Lead Software Engineer (f/m/x) - Instant Payments Technology

About the job

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

DB Technology is a global team of specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We focus on promoting technical excellence, with engineers working at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies.

Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of technology centres and is growing rapidly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists.

Payments Domain - Corporate Bank Technology

Payments is a core product for cash management and a growth area in Deutsche Bank's strategy. To remain a leading global player in the competitive payments market, we are investing significantly in Deutsche Bank's payment infrastructure.

Within our corporate banking payments technology, we are moving towards real-time processing, making technology more important than ever for our business.

Deutsche Bank is one of the few banks with the scale and network to compete aggressively in this space. Our investment in this area is unmatched by our peers. Joining our team offers a unique opportunity to create, innovate, and help rebuild critical payments systems from the ground up.

Our team provides the world's best solutions for Instant Payments, enabling clients to make Instant Payments anywhere, anytime, with a consistent customer experience. Our goal is to offer comprehensive capabilities like state-of-the-art connectivity, 24/7/365 availability, smart APIs, and intelligent routing, all built on scalable microservices on modern cloud infrastructure.

Role: Lead Software Engineer (f/m/x) for Instant Payments

You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of development, from specification to design, implementation, and Level 3 production support.

If you love this job but feel you cannot tick 100% of the boxes, please send us your CV anyway!

Your key responsibilities

• Be passionate about software, architecture, and coding. Understand the product, contribute to our vision, integrate business value, and foster an engineering culture across teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as business partners, product owners, analysts, site reliability engineers, and support teams.
• Work with a team on requirements, technical analysis, design decisions, and APIs.
• Design and develop new functionalities incrementally, including coding, testing, and reviewing changes.
• Contribute to defining the future state of the system architecture.
• Mentor and guide junior developers as you gain experience.

Your skills and experiences

• Experience in agile development, software architecture, and DevOps practices, with Java (must) and Python.
• Strong communication, problem-solving skills, and team collaboration.
• Experience with Java frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot, Apache Camel, and Hazelcast Jet.
• Knowledge of container and cloud technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, GCP tools).
• Experience with messaging platforms (Kafka, MQ, Solace) and databases (Oracle, MongoDB).
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Helm, etc.).
• Fluent in English, proactive, and well-organized.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits, including 30 days holiday.
• Hybrid work model (remote and office).
• Work at the forefront of financial technology at scale!

For recruitment questions, contact Anna Martinez Ruiz at (+49 1707 661024).

Our values promote a diverse, supportive, and inclusive working environment. We embrace different perspectives and backgrounds to drive innovation, and we encourage applications from all cultures, genders, and backgrounds. We are committed to a harassment- and discrimination-free workplace.

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