Core Quantitative Strategic Analytics Engineer

Job Title Core Quantitative Strategic Analytics Engineer

Location London

Corporate Title Associate

Group Strategic Analytics (GSA) is part of the Group Chief Operating Office (COO) acting as the bridge between the business divisions and infrastructure functions to deliver efficiency control and transformational goals across the organization.

You will join the GSA team which is responsible for delivering quantitative solutions across Investment Banking Corporate Banking and Private Banking. You will drive enhancements extensions and systemic optimizations of our strategic Kannon platform (primarily developed in C and Python). Working cross-business you will design build and tune core functionality ranging from trade pricing and risk valuation to automated controls and high-performance backend infrastructure.

We welcome applications from strong performance-minded engineers across all industries including those from outside the financial sector.

What well 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. Thats 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

• Analyze design and develop core platform functionality in C and Python with a rigorous focus on code efficiency memory management and execution speed.

• Design optimize and maintain high-performance data layers. This includes schema optimization index tuning and query analysis in MySQL and SQLite3 alongside leveraging Redis for low-latency caching and in-memory data structures.

• Configure monitor and optimize various Linux services and applications underpinning the platform to ensure high availability minimal latency and optimal resource utilization.

• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the entire application stack using profiling tools refactoring legacy components and simplifying complex systems.

• Build and maintain shared valuation risk P&L marking and calibration frameworks used cross-asset within the Kannon platform.

• Strengthen the core C/Python interfaces APIs and shared libraries relied upon by downstream asset-class Strats teams.

Your skills and experience

• Strong professional experience in an object-oriented lprogramming anguage with deep technical proficiency in C and Python in a Linux environment.

• Designing and scaling Redis instances (caching strategies memory eviction policies and data persistence tuning).

• Deep familiarity with the Linux operating system including configuring and optimizing system services analyzing network/IO performance and debugging system-level bottlenecks.

• Proven experience using profiling debugging and analysis tools to diagnose and resolve CPU memory and I/O latency issues.

• Good software architecture experience such as building shared libraries frameworks or platform components consumed by other developers.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex technical optimizations and system requirements clearly to stakeholders and downstream teams.

• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity optimise workflows to solve business problems while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

How well 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. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be namedin The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has beenawarded a Proud Employer Trailblazer Status from Stonewall and named in theirTop 100 Employers.

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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.