Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms.

Core Engineering provides global thought leadership, solution development, delivery and support for a broad suite of technology products and services at Goldman Sachs.  It leverages global expertise to develop leading-edge technology solutions that meet business demands and differentiate the firm's technology offerings in the marketplace.  Core Engineering enables the operation of the firm by managing an extensive compute platform and global communication networks, while addressing technology, compliance and reputational risk and resilience.

Overview

The Goldman Sachs Compliance Division prevents, detects and mitigates regulatory and reputational risk across the firm, and helps to strengthen the firm's culture of compliance. As an independent control function and part of the firm's second line of defense, Compliance:

Assesses the firm's compliance, regulatory and reputational riskMonitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulationsDesigns and implements controls, policies, procedures and trainingConducts independent testingInvestigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breachesAnd leads the firm's responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries.

Compliance Engineering empowers these activities by building and operating a suite of software platforms and applications. We are a team of more than 300 engineers and scientists who work on the most complex, mission-critical problems. We have access to the latest technology and to massive amounts of structured and unstructured data. We leverage modern frameworks to build responsive and intuitive UX/UI and Big Data applications, incorporating cutting-edge AI and efficient processes to drive them.

Compliance Engineering does not build tools in a silo. Our user base spans thousands of users globally. We partner with Compliance Officers across divisions, to fully understand the financial products, business strategies, and regulatory regimes. This knowledge enables us to build long-lasting software solutions, and to innovate with a purpose.

China Compliance Engineering has an opportunity for an Analyst/Associate level Software Engineer to work across a broad range of applications and extremely diverse set of technologies to effectively prevents, detects and mitigates regulatory and reputational risk across the firm. 

Key Responsibilities

As a member of our team in China, you will partner across multiple divisions and engineering teams to create end-to-end solutions. You will be able to innovate and incubate new ideas, and you will learn and share knowledge across the organization. The team will be responsible for controls on a broad range of activities, from Sanction’s screening, KYC, Entity Signals, monitoring of suspicious transactions; to developing large-scale graph and search platforms; visualizing patterns of customer or employee behavior in an investigative UI; and automating workflows.

Your initial responsibility will provide the regulatory controls needed to expand our business in China using a mix of vendor solutions and tactical builds. You will be empowered to make vendor recommendations and selection, and you will work directly on these products, on enhancements, customization, and integration. You will also be building complementary controls, and helping to expand our in-house software products to be fit for China’s requirements. To achieve this, you will work with colleagues across the globe, primarily in the US, UK, and India.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar field of study.Expertise in Java, JavaScript , C++, Scala, Python, or a similar programming language.Proficiency in SQL and data manipulation.Experience in at least one of the following: distributed systems, platform engineering, large-scale system design, data mining, information retrieval, natural language processing, NoSQL databases, UI development with AngularJS or React.Strong work ethic, and a willingness to learn and partner with others.Ability (and tenacity) to clearly express ideas and arguments in meetings and on paper.