Lead Java Engineer — Hybrid & Full-Stack API Architect

Deutsche Bank AG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary & pension

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Retail Discounts

Bike4Work scheme

Gym benefits

CSR volunteering leave

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in London seeks a Lead Java Engineer to strengthen the RMS Trade Processing platform, with focus on scalable back-end services and integration with Kafka, Oracle DB and React front-end components. You will drive engineering excellence, own end-to-end delivery, and collaborate across risk management workflows from trade booking to lifecycle events.

The role requires leadership, deep Java expertise, and a passion for secure, high-availability systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise software development with Java and Spring technologies.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices ecosystems.
• Strong emphasis on test-driven development and quality engineering.
• Experience with frontend tech (React, Angular/TypeScript) a plus.
• Knowledge of AI tools to improve productivity and data ethics.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, Angular.
• Drive architecture decisions ensuring functional, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Own end-to-end SDLC from design to production support.
• Produce comprehensive technical documentation covering architecture and APIs.
• Support incident management, root-cause analysis, and prevention measures.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Framework

REST APIs

Microservices

Test-driven development

React

TypeScript

AI tools

Tools

Oracle Database

Kafka

Angular

Job description

Deutsche Bank AG in London seeks a Lead Java Engineer to strengthen the RMS Trade Processing platform, with focus on scalable back-end services and integration with Kafka, Oracle DB and React front-end components. You will drive engineering excellence, own end-to-end delivery, and collaborate across risk management workflows from trade booking to lifecycle events.

The role requires leadership, deep Java expertise, and a passion for secure, high-availability systems.