Core Quantitative Strategic Analytics Developer | London, UK

Group Strategic Analytics (GSA) is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts as the bridge between Deutsche Bank's businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank. You will be joining Deutsche Bank GSA, the group is responsible for delivering solutions that solve quantitative problems across the Investment Banking, Corporate Banking and Private Banking businesses. You will be part of the Core Strats team, delivering enhancements and extensions to the strategic Kannon platform, primarily developed in C++ and Python. Working cross business, you will help design and build core functionality and tooling for solutions ranging from trade pricing, valuation, risk and Profit & Loss (P&L) to DevOps and automated controls in the core of the Kannon application.

What we'll offer you:

• 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:

• Design, development and ownership of core platform functionality in C++ and Python to meet business requirements across multiple trading desks.
• Building and maintaining shared valuation, risk, P&L, marking, calibration and controls infrastructure used cross asset in Kannon.
• Identifying performance bottlenecks, proposing designs for complex problems, and refactoring and simplifying existing solutions.
• Strengthening the core C++/Python interface, tooling and developer-facing libraries that the multiple Strats teams depend on.
• Liaising with other Strats, trading, quants and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver robust, reliable and performant solutions.
• Contributing to the application release schedule across Linux, with a focus on CI/CD, automated testing and reproducible builds.

Your skills and experience:

• Development experience in an object-oriented language with a keen interest in C++ and Python.
• Ability to take ownership of complex processes and provide support at various levels to multiple types of stakeholders.
• Experience working in a diverse engineering environment, with a track record of investigating and resolving complex issues, working independently and navigating ambiguity.
• Comfortable working in Linux and Windows environments with modern CI/CD and build tooling.
• Focus on low latency, performance and optimisation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex requirements in an easily understandable and effective way.

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.
• 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. 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. 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.