Big Data Engineer (Scala/Java) (f/m/d)

Your area of work:

We’re looking for a highly motivated Big Data Developer/Engineer to join our international team to help us build reliable applications capable of processing sensitive data in a Big Data environment. If you are interested in financial markets, are fascinated by technology and like to work in a stimulating environment, then you are the person we are looking for.

You’ll be working in the StatistiX division within the Clearing and Risk IT department of Deutsche Börse Group. Being the central data warehouse and data platform, StatistiX constitutes an integral part of Deutsche Börse’s IT systems, providing insightful data to internal and external users on a global scale. The data gathered, maintained and calculated by StatistiX is consumed by multiple stakeholders of the financial ecosystem. Within StatistiX, we are not only controlling manifold nexuses of data streams, but also act as Business Intelligence and Analytics platform.

You’ll be part of the dynamic, committed and performance-oriented “StatistiX Dev Trading Regulation” team. The team is responsible for the creation and timely delivery of regulatory reports mainly consumed by external clients. Regulatory reporting is a rapidly emerging area within our company attracting a high degree of management attention. To a large part, you’ll be responsible for the development and maintenance of applications processing regulatory data. These applications, which process over a billion data records from the trading system every day, need to run reliably and are subject to constant change. Naturally, data correctness and integrity are of utmost importance. Overarching mission of the team is to implement regulatory business requirements within a scalable data platform architecture. In doing so, we take care of the entire lifecycle, from design and development to deployment in the production environment as well as ongoing maintenance and support.

Your responsibilities:

• Built software based on requirements given by functional and business experts
• Function as a primary contributor in designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting and supporting different types of Big Data applications with a focus on MiFID/MiFIR regulatory reporting
• Provide recommendations and feedback on solution design and development to facilitate and foster the growth of the team
• Become a competent expert with visible responsibility for certain applications and the used technology to deliver valuable input for the functional team
• Ensure the high-quality standards are met along the entire development process, from conceptual design to production deployment
• Contribute to our journey towards a data mesh architecture by supporting the design, implementation, and optimization of data products

Your profile:

• University degree in Computer Science or similar technical subject
• At least three years of experience in software development
• Interest in or basic knowledge of financial markets
• Proven experience with Scala / Spark, or familiarity with other object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, etc.
• Hands-on experience with hyperscalers such as Google Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure.
• Able to work independently in a solution-oriented manner while thinking responsibly and pragmatically
• Experience with other technologies used by the team will be an added advantage (e.g. GitHub, Jira, Oracle SQL, Control-M, Jenkins, Kafka, etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; German will be a plus
• Eager to learn about new technologies and business matters, willingness to bring the team to the next level