Job Description
The Deutsche Bundesbank is a special bank: an integral part of the European System of Central Banks with a significant role in financial stability, banking supervision, monetary policy, and payment systems in Germany. Above all, however, we are a strong team of reliable and responsible people who, through their daily work, create the conditions for a stable euro and a functioning economy. Find your own responsible role with us!
Acht Data Scientists (m/w/d)
Work location: Frankfurt am Main Employment: Full-time (part-time is generally possible), permanent Job ID: 2026_0433_02
The "Reporting Financial Data" department is responsible for the conception and implementation of data collection (mostly in the context of the ESCB) as well as the collection, transformation, linking, quality assurance and provision to the ECB of data and statistics on financial institutions and their activities.
Work of exceptional value: Your commitment to us
- In the agile team, you will actively shape the development, implementation and operation of data-driven solutions for regulatory reporting.
- You automate and optimize data pipelines using Python and SQL for efficient and quality-assured processing of large amounts of financial data.
- By using machine learning, you automate and improve processes and data quality in reporting.
- You will further develop our data collection methods and design innovative testing and validation procedures.
- You will be in regular contact with international partners, especially the ECB and ESCB, and will present your results.
- You bring new technologies such as LLMs and cloud architectures into practice and integrate suitable approaches into existing processes.
Key assets: Your qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent with a quantitative focus (e.g., computer science, business informatics, mathematics, physics, engineering with a focus on computer science)
- Excellent programming skills in Python and SQL
- Good knowledge of machine learning and statistical modeling
- Prior experience with Big Data, ideally in distributed systems or cloud environments, is desirable.
- Good knowledge of the financial and securities markets as well as the business models of financial companies is desirable.
- Excellent communication skills in German
- Excellent English skills (to be demonstrated by our aptitude test)
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills (to be demonstrated through our aptitude test)
- Strong ability to analyze, evaluate and concisely present complex issues
- Independent yet team-oriented work style
Valuable work deserves special advantages
Compensation & Career Prospects
Remuneration based on the TVöD (Collective Agreement for the Public Sector) according to pay group 13, plus bank allowance, with development opportunities, bonuses for special performance, international working environment, varied tasks, possibility of becoming a civil servant, extensive training opportunities.
New Work
Extensive home office options within Germany (generally up to 60% of working time), good technical equipment (e.g., smartphone, notebook), 30 days of vacation, flexible working hours with time off in lieu for overtime, work-life balance
Additional services
Free Germany ticket as a job ticket, good transport connections (bus & train), central location, company health management, company daycare or childcare services
The selection process consists of a formal aptitude test, a computer-based test, and a structured interview. Each test section represents an exclusion criterion. If a candidate fails any single test section, the selection process ends automatically.
Would you like to join our team?
We look forward to receiving your application (including your salary expectations). If you have any questions beforehand, please feel free to contact the relevant person.
Your questions about the application
Christoph Trautvetter, 069 9566-36297
jobs@bundesbank.de
Your questions about the area of responsibility
Paul Gortner, 069 9566-33646
paul.gortner@bundesbank.de
Alexander Wiegel, 069 9566-14966
alexander.wiegel@bundesbank.de
Please apply by May 27, 2026, using job ID 2026_0433_02 via our online tool.
Diversity and equal opportunities are important to us. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified. The Deutsche Bundesbank also promotes gender equality in the workplace, particularly in the filling of management positions. We therefore especially welcome applications from women.
Further information
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Data Science at the Bundesbank: Lots of data, lots of perspectives.
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Tasks of the Bundesbank in the field of statistics
Work of particular value As the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany, we act at the pulse of the international financial markets and at the interfaces of politics, business and science. As a state-of-the-art institution that helps shape digitization and social change, we aim to be at the forefront of development. So that our currency remains stable for the common good. Working at the Bundesbank means dealing with complex, exciting and challenging topics and understanding content in depth. But it also means: personal finding of meaning and development – as an employee and as an individual. Careers not just for banking professionals Our approximately 10,000 employees are our top priority. Because our success is based on their knowledge, their skills and their commitment. And by that we don't just mean employees with banking or business training. We offer career opportunities for • Economists • IT specialists • Data scientists • Engineers • Architects • Lawyers Our entry programs (trainee program for graduates and dual courses for high school graduates) enable an optimal entry into the world of central banking.