Lead Engineer

DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank’s technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its set-up in 2013, Bucharest Technology Centre (BEX) has constantly proven its capacity to deliver global technology products and services, playing a dynamic role in the Bank’s technology transformation.

We have a robust, hands-on engineering culture dedicated to continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, technical skill development and networking. We are an essential part of the Bank’s technology platform and develop applications for many important business areas.

You will be accountable for the technical leading & delivery of the end to end solutions for our Investment Banking products in an Agile environment. The Lead Engineer will be responsible with the technical design, coding, automated unit testing and integration, will liaise with the Product Owner, Architects, Product Managers, software engineers/developers and testers regarding the development and implementation of product lines using various technologies.

Responsibilities  

• Develop new technology applications in partnership with Business and Operations stakeholders to transform the Investment Banking business
• Working in a global environment with distributed delivery teams, proposing the technical design and developing micro services to meet the functionalities required by the business
• Coach delivery teams in modern engineering practices, striving to ensure that your team can build, test and release software with the short lead times and a minimum of waste
• Strive to contribute towards a culture of learning and continuous improvement within your team and beyond
• Collaborate with other teams to build systems and integrate them together
• Collaborate with the Investment Banking engineering community to help define an architectural roadmap and individual solution designs that fit within that roadmap
• Value a software craftsmanship approach to software development, taking pride in well-crafted software that steadily adds value
• Support and enforce automated unit/integration testing as a standard development practice
• Ensure that the software built is reliable and easy to support in production
• Promoting a DevOps/SRE culture and modern toolchains to support continuous delivery
• Structure the delivery of program elements into epics&stories, and facilitate integration between various teams output for production releases, with support from other areas
• Support in defining and implementing clear standards and KPI’s for end to end software delivery. Ensure wider IB objectives are included as appropriate.

Skills  

• Senior Development/Engineering role with more than 10 years of experience.
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Java and the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, etc.).
• Microservices: Hands-on experience with designing and implementing microservices architecture.
• Cloud: Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP) and experience in deploying and managing applications in the cloud.
• Database: Solid understanding of relational databases (eg PostgreSQL) and experience with NoSQL databases is a plus.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Agility: Comfortable working in an agile development environment and adapting to changing requirements.

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: we support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health

• Empowering managers who value your ideas and decisions. Show your positive attitude, determination, and open-mindedness.
• A professional, passionate, and fun workplace with flexible Work from Home options.
• A modern office with fun and relaxing areas to boost creativity.
• Continuous learning culture with coaching and support from team experts.

Physically thriving we support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive

• Private healthcare and life insurance with premium benefits for you and discounts for your loved ones.

Socially connected: we strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and wellbeing.

• Enjoy retailer discounts, cultural and CSR activities, employee sport clubs, workshops, and more.

Financially secure: we support you in meeting personal financial goals during your active career and for the future

• Competitive income, performance-based promotions, and a sense of purpose.
• 24 days holiday, loyalty days, up to 3 health days, bank holidays (including weekdays for weekend bank holidays).

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.