Fintech Product Engineering Lead

Fintech Product Engineering Lead​, VP

Job Title: Fintech Product Engineering Lead

Corporate Title: VP

Location: Pune, Bangalore, India

Role Description

Engineer is responsible for managing or performing work across multiple areas of the bank's overall IT Platform/Infrastructure including analysis, development, and administration. It may also involve taking functional oversight of engineering delivery for specific departments.
Synthix is a Financial technology company from Deutsche Bank specializing in SaaS based embedded finance solutions, integrating banking and non-banking services into unified platform experiences.

Work includes:

• Planning and developing entire engineering solutions to accomplish business goals
• Building reliability and resiliency into solutions with appropriate testing and reviewing throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Ensuring maintainability and reusability of engineering solutions
• Ensuring solutions are well architected and can be integrated successfully into the end-to-end business process flow
• Reviewing engineering plans and quality to drive re-use and improve engineering capability
• Participating in industry forums to drive adoption of innovative technologies, tools and solutions in the Bank.

Deutsche Bank's Corporate Bank division is a leading provider of cash management, trade finance and securities finance. We complete green-field projects that deliver the best Corporate Bank - Securities Services products in the world. Our team is diverse, international, and driven by shared focus on clean code and valued delivery. At every level, agile minds are rewarded with competitive pay, support, and opportunities to excel.

You will work as part of a cross-functional agile delivery team. You will bring an innovative approach to software development, focusing on using the latest technologies and practices, as part of a relentless focus on business value. You will be someone who sees engineering as team activity, with a predisposition to open code, open discussion and creating a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be ready to contribute to all stages of software delivery, from initial analysis right through to production support.

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:

• Ability to navigate a strong sense of urgency while maintaining focus and clarity.
• Skilled at solving complex design challenges independently, without needing oversight.
• Proven track record of quickly delivering high-quality code and features. Able to inspire and energise teams through urgency, ownership, and technical excellence.
• Willing to do whatever it takes to ensure product success, from strategy to hands-on execution.
• Deep experience in architecting scalable systems (HLD & LLD) in fast-paced environments.
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity, change, and high-growth pressure. Known for balancing speed with engineering quality and operational readiness.
• Strong communicator — can align teams, resolve conflicts, and drive decisions fast.
• A true builder mindset — acts with ownership, speed, and high accountability.

Your skills and experience

• Hands-on experience in building responsive UIs with React and Javascript. Hands-on knowledge of Go (Golang)/ Java and GIN/ SpringBoot framework for backend development.
• Proficient in HTML, CSS and styling tools like Tailwind. Proficient in RESTful, GraphQL and gRPC for building scalable and high-performance APIs. Experience with GCP/AWS, for building scalable, resilient micro-service based architectures.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Firestore, BigTable).
• Experience with logging, monitoring and alerting using ( eg: Grafana, Prometheus, ELK ) Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and deployment strategies with detailed knowledge on Terrafom.
• Knowledge of best practices for building secure applications (e.g., mTLS, Encryption, OAuth, JWT and Data Compliance).
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, zero-downtime deploys, and backup strategies

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:

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.