The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Compliance Engineering, Software Engineer, Associate, Dallas

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$90K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or similar field
  • 3+ years of professional software development experience
  • Expertise in Java and/or Python
  • Experience in automated testing and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) concepts
  • Strong communication skills for articulating ideas in meetings and documents.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with sponsors, users, and engineering teams to develop comprehensive solutions
  • Utilize AI-assisted software development tools to enhance productivity
  • Design surveillance processes to identify risks using analytical and functional skills
  • Innovate and implement new ideas to solve varied challenges
  • Engage in all phases of the software life cycle, from definition to deployment.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with diverse technologies including Java, Python, AI tools
  • Exposure to large-scale problem solving with real-time data processing
  • Collaboration with expert teams across multiple divisions
  • Possibility to influence and shape AI tooling within engineering processes
  • Engagement in a creative environment encouraging innovation.
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Job Description

Job Description

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

As a member of our team, you will:
  • partner globally with sponsors, users and engineering colleagues across multiple divisions to create end-to-end solutions,
  • learn from experts
  • leverage various technologies depending on the team including Java, Python, PySpark, SQL, Hadoop, Snowflake, Iceberg, Kafka, Kubernetes
  • apply analytical and functional skills to design surveillance processes to identify risks
  • be able to innovate and incubate new ideas
  • have an opportunity to work on a broad range of problems, often dealing with large data sets, including real-time processing, messaging, workflow and UI/UX
  • be involved in the full life cycle; defining, designing, implementing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software across our products.

AI-Assisted Engineering & Productivity

In addition, you will:
  • Effectively use AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Devin, Claude Code, or equivalent) to improve developer productivity and reduce development cycle time.
  • Apply AI tools to accelerate:
    • code generation and refactoring,
    • test creation and coverage improvement,
    • debugging, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization.
  • Use AI-assisted reasoning to understand complex codebases, rapidly prototype solutions, and improve code quality while maintaining strong engineering standards.
  • Partner with peers and reviewers to validate, harden, and productionize AI-generated outputs, ensuring correctness, security, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.
  • Identify opportunities where AI tooling can reduce manual effort, minimize rework, and support faster, higher-quality delivery to production.

QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate will possess the following attributes:
  1. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar field of study.
  2. 3+ years professional software development experience
  3. Expertise in Java and/or Python development.
  4. Experience in automated testing and SDLC concepts.
  5. The ability (and tenacity) to clearly express ideas and arguments in meetings and on paper.

Experience in some of the following is desired and can set you apart from other candidates:
  • Demonstrated experience or a strong interest in leveraging AI-assisted developer tools to enhance engineering productivity and accelerate software delivery.
  • Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs and enhance them to production-grade quality.
  • Proven ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs and refine them to meet production-grade standards of quality, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Hands-on proficiency with AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Devin to expedite code authoring, refactoring, and debugging across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Effective utilization of AI pair-programming tools to generate boilerplate code, unit tests, and technical documentation, enabling greater focus on architectural design and complex problem-solving.
  • Application of established prompt engineering best practices to elicit high-quality, context-aware code recommendations and reduce iteration cycles during development.
  • Practical integration of autonomous AI agents (e.g., Devin) for routine engineering tasks, including bug triage, dependency upgrades, and minor feature implementations, thereby freeing engineering bandwidth for higher-impact initiatives.
  • Adoption of AI-driven code review tools to proactively identify defects, security vulnerabilities, and performance bottlenecks earlier in the development cycle, strengthening overall quality gates.
  • Experience with:
    • API design and micro-services architecture, such as to create interconnected services
    • Cloud-based data platforms, such as Snowflake
    • Apache Spark and/or Hadoop
    • Data Lake or Lakehouse solutions
    • Relational databases
    • Knowledge of the financial industry and compliance or risk functions
    • Influencing and collaborating with stakeholders.

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Careers

Join the prestigious team at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a global leader in finance and investments, and propel your career to new heights. Our firm is renowned for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and leadership in the financial sector.

Work You’ll Do

At Goldman Sachs, you will be part of a dynamic environment that fosters growth, diversity, and professional development. Engage in transformative projects that redefine the landscape of global finance, driven by a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

Lead with Innovation and Leadership

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Goldman Sachs is not just a workplace. It is a community where you can build lasting relationships with colleagues and industry leaders. Our networking events, mentorship programs, and professional groups foster connections that can accelerate your career trajectory.

Benefits and Career Development

Invest in your future with Goldman Sachs’ unparalleled employee benefits and career development programs. From comprehensive health benefits to personalized career coaching and leadership training, we ensure that our team is equipped for success, both professionally and personally.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
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