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At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don’t just make things – we make things possible. Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action.

Your Impact

The EMEA Smart Order Routing team within Algo R&D Strats is focused on designing and implementing best-in-class liquidity seeking & order execution algorithms for equity products. Deployed in colocation across EMEA, our smart order routers observe signals from a diverse range of liquidity providers and make microsecond-scale reactions to market events in order to provide our clients superior execution quality. This role is an opportunity to be on the front line of a business that executes billions of dollars every day, using modern software tools and techniques to contribute to a high profile product in a key area for the franchise.

Responsibilities

• Technical design and implementation of order execution algorithms.
• Work closely with clients & coverage teams to provide product direction.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the equities execution business & EMEA market structure.
• Interact with engineering, compliance and operations teams as required to facilitate implementation of our execution algorithms.

Basic Qualifications

• Significant C++ programming experience.
• Prior experience working on systematic trading systems.
• Strong understanding of EMEA equities market structure & order execution.
• Proven problem solving ability with critical and creative thinking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the Python & KDB/Q programming languages.
• Prior experience interacting directly with clients in both written and verbal mediums.
• Prior experience working on electronic trading components such as exchange connectivity, market data and order management systems.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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