"Catch 22" meets "Upstairs, Downstairs" - Assistant Vice President Applications Developer Deutsche Bank Employee Review

2.0
8 Jul 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly coworkers who care and put up with an awful lot while only occasionally exploding in frustration.

Cons

European management is hyper political and seemingly duplicitous. New York culture disregards proper software engineering. Lots of red tape. Difficult to navigate. Politics and turf wars. Tactical noise. All true design and authority is in NY and London, but they will try to hide this when you are first hired. (I've worked elsewhere and the politics and deceit at DB was the worst)

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5.0
26 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Annual raises and variable bonuses, Hybrid schedule, kind people, lots of events for making connections

Cons

Difficult to get an interview unless you have a referral. Otherwise not really any cons, I’ve only been here for a year so can’t really speak yet to any hindrances that might come when trying to get promoted, etc.

1.0
31 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Location in NYC Class A building

Cons

Incompetent Senior Management in Investment Banking Untrustworthy, lack of purpose Dedication to DB does NOTHING For you They are discriminatory towards anyone over 55 +

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