Deutsche Bank Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Deutsche Bank

Pros – Very good work life blance.

Cons – Environment promoting "kill all initiatives" culture. Organization run by risk department.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Deutsche Bank full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great place to start a career, lot of smart people to learn from. Good pay and reputed job

Cons – Lots of bureaucracy in office , easy to get lost in the crowd. Long hours and hard work is not always appreciated

Advice to Senior Management – Be more honest with junior employees

– I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Deutsche Bank full-time

Pros – Nice People but depends on team

Cons – archaic practices, attrition, career growth depends on too many extraneous factors

Current Employee – been working at Deutsche Bank

Pros – Large network, opportunities to change positions

Cons – very political, slow decision making

Current Employee – been working at Deutsche Bank full-time for more than a year

Pros – - comfortable new office
 - time for development
 - good place to learn on real critical projects

Cons – - saves money on everything
 - old technologies
 - almost no agile practices
 - bad project and development process (waterfall-like)
 - old school release management
 - lots of bureaucracy
 - very difficult and too long for growth of carrier

Advice to Senior Management – - become more agile and encourage subordinates, hire consultants for help.
 - software developers like new challenges, big projects and more of freedom for self-development: listen to them of what they want, not what you want.
 - change Lotus mail to something better, at least for discussions.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Deutsche Bank

Pros – -Encouraging and motivating colleagues;
-Resourceful and smart colleagues;
-Challenging and inspiring content of work;
-A lot of opportunities for employees within the firm

Cons – -Things happen slowly: a lot of bureacrary in a big firm;
-Data systems could be improved in order to optimize efficiency.

Former Employee – worked at Deutsche Bank as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Great Salary, Team, Work ethic, Career Opportunities for Growth

Cons – Long Hours which can cause burn out

Current Employee – been working at Deutsche Bank full-time

Pros – Opportunities are not limited to your current location. Company is very supportive of mobility which provides exposure to various business, products and even cultures

Cons – Given that its a huge company with footprints across the globe, one needs to have proper exposure to be truly visible

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Deutsche Bank full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lots of very smart people

Cons – The US company is somewhat disconnected from the German mother ship in terms of corporate culture.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Deutsche Bank full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Unequivocal opportunities in mid sized southern US market.

Cons – "Nearshore" location is middle ground between hub and offshore, and feels that way.

Advice to Senior Management – Invest in technology.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company