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.

We have a robust, hands-on engineering culture dedicated to continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, technical skill development and networking. We are an essential part of the Bank’s technology platform and develop applications for many important business areas.

The team you would be joining is part of the Banking & Lending domain within Private Bank and is developing a loan origination platform primarily serving Wealth Management locations globally - High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals client segments. It consists of approximately 90 colleagues worldwide, with 70 based in Bucharest.

Responsibilities:

This dual role requires both strong leadership and deep technical expertise.

As Chapter Area Lead, you will:

• Be part of the global leadership team for Chapter Area Leads, ensuring alignment of the local organization with global professional practices and strategies.
• Act as the legal manager for a team of engineering professionals within the TDI Private Bank division in Bucharest.
• Lead, manage, and inspire a chapter of senior engineers and Chapter Leads (Requirements Engineers, Software Developers, QA\QAA Engineers), fostering their professional growth and career development.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and goal-setting sessions.
• Cultivate a positive, inclusive, and performance-oriented team culture that values collaboration and innovation.
• Act as a servant leader, removing impediments and empowering your team to deliver high-quality software.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Architects, and other Chapter Leads to ensure alignment on product vision and technical roadmaps.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts, project status, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

As Lead Engineer, you will:

• Work hands-on as a Senior Engineer in a global environment with distributed delivery teams, developing new components and maintaining existing ones – mainly backend services.
• Partner with key internal stakeholders to translate bank strategy into objectives and implementation plans.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on the architecture, design, and implementation of software applications using Java, Spring, React, Oracle, and Cloud technologies.
• Champion software engineering best practices, including code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, and application lifecycle management.
• Support and enforce automated unit/integration testing as a standard.
• Collaborate with other teams to build and integrate systems.
• Stay current with industry trends and drive the adoption of new technologies and methodologies.

Skills:

• Senior backend development role with more than 10 years of experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in leadership of technical teams and people management - including coaching, mentoring, and performance management of engineers.
• Strong proficiency in Java and the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, etc.).
• Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle).
• Hands-on experience with designing and implementing microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP) and experience in deploying and managing applications in the cloud.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using modern tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications using containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts).
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, strong independence, and initiative.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English (Business fluency is mandatory).
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university with a concentration in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent).

Nice-to-Have:

• Hands-on experience with Angular or React.
• Shell scripting experience.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health.

• Empowering managers who value your ideas and decisions. Show your positive attitude, determination, and open-mindedness.
• A professional, passionate, and fun workplace.
• A modern office with fun and relaxing areas to boost creativity.
• Continuous learning culture with coaching and support from team experts.
• A culture where you can openly speak about mental health.

Physically thriving: We support you in managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive. For example, Private healthcare and life insurance with premium benefits for you and discounts for your loved ones, healthier ways of working and check-ups.

Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and well-being.

• 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.

Financially secure: We support you in meeting personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.

• Competitive income, performance-based promotions, and a sense of purpose.
• Meal vouchers, bonuses for referrals

Interested in more: discover what our employees value in the Well-being & Benefits hub!

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.