Principal Application Engineer – FX Technology / Order Management

Deutsche Bank; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

Pension

30 days holiday

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

CSR volunteering leave

Retail Discounts

Bike4Work scheme

Gym benefits

Job summary

Deutsche Bank is seeking a Principal Application Engineer for FX Technology / Order Management in London. You will shape technology delivering robust order management, routing, and smart execution capabilities, collaborating with product and trading desks to define roadmaps and implement high-performance solutions.

The role emphasizes strong Java expertise, performance tuning, fault-tolerant architectures, and leveraging AI tools to optimize workflows while maintaining ethical data use.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of core Java platform.
• Experience in performance optimisation of multi-threaded Java applications or familiarity with no-GC Java coding.
• Solid experience implementing order management/order routing infrastructure for electronic trading products.
• Experience with fault-tolerant transaction management architectures.
• Experience with test-driven development and delivering high-quality, fast-paced work.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity while applying responsible, ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and trading partners to create a technology solution for FX clients' needs.
• Manage implementation efforts across the Autobahn technology stack, driving architectural excellence and delivery.
• Invest in automated testing and smart test-driven development.
• Conduct performance research and apply innovative approaches to build highly performant solutions.
• Produce clear documentation and roadmaps shared within technology and with business partners.

Skills

Core Java

Performance optimisation

Order management / routing infra

Fault-tolerant architectures

Test-driven development

AI tools usage

Job description

Position Overview

Job Title Principal Application Engineer - FX Technology / Order Management

Location London

Corporate Title Director

Our Foreign Exchange (FX) Technology team are working with cutting-edge technology to support a top 3 leadership position of Deutsche Bank in Foreign Exchange space. You'll be working with the technology supporting our award-winning Autobahn platform to greatly enhance our client's product experience, re-engineer parts of our orders offering with strong performance, flexibility and uncompromising quality in mind as well as help driving AI adoption across our electronic trading ecosystem.

You will be working at the heart of the platform with technologies ranging from electronic APIs and order ingestion, order routing and order management, smart order execution and DMA offering transforming both client experience and enabling faster pace of technology change. As part of this role, you will be working directly with product owners and business desks to define, design and execute the implementation plans as well as developing longer term technology roadmap for order management technology evolution.

What We'll Offer You

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That's why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and trading partners to create a perfect technology solution for FX clients' needs
• Manage implementation efforts across the Autobahn technology stack, driving excellence in architectural design and delivery
• Investing in automated testing and smart test-driven development
• Performance research and ability to apply out of the box thinking to develop highly performant technology solutions
• Clear and concise documentation and roadmaps shared both within technology and with business partners

Your Skills And Experience

• Excellent knowledge of core Java platform
• Experience in performance optimisation of multi-threaded Java applications or a familiarity with no-GC Java coding is a plus
• Solid experience implementing order management/order routing infrastructure for any electronic trading product (FX, Rates, Equity or Listed Derivs)
• Experience with development of fault-tolerant transaction management architectures
• Experience with test-driven development and ability to design efficient fast-paced development setups resulting to high quality delivery outcomes
• 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

How We'll Support You

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities' employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About Us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

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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.