Quantitative Developer

Job Description:

Job TitleQuantitative Developer

LocationLondon

Corporate TitleVice President

Group Strategic Analytics (GSA) is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts as the bridge between the Bank’s businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank.

GSA concentrates Deutsche Bank’s quantitative and modelling expertise within a single unit. With group-wide responsibility for model development, GSA takes a cross-business and cross-functional approach to solving quantitative modelling and analytics challenges and rolls out common development standards.

You will join the Market Risk Strats unit within GSA, which is a team comprised of people with technology, front office quant, and market risk and methodology experience.

Your immediate focus will be on platform development and model implementation for Market Risk and Capital calculation, such as Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), Value at Risk (VaR), Stress Testing, and Economic Capital, as well as supporting stakeholders. You will also be involved in a further build-out of a scalable and flexible Front Office pricing and risk management system with a consistent interface to Market and Credit Risk, Finance, and Treasury.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged, and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• 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, implement, and maintain high-quality software components for market risk calculations including Stress Testing, FRTB, and related calculations.
• Participate in the development of production applications implemented in Python and C++.
• Maintain a rigorous focus on system stability, and completeness and accuracy of calculations, as applications are developed, and continue with this focus as they are used in production.
• Analyse and explain calculated numbers, work with traders, risk managers, and strategist colleagues to continuously improve models and risk management and pricing tools.

Your skills and experience

• Strong Python programming skills with demonstrated experience in developing robust, maintainable codebases.
• Quantitative background, analytical skills, and ability to efficiently solve problems proactively.
• Understanding of the disciplines and tools which are used to deliver robust, high-quality applications: source control, unit-testing, regression testing, release, and deployment controls.
• Prior exposure to finance, particularly subjects such as derivatives and value at risk preferred.
• Experience of C++ development is further advantageous.
• Enthusiasm to learn new subjects and ability to work and collaborate in a team.

How we’ll support you

• 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 (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Clickhereto see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named inThe Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in theirTop 100 Employers 2024for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

We strive for aculturein 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.

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