Job Title: VP Software Engineer, FIC Sales Technology
Corporate Title: Vice President
Location: Bangalore, India
Role Description
- Join the Bluespace CRM Platform Technology team within Deutsche Bank’s Client 360 Technology organization. As a VP Software Engineer, you will be a pivotal and influential member, driving the evolution of strategic CRM for IB and CB sales professionals. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to contribute significantly to an re-engineering initiative from a tech stack perspective while transforming how our sales teams engage with clients through cutting-edge, AI-driven solutions. You will be instrumental in designing, building, and delivering innovative technology that directly impacts revenue generation and client satisfaction across our global sales force.
- This role is ideal for a talented and ambitious engineer eager to make a tangible impact, contribute hands-on, and also grow into a mentorship position, assisting in the development of junior engineers. We are looking for individuals who can bring fresh perspectives, architectural insight, and a passion for technology to deliver robust, scalable, and future-ready solutions aligned with Deutsche Bank’s strategic vision. We value your ability to shape solutions and contribute to our growing team's success.
What we’ll offer you
As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy,
- Best in class leave policy.
- Gender neutral parental leaves
- 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
- Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
- Accident and Term life Insurance
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above
Your key responsibilities
- Hands-on Engineering & Architectural Vision: Be a lead hands-on contributor, actively involved in the design, development, and implementation of highly performant and scalable software solutions. You will contribute significantly to defining architectural patterns, designing service-led architectures (using Java or Kotlin), and crafting intuitive user interfaces with React, shaping the technical direction of our products.
- AI-Driven Innovation & Implementation: Be a driving force in conceptualizing and building AI-powered tools and features for our FIC sales teams. You will leverage AI software development toolkits, contributing to projects focused on machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics to significantly enhance sales effectiveness and client engagement.
- Strategic Greenfield & Integration Leadership: Play a critical role in both building new components from the ground up (greenfield initiatives) and strategically integrating existing solutions. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities to leverage current capabilities across the organization to create a cohesive, efficient, and innovative technology ecosystem.
- Team Growth & Mentorship: As a key member of a growing team, you will contribute to building technical capabilities, assisting in the hiring process, and mentoring junior developers. You will help foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, guiding best practices and technical excellence.
- Front Office Expertise & Impact: Apply your deep understanding of front office technology and workflows to ensure our solutions directly address the needs of IB & CB sales professionals. Your knowledge of CRM platforms and experience collaborating effectively with sales teams, will be invaluable in shaping impactful solutions.
- Collaborative Solution Design: Work closely with sales teams, business analysts, and other stakeholders across Deutsche Bank to gather requirements, define robust solutions, and ensure successful project delivery that aligns with business objectives.
- Adherence to Deutsche Bank's Engineering Principles and Standards: Embrace and promote Deutsche Bank's engineering principles, standards, and best practices, ensuring high-quality, maintainable, and secure software development.
Your skills and experience
- A strong track record as a Software Engineer with significant hands-on experience in delivering complex and impactful software solutions in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrable experience working in front office technology within an investment bank, coupled with a solid understanding of sales workflows.
- Proven ability in architectural design, with experience in defining and implementing robust, scalable, and maintainable service-led architectures (e.g., microservices).
- Proficiency in modern programming languages, particularly Java or Kotlin.
- Strong experience in modern UI development using React or similar JavaScript frameworks.
- Experience with AI software development toolkits and a demonstrable history of contributing to projects centred on AI/Machine Learning.
- A proven ability to contribute to technical initiatives, offer mentorship, and help cultivate team growth and development.
- Experience with both greenfield project development and strategic refactoring/re-engineering of existing systems.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
- A strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
- Knowledge of at least one CRM platform (Salesforce, Dynamics,etc) and direct experience collaborating with sales professionals is highly desirable.
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.
How we’ll support you
- Training and development to help you excel in your career.
- Coaching and support from experts in your team.
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.
About us and our teams
Please visit our company website for further information:
https://www.db.com/company/company.html
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.
Skills Required
- Significant hands-on experience delivering complex software solutions
- Experience in front office technology within an investment bank
- Understanding of investment banking sales workflows
- Architectural design experience with scalable service-led architectures or microservices
- Proficiency in Java or Kotlin
- Strong experience with React or similar JavaScript frameworks
- Experience with AI software development toolkits and AI or machine learning projects
- Ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical initiatives
- Experience with greenfield development and refactoring or re-engineering existing systems
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle, agile methodologies, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
- Knowledge of a CRM platform such as Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics
- Direct experience collaborating with sales professionals
- Ability to use AI tools responsibly and ethically to improve productivity and workflows
Deutsche Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Deutsche Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Deutsche Bank.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning multiple medical plan options along with dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance, and disability protection.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is described as generous, including annual leave, sick leave, public holidays, wellbeing leave, volunteering leave in some regions, and expanded bereavement leave in certain locations.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is presented as a matched savings plan (401(k)), reinforcing longer-term financial security as part of the rewards package.
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