Senior Backend Engineer (AVP)

Who we are

DB Global Technology, Deutsche Bank's technology center in Central and Eastern Europe, opened its Bucharest office in January 2014 and is continuously expanding. The team comprises enthusiastic professionals working in an international environment, dedicated to learning new technologies and fundamentally changing how Deutsche Bank operates. 

The Private Bank division combines Deutsche Bank's private clients' business in Germany with its international private and commercial clients and Wealth Management. The Private Bank is a key pillar of the Group, known for its capital markets and financing expertise, global network, and modern digital services. 

 
The team you would be joining is part of the Banking & Lending domain within Private Bank and is developing a loan origination platform primarily serving Wealth Management locations globally - High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals client segments. It consists of approximately 90 colleagues worldwide, with 70 based in Bucharest. 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work independently and suggest architecture and design improvements to existing implementations


• Collaborate with our engineering team across all stages of the product lifecycle


• Work on an Agile team with a modern CI/CD environment


• Understand and apply software design concepts like security, availability, and scalability


• Create clean, modern, and testable code with good documentations


• Write unit and integration tests and integrate them into the automated development pipeline


• Provide accurate estimates of development time and aid in implementing business requirements for project


• Mentor and support junior team members through code review, pair programming, and collaboration


• Collaborate with business analysts, users, and UI designers to jointly develop effective solutions


• Voracious learner. You’re quick to share tips and tools you’ve picked up and you’re open to learning new things from your co-workers

What We’re Looking For
 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field


• 4+ years of software development experience


• Good understanding of advanced Java design patterns


• Solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms


• In-depth experience with Spring Framework


• Practical knowledge of REST endpoints and APIs


• Solid knowledge of SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle)


• Solid knowledge of UNIX/Linux including shell scripts


• Prior experience working in a CI/CD environment


• Experience with modern SDLC tools - Git, JIRA, Artifactory, TeamCity, GitHub Actions


• Solid experience creating unit and integration tests


• Development and activities like Performance tuning / Optimization


• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex Enterprise applications


• Proficient communication skills and Strong analytical skills

Nice to have:

• Experience with Cloud Platform (specifically GCP)


• Knowledge and experience of agile values, principles and methods (e.g. based on SCRUM or Kanban)