to have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Basic knowledge of working with complex business processes, data flows and consuming large amounts of data is nice to have but not required

Experience - In this job you need to have:

• Experience (professional, personal, or academic) with any of the following is nice to have but not required:
  • Working on a project using AGILE methodology
  • Working with others via code reviews
  • Testing frameworks

Social Interaction - The following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job successfully: 

• Oral communication: Daily
• Email communication: Daily
• Instant messaging: Hourly to Daily
• Video communication: Daily (Camera is optional)
• Interacting with supervisors: Weekly
• Interacting with peers: Daily

Job Stressors - Employees sometimes find the following stressful about this job:

• Working on projects with tight timelines
• Projects will require creative problem-solving and troubleshooting that may involve working through frequent hurdles or roadblocks
• Recognizing the correct point to stop unproductive efforts and ask for help or escalate issues when encountering roadblocks

Job Motivators - Employees tend to find the following motivating or rewarding:

• Working in a fun and collaborative team-oriented environment
• The opportunity to take on new challenges on a regular basis and not get stuck in repetitive tasks

The Specialisterne Recruitment Process:

Application

• Fill out the online application and submit your resume to Specialisterne.
• Complete a follow-up discovery questionnaire to help us learn more about your situation, general skills, and how you work best.

Assessment

• Candidates who best match qualifications will be invited to complete a Candidate Profile to showcase your job-relevant skills and abilities.
• A Specialisterne facilitator will book a review meeting with you to discuss your profile and help you showcase your skills best.

Manager Meetings

• The employer partner will review Candidate Profiles and invite finalists for a manager meeting to learn more about you and answer any questions you may have. Specialisterne will provide meeting agendas in advance to help you prepare.
• The employer partner will confirm selection decisions and begin onboarding.

Workplace Support

• Specialisterne and our employer partners are committed to providing inclusive onboarding experiences and supporting new employees as they learn on the job.
• All new hires continue to liaise with a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job.