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# Lead Java Engineer

- **Company:** Deutsche Bank AG
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Oracle (Applications), Data Streaming, Enterprise Application Integration, Google Cloud, Backend, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Api Management
- **Published:** May 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.db.com/professionals/search-roles/#/professional/job/73589

## About the Role

* Strong software engineering fundamentals and solid professional experience building complex backend systems in Java
 * Experience with distributed, event-driven or asynchronous systems where reliability, throughput and correctness are critical
 * Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns and hands-on experience with REST APIs, messaging and event streaming technologies such as Kafka, MQ and Oracle-backed enterprise systems
 * Proven ability to write automated tests, analyze runtime behavior and use modern engineering tools, including AI coding assistants, pragmatically in production-critical environments
 * Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform and hands-on experience with GCP is a plus

## Description

* Design, build and evolve business-critical payment workflows and backend services for a high-value, high-throughput banking platform
 * Own and improve integrations with internal and external systems across REST, Kafka, MQ, SEPA / Payments API and related enterprise interfaces
 * Take end-to-end technical ownership for key platform capabilities, from design and delivery to production behavior, resilience and long-term maintainability
 * Work closely with product owners, architects, QA engineers and partner teams to define API contracts and turn business requirements into scalable technical solutions
 * Write clean, testable code, improve observability and performance, and support production incidents through root-cause analysis and permanent fixes


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