Software Engineer

DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank's technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its set-up in 2013, Bucharest Technology Centre (BEX) has constantly proven its capacity to deliver global technology products and services, playing a dynamic role in the Bank's technology transformation.

The team is made up of enthusiastic professionals that work in an international environment adapting to ever-evolving context and learning new technologies and parts of Deutsche Banks' businesses. We oversee a high-frequency, low-latency Order and Execution Management system, supporting Private Bank business lines across multiple regions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance a high-frequency, low-latency Order and Execution Management system supporting Private Bank business lines across multiple regions.
• Deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions using modern Java technologies and engineering best practices.
• Participate in L3 production support activities, including intra-day support and on-call rotation, ensuring platform stability and timely issue resolution.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical and production issues across distributed applications and system components.
• Design and implement robust technical solutions using established architectural principles, design patterns, and modern development frameworks.
• Review code and provide constructive feedback to ensure high standards of software quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Contribute to automated testing initiatives by developing and maintaining unit and integration tests as part of the software development lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation across development, testing, deployment, and operational processes.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and engineering peers in a global and multicultural environment.
• Participate in solution design and architecture reviews to ensure scalability, extensibility, reusability, and compliance with engineering standards.
• Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations to improve system efficiency and reliability.
• Support operational excellence by analyzing services, leading investigations, driving remediation activities, and identifying opportunities to reduce manual effort and operational toil.
• Contribute to security, risk, and control initiatives by identifying, investigating, and addressing potential vulnerabilities and operational risks within engineering solutions.
• Share knowledge, mentor colleagues, and contribute to the adoption of engineering best practices and continuous learning across the team.
• Influence engineering standards, tools, practices, and technical direction while contributing to the team's overall effectiveness and delivery excellence.

Benefits:

• Competitive income, performance-based promotions, and a sense of purpose.
• Meal vouchers, bonuses for referrals.
• 24 days holiday, loyalty days, and bank holidays (including weekdays for weekend bank holidays).
• Hybrid working model with 40% remote work.
• Options for flexible working hours.
• Enjoy retailer discounts, cultural and CSR activities, workshops, and more.
• Private healthcare and life insurance with premium benefits for you and discounts for your loved ones.

Requirements:

• Strong software development experience with Java.
• In-depth understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong knowledge of Java SE fundamentals, including Collections Framework, Generics, and Exception Handling.
• Hands-on experience with Java 17+ features, including Streams API, Lambda Expressions, and Records.
• Good understanding of multithreading, concurrency patterns, and JVM memory management.
• Experience developing unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, efficient, and testable code following industry best practices.
• Experience identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks through debugging and JVM tuning.
• Experience conducting code reviews and promoting coding standards.
• Understanding of asynchronous communication patterns and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Git, Maven, and Gradle.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and TeamCity.
• Knowledge of cloud and container technologies, including GCP and Kubernetes.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Linux, and Bash scripting.
• Strong understanding of software quality, maintainability, and QA automation practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Creative approach to solving technical challenges in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to learn quickly and investigate complex system landscapes.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work effectively in an international and cross-functional environment.
• Continuous learning mindset and commitment to engineering excellence.
• 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.