Asset & Wealth Management - Software Engineer - Vice President - New York

Goldman Sachs•New York, NY

2d•$130,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is within the Asset and Wealth Management (AWM) division of Goldman Sachs. AWM brings together traditional and alternative investments, providing clients worldwide with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the firm's primary investment area, AWM provides investment and advisory services for leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals, overseeing more than $3.5 trillion in assets under supervision. The division operates in a culture that values integrity and transparency, with a diverse team passionate about their craft, clients, and building sustainable success. They function as investors, advisors, thought leaders, and innovators, utilizing digital solutions to help clients address complex challenges and meet financial goals.

Requirements

Demonstrates a strategic and analytical approach to problem solving, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, drive decisions, and lead initiatives end‑to‑end.
Exhibits exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders, product partners, and global teams.
Extensive experience designing, building, and scaling full‑stack applications, leveraging modern front‑end frameworks (React/Angular), robust back‑end technologies (Node/Java/Python), and relational and non‑relational data stores.
Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, including architecture design, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and operational excellence.
Strong hands‑on expertise in cloud‑native application development, with practical experience designing and operating systems on AWS.
Proven track record of leading and mentoring engineers while collaborating with globally distributed, cross‑functional teams to deliver resilient, high‑performance, customer‑centric platforms.

Responsibilities

Drive Solution Delivery: Be a key driver in delivering creative and commercially viable solutions for our digital platform, impacting how clients interact with our financial tools.
Platform Development: Design, develop, and maintain a unified, scalable digital platform engineered to host a variety of critical financial applications.
End-to-End Feature Ownership: Take full responsibility for features, from initial conceptual design and architectural planning through to development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support in a production environment.
Performance Optimization: Continuously identify and implement strategies to enhance the performance, scalability, responsiveness, and reliability of the web platform and its applications.
Full-Stack Engineering: Engage with and solve complex technical challenges across the entire technology stack, including modern front-end interfaces, robust back-end services, and data persistence layers.
Collaborate & Influence: Work closely with product partners, senior stakeholders, and globally distributed cross-functional teams to define requirements, contribute to technical strategy, and deliver high-quality, customer-centric solutions.