Senior Software Engineer (C++) (f/m/x)

Job Description:

Details of the role and how it fits into the team

Deutsche Bank actively evolves its electronic trading capabilities for Fixed Income and Currencies business. We design, build and continuously evolve our platform and surrounding ecosystem. It includes full front-to-back technological stack: physical and cloud infrastructure and Dev Ops, connectivity to markets around the globe (Exchanges, Electronic Connectivity Networks, etc), algo and order management frameworks, internal and external APIs, pricing and trading algorithms, risk management, data capture and data analysis capabilities, sophisticated UIs for end users and many other. 

The firm relies on internal IT team working in tight collaboration with quant traders and front office to build this mission critical element of the Deutsche Bank's franchise. Great collaboration between IT and business and agile process enables us to meet the requirements in the most optimal manner and produce great product. 

You'll will be a part of the development team based in Berlin. You will report to the team lead, and directly collaborate with business departments and both local and remote developers, analysts and project managers from partnering teams. Together with the team you will work on a full life cycle of a product, from architecture design to implementation and level 3 production support. 

You primary focus will be development of ultra-low latency Algo, Market Data and Market Connectivity components and frameworks. The platform is built using top-notch hardware and network solutions as well as efficient software techniques - those include direct access to network cards to bypass the standard TCP/IP stack, explicit assignment of hot threads to physical processors to achieve the top performance and use the most recent C++ 17/20 language features to get to the edge of impossible. And one step beyond...

Your key responsibilities

• Tight collaboration with Quant Developers and with exchange teams. Working on business and functional requirements, technical analysis and design

• Contributing to the definition of the future state of the system architecture

• Development of exchange connectors, development of ultra low latency framework and particular algos,  development of surrounding ecosystem services

• Reviewing other team member’s code and mentoring junior developers, be ready to lead a development sub-team

• Collaborating with QA team on test automation and with Dev Ops on continues SDLC and environment management improvements

Your skills and experiences

• Good math and strong knowledge of algorithms and complexity

• Strong C++, STL, POSIX and Boost knowledge, multi-threading, deep knowledge of TCP/IP stack - all tuned for performance

• Hands-on experience with Linux,gcc/gdb, valgrind

• Shell scripting, python, FIX protocol knowledge is a plus

• Fluent written and spoken English

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• 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; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. 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.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Kilian Weber.

Contact Kilian Weber: +49 (30) 34073087 

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.