Goldman Sachs

Global Banking & Markets, Senior Low-Level Systems Engineer (Linux Kernel and Low Latency), Vice President, Hong Kong

📍 Location

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

⏰ Job Type

Full-time

📅 Posted

June 09, 2026

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Job Description

Overview
We are seeking an experienced developer passionate about low-level coding to design and optimize high-performance, mission-critical systems on Linux. You will work close to the metal across kernel and user space, focusing on performance, reliability, and deterministic latency. Experience in financial markets is a strong plus, but not required.
What You Will Do
Design, build, and optimize high-performance services in: C, C++, and Java.
Engineer performance-critical components across user space and kernel interfaces, emphasizing memory, scheduling, I/O, and networking paths.
Develop and tune networking pipelines, including multicast and unicast UDP and TCP, with careful socket, buffer, and NIC configuration.
Implement kernel-bypass or fast-path networking where appropriate (for example, DPDK, netmap, XDP), including queue, NIC offload, and CPU affinity strategies.
Contribute to or interact with Linux kerne...
    

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