Software Engineer

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.

This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Join us as a Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically-minded individual to join us as a Software Engineer
• You’ll be designing, producing, testing and implementing our working code while working across the lifecycle of the system
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role

What you'll do

Working in a permanent feature team, you’ll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure.

You’ll also be liaising with principal engineers, architects in the domain and other key stakeholders to understand how the platform works and how it supports business objectives.

Alongside this, you’ll also be:

• Applying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlog
• Producing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needs
• Delivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent designs through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
• Designing and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities by using executable patterns

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to use coding languages to solve complex problems. You'll also have experience from a markets technology role that supports asset classes, such as loans, bonds and structured financing.

Furthermore, you'll have experience of working in the financial industry in a direct development capacity and an understanding of full-stack development in an enterprise environment using web technologies, in particular React. Knowledge of our NatWest business and systems would be advantageous.

Additionally, you’ll need:

• Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practices around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performance
• Good collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for our business
• Experience of information security policies and practices within the financial sector
• A background as a software engineer working in the financial industry
• Experience of financial desktop connectivity and collaboration consortium, Finsemble and OpenFin

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or if you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help.