Vice President Software Engineering

Goldman Sachs

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Dallas, TX
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3 days ago
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TL;DR · Vice President Software Engineering

The Core Engineering-L2-Dallas-Vice President-Software Engineering serves as a technical architect and organizational leader within the Core Enterprise Platform engineering group. This role involves leading high-priority, greenfield development for cloud-native applications on AWS to support critical operations like payments, people processes, and procurement. The individual will manage and mentor a team of software and AI engineers while overseeing the end-to-end delivery of mission-critical platforms featuring deterministic automation and agentic workflows. Key responsibilities include designing scalable systems, running AI-driven spec-driven development lifecycles, and building financial metric calculation models. Required skills include 8-12 years of experience in Java or Python, expertise with LLM integration, proficiency in datastores like Snowflake or DynamoDB, and a strong background in full-stack technical design to solve complex problems within a regulated financial landscape.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable, cloud-native business systems on AWS.
  • Lead high-priority greenfield development projects for mission-critical enterprise platforms.
  • Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software and AI engineers.
  • Execute AI-driven, spec-driven software development lifecycles to solve complex financial problems.
  • Drive organizational change by streamlining engineering processes and promoting best practices.
  • Oversee multiple concurrent projects to ensure timely delivery and high quality standards.
  • Build and maintain infrastructure for critical financial metric calculation models.
  • Align technical execution with strategic goals by collaborating with global stakeholders across various divisions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.
  • 8-12 years of hands-on software development experience, including lead developer roles.
  • Experience architecting solutions on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience integrating LLMs into enterprise workflows and utilizing AI coding tools like Copilot or Claude Code.
  • Proficiency in Java or Python with experience in traditional (RDBs) and modern datastores like Snowflake, DynamoDB, or MongoDB.
  • Proven experience in greenfield development to build and launch new software applications from scratch.
  • Experience managing engineering teams, conducting performance reviews, and guiding career development for staff.
  • Previous experience in the finance, banking, or FinTech industry (preferred).

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