Lead Backend Engineer (Java)

Lead Java Engineer (f/m/x) – Rates&Credit Dealer-to-Client eTrading (D2C)

Job ID: R0325415 Full/Part-Time: Full-time
Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

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

Our Berlin location is the newest addition to our global network of tech centres and is growing strongly. The D2C platform provides liquidity on Bonds, Rates Derivatives, Credit Derivatives, Repo, and ETFs to Deutsche Bank’s Institutional Clients. It connects with 10+ leading multi-dealer platforms, streamlining electronic and voice trading requests, routing liquidity to relevant Trading desks, and automating execution logic.

As part of our platform modernization program, we are re-architecting core systems, building modern React-based web UIs, and migrating backends to the cloud to enhance scalability, resilience, and client experience.

As a Lead Java Engineer (f/m/x) you will take a leading role in one of the largest transformation programs in the electronic trading industry. You will drive architectural decisions, enforce technical standards, and ensure our modernization aligns with international regulations, compliance requirements, and the highest levels of security and scalability.

- Enforce architectural principles, coding standards, and best practices across backend and frontend teams
Drive the design and development of modern React-based web interfaces and their integration with backend trading services
Ensure compliance with international regulations and support internal and external audits, security assessments, and penetration tests
Deep expertise in either Java, with strong hands-on experience
Solid knowledge of modern software architecture (microservices, event-driven systems, APIs, messaging middleware)
Strong understanding of frontend engineering at scale (React, TypeScript, testing frameworks, performance optimization)
Advanced knowledge of backend engineering (Java concurrency, multithreading, networking, JVM tuning, performance profiling)
Experience in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, observability (logging, metrics, tracing)
We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.
Physically thriving We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

This job is available in full and parttime.

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