Lead Engineer | London, UK | Hybrid

Lead Engineer

Deutsche Bank London, United Kingdom Apply now Posted 2 days ago Hybrid Job Permanent Competitive

Job Description:

Job Title: Lead Engineer

Location: London

Corporate Title: Vice President

Corporate Banking is a technology centric business, with an increasing move to real-time processing, an increasing appetite from customers for integrated systems and access to supporting data. This means that technology is more important than ever for the business.

Deutsche Bank is one of the few banks with the scale and network to compete aggressively in this space, and the breadth of investment in this area is unmatched by our peers. Joining the team is a unique opportunity to help rebuild the core of some of our most mission critical processing systems from the ground-up.

Surveillance and Regulatory Technology is responsible for delivering solutions that protect the bank's financial and reputational interests from potentially criminal or inappropriate behavior by our clients, employees, vendors. It enables the bank to manage its compliance to regulations and the risk appetite to stay in business in the various legislation. In addition, the function is responsible for driving improvement across the IT delivery cycle through adoption of best practices, automation tooling and metrics, as well as developing a target state DevOps capability.

What we'll offer you:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working 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:

• Providing technical guidance, setting architectural standards and overseeing the development process to ensure the best practices are followed
• Collaborating closely with the squad PO to plan, prioritise and manage engineering tasks, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meeting the quality expectations
• Supporting and mentoring junior engineers, fostering skill development and promoting a learning and collaborative environment
• Conducting Code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and maintaining a high-quality codebase
• Working closely with Technology Lead, PO, Architects and Product Managers to align on technical goals with the business objectives
• Staying updated on emerging technologies and driving initiatives for process improvements, system scalability, and performance enhancements

Your skills and experience:

• Good experience with Java 11+
• Ability to design and build distributed systems / microservices in a resilient, reliable way with low latency
• Ability to test your application thoroughly
• Working knowledge with relational databases
• Spring boot, spring core, spring data JPA
• We would also appreciate experience in Kafka, MQ, REST, GCP, BDD, OpenAPI, NoSQL & SQL DB's & Maven

How we'll support you:

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• 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. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named a The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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.