Stationary Channels & Marketing - Lead Engineer Frontend-Web - SSD Customer Facing (f/m/x)

Position Overview

DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank’s technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its set-up in 2013, Bucharest Technology Centre (BEX) has constantly proven its capacity to deliver global technology products and services, playing a dynamic role in the Bank’s technology transformation.

We have a robust, hands-on engineering culture dedicated to continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, technical skill development and networking. We are an essential part of the Bank’s technology platform and develop applications for many important business areas.

As a Lead Frontend‑Web Engineer, you will spearhead frontend development within large‑scale software initiatives, using Angular to build and evolve next‑generation online banking customer journeys. You will collaborate with multiple engineering, UX, product, and security teams to architect and deliver reusable, enterprise‑grade UI components that serve millions of Deutsche Bank customers.

You will provide technical leadership, act as the senior subject‑matter expert for frontend technologies, guide junior and mid‑level engineers, and ensure adherence to high coding, design, and accessibility standards. Your work directly influences critical online banking processes—payments, authentication, security procedures—and contributes significantly to user experience, reliability, and performance at massive scale (50,000–100,000+ concurrent customer sessions).

Join us to innovate and optimize customer journeys across the Private Bank!

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture
  • Lead frontend development initiatives using Angular, TypeScript, and RxJS, defining technical direction, architectural patterns, and coding standards.
  • Collaborate across teams to design, build, and optimize reusable frontend frameworks and components for online banking and other mission critical applications.
  • Own the continuous enhancement of high security online banking flows (payments, authentication, authorization, sensitive customer interactions).
• Scalability, Reliability & Performance
  • Ensure all frontend solutions meet stringent requirements for scalability, resilience, and availability under extremely high load (50,000-100,000+ parallel customer accesses).
  • Work closely with backend, SRE, and cloud teams to optimize for distributed architectures and global-scale traffic.
• Coaching, Mentoring & Cross Team Enablement
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for frontend topics; provide mentoring, architectural guidance, and code reviews for junior and mid-level engineers.
  • Deliver training sessions and promote knowledge sharing via the Frontend Guild and cross team workshops.
• Quality, Accessibility & Engineering Excellence
  • Ensure high quality delivery and adherence to modern frontend engineering practices including: Component architecture, Modular SPA patterns, State management, Automated testing.
  • Drive compliance with WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility standards and secure coding guidelines.

Skills

• Technical Expertise
  • Several years of hands-on experience building large scale Single Page Applications (SPAs) using: Angular, TypeScript, RxJS, REST based microservices.
  • Deep expertise in responsive UI development: HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, Bootstrap 4+.
  • Advanced practical experience in frontend testing using Karma/Jasmine or Jest.
  • Strong knowledge of Node.js and REST service integration for end to end UI workflows.
  • Experience with modern monorepo tooling such as Nx is a plus.
• Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills; strong independence and initiative in driving design and delivery.
  • Experience providing technical and methodological coaching to UI/UX Engineers; active contributor to continuous skill uplift across teams.
  • Proven ability to influence architectural decisions, collaborate in cross functional agile teams, and operate effectively in fast paced delivery environments.
• Drive & Motivation
  • Passion for learning and adopting new frontend frameworks, tooling, and web platform technologies.
• Languages
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English.
  • German proficiency (B1+) is a plus.

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health.

• Empowering managers who value your ideas and decisions. Show your positive attitude, determination, and open-mindedness.
• A professional, passionate, and fun workplace.
• A modern office with fun and relaxing areas to boost creativity.
• Continuous learning culture with coaching and support from team experts.
• A culture where you can openly speak about mental health.

Physically thriving: We support you in managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive. For example, Private healthcare and life insurance with premium benefits for you and discounts for your loved ones, healthier ways of working and check-ups.

Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and well-being.

• 24 days holiday, loyalty days, and bank holidays (including weekdays for weekend bank holidays).
• Hybrid working model with 40% remote work.
• Options for flexible working hours.
• Enjoy retailer discounts, cultural and CSR activities, workshops, and more.

Financially secure: We support you in meeting personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.

• Competitive income, performance-based promotions, and a sense of purpose.
• Meal vouchers, bonuses for referrals

Interested in more: discover what our employees value in the Well-being & Benefits hub!

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.