Senior Engineer - Java, AVP

Deutsche Bank; Pune District; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best in class leave policy

Gender neutral parental leaves

Childcare assistance reimbursement

Sponsorship for certifications

Employee Assistance Program

Hospitalization insurance

Accident and term life insurance

Health screening for 35+

Job summary

Deutsche Bank in Pune, India seeks a Senior Engineer - Java AVP to join a global technology team developing a strategic private markets platform. You will design, build, and scale components, collaborate across geographies, and drive data-centric solutions within a governed IT framework.

The role emphasizes engineering excellence, cross-team collaboration, and ongoing learning in AI/ML spaces. AVP-level leadership and industry-standard practices are expected.

Qualifications

• 12-14+ years of hands-on experience with Java & Spring Boot.
• Experience with software development lifecycle (Agile, Waterfall).
• Experience with relational databases like Oracle / MSSQL.
• Excellent understanding of Microservice architectures and REST API.
• Experience with any cloud (GCP / Azure / AWS).
• Experience in a financial institution IT department.
• Ability to learn AI/ML and Generative AI to identify and implement use cases.

Responsibilities

• Part of a global team, forging relationships with geographically diverse teams/colleagues and business to formulate and execute technology strategy.
• Focus on remaining an engineering-focused organization with a passion to think outside the box.
• Work with build out of an application platform supporting a wide variety of Alternatives funds and businesses globally.
• Collaborate with technical specialists to develop in-house solutions and support existing applications.
• Coordinate application life cycle, including access management, security, disaster recovery, day-to-day support, and business workflow management.
• Design and develop scalable components for connecting external and internal systems and processing data.
• Design innovative, sustainable solutions aligned with the Bank's strategic direction.
• Challenge the 'status quo' and influence key stakeholders to ensure best practices.
• Ensure knowledge articles and documentation are up to date.
• Be responsible for IT Governance in line with company policies and regulations.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST API

Microservices

Cloud

Agile

Data analysis

AI/ML awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Engineer - Java, AVP

Location: Pune, India

Corporate Title: AVP

Role Description

The DWS Private Markets Technology team is seeking experienced developers to help design and build a strategic platform that will integrate with internal and external systems, supporting the continued growth of a strategy Private Markets funds. This is a good opportunity for someone who wants to build a platform from scratch as part of a growing global team.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Part of a global team, forging strong relationships with geographically diverse teams / colleagues and business to formulate and execute technology strategy.
• Focus of the individual must be on ensuring that we remain an engineering focused organization. We are looking for technologists who demonstrate a passion to think outside the box.
• Work with build out of an application platform supporting a wide variety of Alternatives funds and businesses globally.
• Work with technical specialists to develop in house solutions and support existing applications.
• Coordinate application life cycle, including access management, security, disaster recovery, day-to-day support, and business workflow management.
• Design and develop scalable components for connecting external and internal systems and processing data
• Perform data analysis, identify data quality issues, and develop strategies for data cleansing and transformation.
• Design innovative, sustainable solutions which are congruent with the strategic direction of the Bank.
• Challenge the 'status quo' and influences key stakeholders to ensure industry best practice is adhered to within their area of expertise.
• Ensure knowledge articles and documentation are up to date.
• Be responsible for IT Governance in line with company policies and regulations.

Your skills and experience

• 12 -14+ years of Hand on experience with Java & Spring Boot or similar.
• Experience with software development lifecycle (e.g. Agile, Waterfall)
• Experience with relational databases like Oracle / MSSQL
• Excellent understanding of Microservice architectures and experience with REST API
• Experience with any of the public cloud like GCP / Azure / AWS
• Experience with application migration from On-Prem / Private cloud to Public cloud will be a plus
• Experience in a business aligned IT department of a financial institution
• Effective learning, problem-solving, decision-making capability
• Exposure to and inclination towards developing knowledge on AI / ML and Generative AI to identify, analyze and implement potential use cases.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter, proactive and excellent team player with ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment and always with professionalism. Ability to be open minded, learn new technologies on the job, share information, transfer knowledge.

Good to have

• Experience in a business aligned IT department of a financial institution
• Hands-on experience with business intelligence tools (like Tableau, QlikView / Qlik Sense, Power BI, Looker, SAP BOBJ...)
• Experience with application migration from On-Prem / Private cloud to Public cloud will be a plus
• Enterprise technology knowledge and experience (e.g., application/data migration, architecture, infrastructure, data transfer methods (SFTP), application and database technologies)
• Experience with vendor hosted SaaS solutions and Identity and Access Management (IAM) will be a plus.
• Good understanding of risk frameworks, control environments and application governance.

Skills and Experience That Will Help You Excel

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university with a concentration in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent)
• Familiarity with Finance and specifically Asset Management industry, Alternative investments
• Positive attitude and a team player
• Proactive and ability to work independently
• Open to learn, adapt and solution with new technologies
• Defines and implements best practices, solutions and standards related to their area of expertise.
• Experience with solution patterns utilizing LLMs.
• 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
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid pr