Lead Java Engineer

Job Description:

Job Title Lead Engineer

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

Global Financing and Credit Trading (GFCT) is a key business of Deutsche Bank’s Investment Bank. We are a leading market maker in credit products on major dealer-to-client platforms, with Credit Technology playing a vital role in supporting this business.

Alongside Credit Trading, our Financing business spans asset-backed securities, commercial real estate, whole loan mortgages, transportation, infrastructure and energy, direct and venture lending, and equity financing. Credit Technology is a global team with engineers in the US, UK, Germany and India. Based in London, you will join our core Credit Flow pre-trade engineering team as a technology lead.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Playing a key part in the Financing AI initiative from London, working within a global technology team to deliver AI-enabled workflow automation

• Hands-on engineering, requiring active involvement in software development and coding

• Desk facing role, analyse Financing business requirements and contribute to the strategic development of architecture, infrastructure and data integration for AI-enabled solutions

• Ensuring our AI solutions meet security and audit requirements and follow the bank’s AI governance and path-to-production controls

Your skills and experience

• Strong development experience in Python and Java, with working knowledge of React, REST APIs and modern software engineering practices

• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Git, Maven, TeamCity/Jenkins and Artifactory, supporting development, build and deployment processes.

• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments, including CI/CD, automated testing and collaborative delivery

• Strong analytical and design skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions

• Good understanding of financial markets and trading workflows, preferably within Fixed Income or Credit

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across business and technology teams
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make

reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Proud Employer Trailblazer Status from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge at [email protected] to discuss. For more information about our recruitment process and available adjustments, please visit our Hiring Experience page.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.