Backend Software Engineer

Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure. So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter. Job Description 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, Backend This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Software EngineerYou'll be designing, producing, testing and implementing working software, working across the lifecycle of the systemHone 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 lead the technical delivery of a software engineering team , 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. You'll Also Be Supervising solution design options and explain the pros and cons to key stakeholders for appropriate decision makingLeading estimation activities, ensuring delivery plans reflect technical complexity, maintainability and supportability requirementsApplying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlogProducing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needsDelivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototypingDesigning and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patterns The Skills You'll Need We're looking for someone with experience of working in banking or financial services, alongside strong hands-on experience developing and delivering solutions using modern Java technologies. You'll also need experience designing and developing microservices and distributed systems, with a strong understanding of software architecture and design principles. You'll bring expertise working with relational databases, ideally Oracle or PostgreSQL, alongside experience building cloud-based solutions in AWS. Additionally, You'll Demonstrate Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practice, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performanceStrong problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutionsSound collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for the businessExperience of information security policies and practices within the financial sector Exposure to AI technologies such as LLMs, machine learning, or agentic systems, alongside experience leading or mentoring engineers Strong stakeholder management skills and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simple way Familiarity with Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Agile delivery practices would also be beneficial Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries on the role.