Software Engineer (Kotlin / React)

Deutsche Bank is a global banking business with strong roots in Germany and operations in over 70 countries. Their large but focused footprint gives an established position in Europe plus a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific. There are four business divisions: the Corporate Bank, the Investment Bank, the Private Bank and the Asset Manager DWS. There are also a number of highly skilled functions performing key management tasks.

'Together we're sharing new perspectives and transforming what it means to be a bank.'

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with Deutsche Bank to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of Deutsche Bank, we are looking for a Software Engineer (Kotlin / React) for a 6 Months contract based in London (Hybrid 3 times per week in the office).

Job description - the role

Purpose of the role:

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team building the next generation of a business-critical platform that supports Sales teams with richer client insights and a more integrated client management experience.

What you'll do:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust, and well-tested applications.
• Build and enhance full-stack solutions using modern front-end and JVM-based technologies.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver value through iterative releases.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and production support activities.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the reliability and performance of live services.
• Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

The skills you'll need:

• Strong commercial experience in full-stack or back-end software engineering.
• Experience working with JVM-based technologies, ideally Kotlin (or strong Java with Kotlin).
• Hands-on experience with TypeScript and React would be beneficial.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including OOP, functional programming concepts, and design patterns.
• Proven experience working within Extreme Programming (XP) environments, including TDD, Pair Programming, Continuous Refactoring, and Trunk-Based Development.
• Proven experience building scalable, maintainable software systems and working with CI/CD pipelines in Agile environments.

Deutsche Bank's Values

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.

We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs, and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

This client will only accept workers operating via a PAYE engagement model.

AMS's payroll service is in partnership with Giant, we have worked with them for many years and have good processes in place to ensure you get the best service. If you are successful in your application for this role, your contract will be via Giant. For more information on Giant, please follow this link:

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