Andrew Ferguson
Vice President (Defined Contribution Software) at Goldman Sachs
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Ferguson is a vice president and full-stack software engineer with eight years of experience building digital advice and defined contribution platforms, currently leading Defined Contribution Software at Goldman Sachs. He progressed rapidly from engineering roles at NextCapital—where he helped power enterprise digital advice integrations for major financial brands—to senior software leadership within asset & wealth management. Trained in computer software engineering at Fullstack Academy and with a liberal arts background in German and international business from the University of Michigan, he brings cross-cultural communication skills and a product-minded perspective to technical delivery. Based in Chicago, Andrew combines hands-on coding fluency with strategic program ownership, often translating complex regulatory and fiduciary requirements into pragmatic, production-ready solutions. An early interest in computer science that began during his language studies hints at a curious, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
German LSA Germanic Languages & Literatures, German LSA Germanic Languages & Literatures at University of MichiganComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Fullstack AcademyCodecademy Pro Intesive Web Development and APIs, Codecademy Pro Intesive Web Development and APIs at CodecademyStudy Abroad German Language and Culture, Study Abroad German Language and Culture at Goethe Institut
German, English
Github Skills (12)
mongoose8
expressjs6
react5
mongodb5
javascript5
nodejs4
two-dimensional4
astar2
blockchain2
commerce2
pathfinding2
traversal2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
andferguson/pathfinder
Dec 2020 - Sep 2023
Pathfinding algorithms optimized for two-dimensional map traversal
Contributions:6 PRs, 9 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 8 months
two-dimensionalpathfinding-algorithmsdimensionalmapoptimized
andferguson/Jammming
Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch, 4 issues in 5 months
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