Senior Full Stack Developer (Kotlin, TypeScript)

Deutsche Bank; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London seeks a Senior Full Stack Developer to drive software development for its new platform. The role involves hands-on engineering, working collaboratively in a cross-functional team, and using modern practices like TDD and CI/CD. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Kotlin or strong Java/Scala experience, and a commitment to agile methodologies. A hybrid work environment with a competitive salary and benefits is offered.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

30 days holiday

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of XP/agile practices: TDD, acceptance testing.
• Experience applying iterative development for high value outcomes.
• Proven experience with CI/CD and observability.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust, well-tested software.
• Evolve CI/CD pipelines and support production services.
• Make pragmatic architectural decisions to improve system design.

Skills

Kotlin expertise

Java/Scala experience

Object Oriented programming

Functional programming concepts

XP/agile practices

Experience with AI development tools

TypeScript

React

Job description

Job Description

Senior Full Stack Developer (Kotlin, TypeScript)

Location: London

Corporate Title: Vice President

Client 360 is the Bank’s platform used by Sales to deliver a complete service to our clients. We are building a new, mission‑critical platform that provides richer client insights and a more integrated, transparent pre‑deal pipeline. You’ll join a cross‑functional, XP team that ships small, frequent releases and works in tight feedback loops with the Business.

This is a hands‑on engineering role with significant coding responsibilities and real influence over technical direction.

How we build

• XP practices: Test‑Driven Development, pair programming, continuous refactoring, trunk‑based development, and frequent production releases.
• Human‑in‑the‑loop AI: We use GitHub Copilot to improve quality while keeping humans in control. We iterate in small steps, uphold code quality, and share learnings.
• DevOps mindset: Teams own their CI/CD pipelines and collaborate closely with SRE partners to run resilient services in production.

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.

You can expect:

• 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

• Design, build, and maintain robust, well tested software; keep solutions simple and evolvable, work directly with the Business to shape product goals and iterate quickly on value.
• Full stack delivery and willingness to work full stack.
• Own build and deployment: evolve CI/CD pipelines; support, monitor, and continuously improve production services.
• Guide architecture: make pragmatic architectural decisions, improve system design, and reduce complexity over time.
• Champion engineering excellence: pair, review, refactor, and share knowledge to raise the bar for the whole team.
• Use AI well: apply GitHub Copilot to speed up small, safe iterations; keep humans in the loop; share prompts, patterns, and learnings with the team.

Your skills and experience

• Kotlin expertise, or strong Java/Scala experience with a desire to cross train.
• Strong grounding in Object Oriented and/or Functional programming concepts.
• Proven use of XP/agile practices: TDD, acceptance testing, pair programming, continuous integration.
• Experience applying iterative development to deliver high value outcomes in complex domains.
• Experience using AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot as part of an iterative, human‑in‑the‑loop workflow. We value developers who use Copilot to accelerate small, frequent iterations, rather than delegating decisions to AI.
• Practical experience with TypeScript and modern React and familiarity with CI/CD, observability, and operating production systems.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• 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.

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 have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [e-mail] to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

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.