Director – Principle Architect (f/m/x) – Core Trading Technology

Deutsche Bank AG; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support and coaching

Health check‑ups and vaccination drive

Flexible working (part-time, hybrid)

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in Berlin seeks a Director – Principal Architect for Core Trading Technology to shape the architecture of high‑performance backends in latency‑sensitive electronic trading. You will lead globally distributed teams while maintaining a hands‑on engineering role across end‑to‑end platforms.

The role blends architectural leadership with deep Core Java expertise, focusing on concurrency, resilience, and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Core Java engineering expertise.
• Proven track record delivering complex distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in low-latency, high-throughput and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Sound architectural judgment with practical problem-solving for complex challenges.
• Ability to influence technical direction without direct people-management responsibilities.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English for global collaboration.
• Proven ability to use AI tools to improve productivity and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Shape the architecture and technical direction of end-to-end electronic trading platforms.
• Maintain a hands-on engineering role through design reviews and performance investigations.
• Provide technical guidance on system design, concurrency and performance across distributed teams.
• Identify architectural, scalability, and operational risks in backend systems.
• Evaluate technologies and AI-assisted practices for engineering environments.
• Collaborate with business, architecture, QA and DevOps for delivery decisions.

Skills

Core Java

Low-latency design

Distributed systems

Concurrency & JVM

AI tools usage

Architectural leadership

English communication

Tools

JVM performance

Job description

Director – Principle Architect (f/m/x) – Core Trading Technology

Job ID:R0447609 Listed: 2026-10-15

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Location: Berlin

Position Overview

About the Team and the role

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin is part of a global network of technology specialists supporting the Bank’s trading businesses. The Berlin technology teams work with business units using agile ways of working to develop solutions for financial services and electronic trading.

Within Core Trading Technology, the focus is on electronic trading solutions for Fixed Income and Currencies. The technology environment includes high-performance, low-latency platforms that connect market venues, trading capabilities and internal analytics and support business-critical trading operations across global markets.

As Director (d/m/w) Principal Architect, you will shape the architecture and technical direction of high-performance backend systems in a latency-sensitive electronic trading environment. Combining architectural leadership with hands‑on engineering expertise, you will guide globally distributed teams on system design, Core Java, resilience and performance, while helping turn complex trading requirements into reliable front‑to‑back solutions. The role provides broad technical influence across architecture, scalability and technology decisions, working closely with trading, engineering, QA and DevOps stakeholders.

Your key responsibilities

• Shape the architecture and technical direction of end‑to‑end electronic trading platforms, translating trading and business requirements into reliable, low‑latency solutions.
• Maintain a hands‑on engineering role through design reviews, prototyping, coding and performance investigations.
• Provide technical guidance on system design, Core Java, concurrency, resilience and performance across globally distributed engineering teams.
• Identify and address architectural, scalability, performance and operational risks in complex backend systems.
• Evaluate relevant technologies and AI‑assisted engineering practices for their application within the engineering environment.
• Collaborate closely with business, architecture, QA and DevOps stakeholders to support effective technical decisions and front‑to‑back delivery.

Your skills and experiences

• Strong hands‑on Core Java engineering expertise and proven ability to build production‑grade backend systems.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, distributed systems from architecture and design through to production.
• Deep expertise in low‑latency, high‑throughput and fault‑tolerant architectures, including concurrency, JVM performance, networking and profiling.
• Sound architectural judgement combined with practical problem‑solving skills for complex technical challenges.
• Ability to influence technical direction and engineering decisions effectively across teams without relying on direct people‑management responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English for effective collaboration within globally distributed teams.
• Proven ability to use AI tools effectively to increase productivity, optimise processes and solve business problems, applying sound judgement and ensuring responsible handling of data and AI‑generated results.

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.
• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check‑ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.
• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self‑confidence and well‑being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

This job is available in full and parttime.

Our goal is to create a corporate culture where everyone can contribute their best. This means acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working together with a clear sense of purpose.

We recognise and celebrate the achievements of our employees. Together, we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from everyone and support a positive, fair and inclusive working environment.