Lead Frontend (web) Engineer, VP

Job Title: Lead Frontend (web) Engineer

Corporate Title: VP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• Service Solutions & AI is the domain revolutionizing Deutsche Bank's Private Bank through holistic process automation and AI innovation. Within this critical area, the "Customer Journey Solutions" team is central to shaping its future. We make a significant contribution to the target architecture by driving a common platform, fostering growth initiatives, and optimizing processes. Our key initiatives include the operation and development of the dbCORE low-code platform for process design, creating online product sales and self-service offerings for all channels, building a dedicated product sales and service shop for easy integration, and delivering PB-wide Ident & Sign solutions.
• 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!

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

• 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.

Your skills and experience

• 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.

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.