Lead AI Engineer (f/m/x) – Chief Strategy Office

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About the job:

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

DB Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies.

Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of tech centres and growing strongly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists. Our tech teams and business units use agile ways of working to create #GlobalHausbank solutions from our home market.

Innovation and the TDI Chief Strategy Office

Deutsche Bank’s Innovation team identifies, evaluates, and incubates cutting-edge technical innovation. It is part of the Chief Strategy Office of the bank’s Technology, Data & Innovation (TDI) function and works globally with all business lines and infrastructure functions of the bank. A focus of the team is to create value for clients and the bank using Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLM) and other advanced data-driven technologies.

As a Lead AI Engineer (f/m/x) in this team, you will lead technical teams to identify, evaluate, and execute data- and AI-driven innovation projects, with a specific emphasis on driving our AI Agent initiatives.

Your key responsibilities

• You design and build high-quality software products that use AI Agents and other advanced data-driven technologies to create sustainable value for the Bank.
• You practice hands-on and servant technical leadership, enabling, supporting, and guiding your team of engineers. You stay close to the code and jump in to solve the hardest problems.
• You are responsible for the technical delivery of innovation projects and act as a trusted advisor to your team and the bank.
• You work in a cross-functional team using your technical expertise to identify, evaluate and execute data- and AI-driven innovation projects.
• You contribute to identifying and evaluating applications of these technologies by providing your technical insight to your team and other stakeholders across the Bank.
• You communicate technical concepts and results effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, and measure success by the business value your solutions generate.

Your skills and experiences

• University degree in a technical or quantitative field (e.g., computer science, mathematics, physics, economics, etc.), preferably a Master’s or Doctoral degree.
• Several years of experience in applying AI, machine learning and/or data science in business and/or academia.
• Several years of experience in leading technical teams that develop high-quality, production-grade software.
• Strong knowledge of Python and ideally one other programming language, as well as relevant AI, Agentic or engineering frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Google ADK, etc.).
• Knowledge of GCP or another major cloud platform.
• You live and breathe principles of good engineering, architecture and professional software development. Experience building solutions that leverage LLMs.
• Comfortable working with and managing uncertainty, ambiguity and different levels of stakeholders. You should feel just as comfortable presenting the pros and cons of a new architecture to senior management as you are debugging a cryptic error message with your team.

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

Emotionally and mentally balanced

A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

Physically thriving

We support you in staying physically fit through an o