Production Engineer, Global Banking & Markets, FICC Systematic Market Making (SMM), Associate

Goldman Sachs

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$115,000–$180,000 / yr
Posted
92 days ago
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Below market

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TL;DR · Production Engineer, Global Banking & Markets, FICC Systematic Market Making (SMM), Associate

Production Engineer, Global Banking & Markets, FICC Systematic Market Making (SMM) - Associate joins the SMM Engineering team to support pricing and execution services for the firm's electronic market making and algorithmic trade execution. This role focuses on site reliability engineering, where you will drive automation, improve real-time monitoring, develop performance metrics, and manage the release and deployment lifecycle. You will triage complex production issues, oversee system components to assess risk, and provide operational assistance for SMM applications and infrastructure. Key responsibilities include incident management, capacity planning, and partnering with infrastructure owners to solve hardware or network issues. Required skills include proficiency in Python, C, C++, Java, or shell scripting, along with knowledge of Linux internals, networking concepts, algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems design.

What you'll do

  • Perform site reliability engineering including automation, real-time monitoring, and performance metric development.
  • Manage the release and deployment lifecycle for pricing and execution services.
  • Triage and resolve complex production issues in a high-pressure trading environment.
  • Automate manual tasks to improve operational efficiency and system sustainability.
  • Provide technical support for SMM applications and infrastructure to internal and external users.
  • Oversee production systems to identify problems and assess the risk of system changes.
  • Partner with hardware and network owners to resolve infrastructure issues.
  • Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must have 5+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Proficiency in Python, C, C++, Java, or shell scripting is required.
  • Applicants must demonstrate an aptitude for algorithms, data structures, and software design.
  • Experience with Linux operating system internals and/or networking concepts is required.
  • Candidates must possess strong analytical skills to resolve complex issues in high-pressure environments.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required to interact with business users.
  • Preferred experience includes distributed systems design, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Knowledge of financial markets and the FIX protocol is preferred.

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