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Strategist/Financial Product Engineer

External: Strategist/Financial Product Engineer

Strategists create cutting-edge models, pricers, analytics, data visualization and trading tools, for our external and internal clients. They are expected to develop an in-depth understanding of the financial products, markets, risk management and pricing of a wide range of products, models and asset classes offered by the firm. This presents a highly visible platform to use your skills and knowledge to make a direct impact to the firm’s bottom line.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Responsibilities (varies by role)

• Design and implement models to risk manage complex financial products
• Build low latency, highly-scalable software and systems for pricing, risk models, quoting and analytics
• Work on large datasets to extract useful insights on firm’s risks
• Partner with the trading desk to develop and implement quantitative, technological solutions as global market and economic conditions change
• Collaborate efficiently within a diverse global team spanning multiple continents
• Increase client market share via innovative tools and data analytics
• Work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment as a self-starter
• Client focus: think of APIs as a service and provide internal and external users with outstanding SLAs

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field: Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering
• Knowledge about popular design patterns and algorithms
• Excellent programming skills in a major programming language
• Efficient and effective communication skills
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• In-depth knowledge of analytics, trading environment and risk management of at least one financial asset class
• Competence in statistics and linear algebra

Preferred Qualifications

• Competence in data science, stochastic processes, and advanced mathematics
• Experience working with large data sets and real-time systems
• Knowledge of more than one financial asset class

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2020. All rights reserved Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Vet.

Job ID: 2020-59653

Schedule Type: Full Time

Level: Associate

Function(s): Quant/Strats

Region: India

Division: Risk

Business Unit: Risk Engineering

Employment Type: Employee

• Full Time position
• Compensation will be Market Rate