Job Description:
Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer, AVP
Location: Pune, India
Role Description
- We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Single Sign‑On Services Engineering team in Pune. This role combines strong backend engineering expertise with advanced production support and domain ownership.
- You will work on highly scalable, security‑critical backend services supporting enterprise authentication and federated identity platforms. In addition to hands‑on development and deep debugging, you will act as a senior technical escalation point and a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for critical components of the SSO ecosystem.
- This is a hands‑on role requiring strong backend development skills, excellent troubleshooting capability, and a proactive mindset to improve system reliability, resilience, and operational excellence.
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
- Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services supporting large‑scale SSO and identity platforms
- Lead investigation and resolution of complex production incidents, ensuring rapid recovery and minimal business impact
- Perform deep technical analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and drive permanent, long‑term fixes
- Act as a technical escalation point (SL3) for SL1 and SL2 support teams
- Debug and resolve complex issues across Java‑based services, APIs, and distributed systems
- Work extensively with authentication and federation flows (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML)
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to improve system reliability, observability, and performance
- Analyse logs, metrics, and traces using monitoring and logging platforms (e.g. Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK)
- Support release activities and validate production readiness of new features and deployments
- Maintain and enhance runbooks, knowledge articles, and operational documentation
- Contribute to automation, tooling, and monitoring improvements to reduce operational overhead
- Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and audit requirements
Your skills and experience
- Strong hands‑on experience in backend development using Java (Python or similar languages is an advantage)
- Proven experience troubleshooting and supporting distributed, high‑availability systems in production
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerised workloads
- Strong Linux knowledge with experience in shell scripting (Bash) and infrastructure‑level debugging
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, etc.)
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work effectively under pressure
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across global teams
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Fluent in English
Good to Have (SME Experience)
- Prior experience acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for backend platforms or critical services
- Deep functional expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM) or Single Sign‑On (SSO) domains.
- Deep functional understanding of Identity & Access Management (IAM) tools like PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS and Keycloak.
- Hands‑on experience with OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML in enterprise environments
- Experience driving post‑incident reviews, operational improvements, and platform hardening initiatives
- Exposure to security reviews, audits, or regulatory compliance processes
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.
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.
