Lead Engineer Frontend, VP

Job Description:
Job Title: Lead Engineer Frontend, VP
Location: Pune, India
Corporate Title: VP
Role Description
We are looking for a passionate, forward‑thinking, and highly skilled Lead frontend engineer to support the Global Financial Crime Intelligence Unit (GFCIU) within the Anti‑Financial Crime (AFC) department. In this role, your role will involve working within an agile Scrum team to develop and implement new features for our products that are designed for AFC business within Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche Bank Technology is a global community of expert technologists across multiple hubs, united by a mission to build innovative, secure, and scalable solutions at the cutting edge of financial services. We take pride in technical excellence, diversity of talent, and a culture built on continuous learning.
Within this environment, AFC Technology develops critical platforms that help Deutsche Bank prevent, detect, and combat financial crime. Our systems support global regulatory expectations, strengthen risk‑management capability, and contribute directly to safeguarding our institution and customers.
What we’ll offer you
As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy
Best in class leave policy
Gender neutral parental leaves
100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
Accident and Term life Insurance
Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above
Your key responsibilities
Architect & Develop: Lead the hands-on design and development of large-scale, enterprise-grade Single Page Applications (SPAs) using Angular, TypeScript, and RxJS, with a focus on creating reusable, modular, and performant component-based architectures.
Technical Leadership & Mentoring: Act as the senior subject matter expert for the frontend domain, providing architectural guidance, conducting in-depth code reviews, and actively mentoring frontend engineers to elevate the team's capabilities.
Strategic Innovation: Drive the technical roadmap for frontend development, championing modern engineering practices, and researching and prototyping the integration of emerging technologies, such as AI, to create intelligent and predictive user experiences.
Own Critical Journeys: Take ownership of the continuous enhancement and optimisation of mission-critical, high-security online banking flows, including payments, authentication, and secure customer interactions, ensuring they meet stringent requirements for scalability and resilience.
Set Engineering Standards: Define and enforce best practices for code quality, automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), and adherence to WCAG accessibility standards.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with UX designers, product owners, backend engineers, and security teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions, ensuring seamless end-to-end functionality.
Your skills and experience
Extensive Frontend Expertise: 15+ years of proven, hands-on experience building complex, large-scale web applications, with the ability to operate as a full-stack engineer being a significant advantage.
Mastery of Modern JavaScript: Deep, expert-level knowledge of TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3/SCSS, with a portfolio of projects demonstrating advanced concepts.
Advanced Angular & State Management: Exceptional, hands-on experience with the Angular framework, reactive programming (RxJS), and advanced state management patterns (NgRx/Redux).
Architectural Vision: Solid, practical experience designing and implementing Micro-Frontend architectures and modern monorepo tooling (e.g., Nx), with a profound understanding of responsive design principles.
Commitment to Quality & DevOps: A rigorous approach to software quality, demonstrated by extensive experience with both unit testing (Jasmine, Karma, Jest) and end-to-end testing (Cypress), coupled with hands-on experience in CI/CD automation.
Leadership & Communication: Proven ability to lead by example, mentor engineers, and influence technical decisions across teams. You possess excellent communication skills in English and a passion for sharing knowledge.
Forward-Thinking Mindset: A strong interest in and awareness of AI/ML concepts and their potential application within user interfaces to enhance user journeys and provide data-driven insights.
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 and our teams
Please visit our company website for further information:
https://www.db.com/company/company.html
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.