Software Engineer

Deutsche Bank; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Anti-Financial Crime Technology department in London. In this role, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for developing high-quality automation tools. Your responsibilities include designing data pipelines, analyzing complex datasets, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and benefits including private healthcare and life assurance. Strong programming skills in Python or Java, along with analytical expertise, are crucial for success in this role.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

Non-contributory pension

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, and SQL.
• Exposure to Big Data technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data processing pipelines.
• Analyze datasets to diagnose issues.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Programming languages (Python, Java, SQL)

Data management concepts

Excellent communication

Tools

BigQuery

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

Job Title Software Engineer

Location London

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

You will be joining the Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Technology department as part of a multi-skilled agile team dedicated to rolling out sophisticated automation that drives Deutsche Bank’s critical control infrastructure. The team develops high quality tools whilst working hard to foster a culture of collaboration and engineering excellence. You will make a crucial contribution to the efforts to accelerate the delivery of changes required by the bank’s committed key deliverables in this area, which are frequently driven by tight regulatory requirements.

As well as software development tasks, you will have the opportunity to analyze large complex datasets and develop an understanding of the business processes and competing priorities.

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

• Work with developers and architects to design and implement scalable, high performance data processing pipelines that support Anti-Financial Crime detection and control requirements
• Use analytical and querying techniques to understand datasets, diagnose issues, and improve application performance and adherence to data quality controls
• Apply both established and innovative engineering approaches across a broad range of technologies
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technology, business, and modelling teams to clarify requirements and support delivery
• Follow bank standard software development life cycle (SDLC), architecture, security and data governance processes, contributing to the creation of compliant, well documented solutions
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including stand ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and technical design discussions

Your skills and experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex issues.
• High proficiency with programming languages (eg. Python or Java and SQL)
• Exposure to data management concepts, ideally including Big Data technologies (eg. BigQuery, Hadoop or Spark)
• Interest in or awareness of Anti Financial Crime challenges or the wider Payments industry (advantageous but not essential)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate with technical and non technical stakeholders at various levels

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.