Senior Java Engineer (m/f/x) – Rates & Credit Trading Application Team

Job Title Senior Java Engineer (m/f/x) – Rates & Credit Trading Application Team

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

Deutsche Bank Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists.

The Rates & Credit Suite of Applications is used daily by Fixed Income Traders and Middle Office Globally. These systems provide for all needs of Traders: providing liquidity to 10+ world's biggest multi-dealer platforms, receive and handle clients’ trading requests to execute trades, capture and service the trades through their sometimes 50year life cycle. Product range is wide - starting from Bonds, extending to REPO, Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) and ending with Exotic Portfolios. Dealing with complex financial products, we build these systems with a traceability and recoverability in mind. Wide diversity of products allows to see different styles of processing but also requires technology expertise to find reuse opportunities between various processing flows and products. 

As a Senior Java Engineer, you will be involved in the development of one of our next generation platforms for Rates & Credit Trading business which aims to be highly innovative and market-leading in its features.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:  

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Designing, developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software solutions using Java and related technologies
• Conducting code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to ensure code quality and best practices
• Mentoring and guiding junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Identifying and resolving performance and scalability issues
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation for reference and reporting purposes
• Participating in Agile/Scrum processes, contributing to planning, estimation, and sprint retrospectives

Your skills and experience

• Extensive core Java development with good understanding of multi-threading and concurrency
• In-depth knowledge of low-latency design principles and performance tuning and proficient in network protocols and socket programming
• Experience with high-performance messaging systems
• Strong background in profiling, benchmarking, and performance optimization including the use of memory profilers and analysis of heap dumps.
• Working experience of Bash scripting/Linux and with another programming language such as C# or Python
• Good understanding of LMAX Disruptor, Multi-Reactor, Chronicle Queue/Map, Aeron/Agrona or similar

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [email protected] to discuss.

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.