Engineer - Foreign Exchange (FX)

Job Description:

Job Title Engineer - Foreign Exchange (FX)

Location London

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

We’re looking for a Backend Developer in AutobahnFX; an award-winning platform for Foreign Exchange (FX). FX relies on technology to stay ahead of the competition, we develop high performance & available applications that process more than 3 million trade events and generate 20 billion unique quotes per day. We practice agile, test-first and collaborative development using Java, Kotlin, C++, JavaScript and Oracle and leverage cutting-edge technologies such as MongoDB, ClickHouse, Kafka, Redis, Ignite, gRPC, Spark, and Tableau. We build cloud-ready solutions and host them on-premises (Google Anthos) and on public cloud (Google GKE). 

You will be at the forefront of innovation, where you will gain invaluable experience in scaling and optimizing a robust system and be a part of a talented team dedicated to shaping the future of technology in finance.

What we’ll offer you

Hybrid Working

We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working 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 and developing new functionality on Java
• Designing and implementing subsystems and intersystem protocols, improving longer-term platform architectural vision
• Conducting peer reviews to ensure designs and code are fit for purpose, extensible & re-usable.
• Collaborating and communicating openly. Pairing with colleagues to write software and solve problems, engaging directly with business stakeholders to elicit functional non-functional requirements, and ensuring that the software delivered is fit for purpose
• Learning and digging into details of the FX business to grow as a subject matter expert 
• Investigating and fixing production incidents, driving stability and monitoring improvements

Your skills and experience

• Experience and excellent knowledge of Java, good knowledge of Linux, understanding of containers and cloud solutions
• Proficiency in high-load distributed system design and fault tolerant applications, algorithms
• Team player, open to collaboration, ability to work in distributed teams and lead engineers
• Ability to take ownership of a task until its completion and solve complex problems, rather than just coding or testing 
• Good communication skills, ability to work with business and support teams
• Eager to learn about new technology and gain new skills as required 

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• 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 opportunity’s 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 have been named a The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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.