Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President
Deutsche Bank is hiring a Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President in New York, United States. It pays $100k-$153k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Deutsche Bank.
Level's read on this job
- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- The posting mentions Gemini, AI automation and AI safety among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as an executive role.
- Deutsche Bank has 1,100+ other open roles on Level.
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Job Description:
Job Title Software Engineer
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President
Location: New York, NY
Overview
As a Software Engineer in the Client Onboarding Transformation team, you will build and scale the digital platform that simplifies how Corporate Bank clients are onboarded. You will deliver modern, low-friction capabilities within a global engineering organization of more than 150 colleagues, partnering across technology, business, operations, product, and architecture. Your work will reduce manual effort and complexity by advancing automation, unified user experience, workflow orchestration, strategic APIs, and responsible AI solutions. You will help shape an engineering platform that improves both client and colleague experiences across products and regions.
What We Offer You
· A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
· A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
· Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
· Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs
What You’ll Do
· Design, develop, test, and maintain Java applications and microservices across the Client Onboarding platform
· Deliver microservices, APIs, workflow orchestration, automation, and user-interface capabilities that reduce onboarding friction and manual processing
· Translate complex business and operational requirements into resilient, secure, scalable, and maintainable software solutions
· Collaborate in an Agile, cross-functional team with engineers, product owners, architecture, business, and operations colleagues across global locations
· Apply engineering standards through code reviews, automated testing, continuous integration, observability, and production support
· Explore and apply responsible AI-assisted solutions that automate complex onboarding activities and improve team productivity
Skills You’ll Need
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
· 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, developing, testing, and supporting enterprise applications
· 3+ years of hands-on Java development experience using Spring and/or Spring Boot to build enterprise applications and microservices
· 3+ years of experience designing and developing microservices, REST APIs, and integration solutions for complex business applications
· Experience developing cloud-native applications using relational databases, containerized environments, and modern application architecture
· Experience with modern software development practices, including automated testing, source control/Git, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), code reviews, and Agile delivery
· Experience developing secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable software solutions in production or enterprise environments
· Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs
Skills That Will Help You Excel
· Experience with containerization and cloud technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, or Amazon Web Services (AWS)
· Experience with workflow orchestration, process automation, or Business Process Management (BPM) technologies
· Experience developing full-stack applications or user-interface capabilities using modern web technologies
· Experience with AI engineering, generative AI (GenAI), large language models (LLMs), intelligent automation, Gemini AI, or similar AI technologies
· Experience in Financial Services, Corporate Banking, client onboarding, workflow platforms, or another regulated environment
· Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
· A collaborative, delivery-focused approach with demonstrated ownership in Agile, cross-functional, and fast-paced engineering environments
Expectations
It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York City office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.
Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.
The salary range for this position in New York City is $100,000 to $153,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.
Deutsche Bank Benefits
At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That’s why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authentically and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home. Click here to learn more!
Learn more about your life at Deutsche Bank through the eyes of our current employees: https://careers.db.com/life
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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.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Click these links to view Deutsche Bank’s Equal Opportunity Policy Statement and the following notices: EEOC Know Your Rights; Employee Rights and Responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act; and Employee Polygraph Protection Act.
How we rate this
Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank rates 49 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- $100k
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- $167k
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- Tell me about a time an AI tool got something wrong. How did you catch it?
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