Lead .Net Engineer (f/m/x) – Autobahn Platform

Deutsche Bank AG; Berlin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness program

Hybrid work arrangement

Pension plans

Company bicycle

Deutschlandticket

Job summary

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin is seeking a technical lead for the Autobahn Platform Desktop team. You will guide the .NET / Windows / WPF stack, own the design and implementation topics, and drive the full development lifecycle.

Collaborate with QA, BA, UX and other teams to define requirements, ensure production readiness, and evolve the user interfaces. Strong focus on performance, maintainability, and scalable architecture across desktop apps.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in the .NET framework and C#, including advanced language features and patterns.
• Experience designing and building high-performance desktop applications with long-term maintainability in mind.
• Ability to lead technical decisions and coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical lead within the .NET / Windows / WPF ecosystem, providing direction on design and implementation topics.
• Take ownership across the full development lifecycle, including concept, implementation, review, and production readiness.
• Collaborate with QA and BA to define, refine, and validate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Serve as a key technical contact for other teams using the framework and APIs, supporting integration.
• Drive UI definitions in collaboration with UX to ensure consistency and usability.

Skills

.NET/C# proficiency

Desktop applications

Data structures & algorithms

Technical leadership

AI productivity tools

Communication

Job description

About the job

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin DB Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting‑edge technologies. Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of tech centres and growing strongly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists. Our tech teams and business units use agile ways of working to create #GlobalHausbank solutions from our home market.

Autobahn Platform

Autobahn is the Deutsche Bank’s digital platform for Corporate and Investment bank, enabling seamless delivery of 800 core business services to more than 200000 internal & external users through UI and API channels. Autobahn is continuously recognised by the clients as state‑of‑the‑art product with multiple industry awards over recent years. Consolidated architectural vision and technical execution creates significant efficiencies for Deutsche Bank and consolidates strong technology expertise across multiple groups and teams. As a technical platform, we streamline the delivery of apps and services to end users, addressing many common technical, security and regulatory requirements. For end users, we provide a unified access to a universe of services offered by Deutsche Bank in a consistent but personalised manner. Advanced behaviour analytics and quantitative UX helps to tailor user experience further for individual needs and purposes and continuously improve on our products. Platform covers Desktop, standalone Web, Mobile, IM and API channels and has a diverse suite of core service to support individual businesses and applications. Due to a diverse nature of the platform, we operate across different languages technologies such as JS/React, Kotlin/Java, Swift & .NET and operate in Agile delivery model. You will be part of Autobahn Platform Desktop team which is responsible for building one of main and perspective channels for a platform as well as building out Magneto – cross process window management framework used by multiple applications. You are going to work with very strong professionals on state of art platform for other teams to build upon their offerings: Magneto framework, Autobahn Toolbar, and Plexus interoperability framework we have opensourced to github.

Your key responsibilities

• Act as a technical lead within the .NET / Windows / WPF ecosystem, providing direction and guidance on design and implementation topics.
• Take ownership across the full development lifecycle, including technical concept, implementation, review, and production readiness.
• Lead collaboration with QA and BA teams to define, refine, and validate functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Serve as a key technical contact for other development teams using the framework and container APIs, supporting integration and adoption.
• Drive the definition and evolution of user interfaces in close collaboration with the UX team, ensuring consistency and usability.

Your skills and experiences

• Deep and comprehensive expertise in the .NET framework and C#, including advanced language features, architectural patterns, and best practices.
• Strong and applied knowledge of data structures and algorithms, used to design efficient, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Many years of hands‑on experience in designing and building high‑performance desktop applications, with responsibility for technical quality and long‑term maintainability.
• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills, applied to complex technical challenges and system‑level decisions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective technical leadership, stakeholder alignment, and knowledge sharing within and across teams.
• 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.

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 strengths 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”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

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.

For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities. Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management (DWS) division. Together we can make a great impact for our clients at home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security.

More information at: Deutsche Bank Careers (db.com)