Job Title FX Production Engineer

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

We are looking for a highly skilled reliability engineer to provide critical support for the Foreign Exchange (FX) desk with their trading and risk applications, including the algorithmic ultra-low latency stack. In this role you will ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of the real-time trading environment by applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles. You will engage directly with key stakeholders on the trading floor including senior traders and lead developers to optimize trading workflows, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive continuous improvement in both processes and the environment.

The ideal candidate will be a problem solver who thrives in high-pressure environments and balances technical expertise with business insight, a strong communicator, capable of discussing complex technical issues to a range of stakeholders, have a deep understanding of the critical role support plays in a large, complex technology organization, and be passionate about automation, with hands-on experience in building tools that reduce manual effort and operational risk.

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

• Incident Management: Respond rapidly to production incidents with data driven decision making, minimising downtime and financial impact. Lead root cause analysis and conduct blameless post-mortems
• Monitoring & Automation: Enhance application health monitoring and implement automation to reduce manual intervention and improve system resilience
• System Optimization: Drive cost optimization and manage capacity resources to ensure efficient and scalable operations
• Collaboration: Partner with development teams to design and deploy fault-tolerant, scalable solutions aligned with business goals
• Governance & Compliance: Enforce and adhere to change, incident, and problem management policies, as well as bank specific non-financial risk frameworks
• Mentorship: Support the growth of junior team members and promote a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement

Your skills and experience

• Proven experience in a production support, SRE, or DevOps role within a trading or financial services environment
• Strong technical skills in Linux/Unix systems, SQL, and scripting
• Strong experience with a programming language such as Python, Java, etc
• Strong experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Geneos, OpenTelemetry, Corvil)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (continuous Delivery) pipelines
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and fundamental trading systems and knowledge of FX related products and market structure and/or algorithmic trading advantageous

How we’ll 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

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 have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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.