API Software Engineer

Closing date for applications: 27/10/2026

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

You’ll spend most of your time at home, working with your team digitally.

You’ll come into an office or hub at least twice a month to collaborate with your colleagues.

This is a general indication and doesn’t always reflect day-to-day responsibilities.

Check the job description for full details.

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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.

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 an API Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a driven Software Engineer to take on an exciting new career challenge
• Day-to-day, you'll be engineering and maintaining innovative, customer centric, high performance, secure and robust solutions
• It’s a chance to hone your existing technical skills and advance your career while building a wide network of stakeholders

In your new role, you’ll be working within a feature team to engineer software, scripts and tools, as well as liaising with other engineers, architects and business analysts across the platform.

You’ll also be:

• Producing complex and critical software rapidly and of high quality which adds value to the business
• Working in permanent teams who are responsible for the full life cycle, from initial development, through enhancement and maintenance to replacement or decommissioning
• Collaborating to optimise our software engineering capability
• Designing, producing, testing and implementing our working software solutions
• Working across the life cycle, from requirements analysis and design, through coding to testing, deployment and operations

The skills you'll need

You'll come with experience in software engineering, software design and microservices architecture, along with hands-on experience designing, building and delivering Java-based microservices and APIs.

You'll have an understanding of the software development lifecycle and how engineering practices help deliver secure, resilient and reliable solutions for customers.

You'll also need:

• Knowledge of Open Banking flows, API-based integrations, multi-tier architectures, and security protocols such as OAuth and mTLS
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or PCF
• An understanding of software design principles, microservices architecture and engineering best practices
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including solution design, development, unit testing, code reviews, deployment and ongoing maintenance
• Experience implementing automated testing and code coverage practices to maintain high standards of software quality

Your benefits breakdown

Here’s a quick look at what your pay package and annual leave could look like if you get accepted for the role.

We have a wide range of benefits to support you in your working life and beyond.

Please note, the presented benefits packages are based on the minimum base salary.

Tap each segment for details.

Your pay package

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Your leave allowance

28 days Annual leave You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase up to 5 additional days off.

3 days Volunteering Take time off to support the causes you’re passionate about.

3 days Training Take time to build the skills you need to grow your career.

Total rewards package

Welcome to our Bishopsgate hub

Based only a few minutes’ walk from Liverpool Street Station, the central location of this office makes working there incredibly convenient.

Everything you need is close by, so you can run errands, go to the gym, and socialise with friends and colleagues before and after work.

Bishopsgate recently underwent a multi-year refurbishment programme to improve spaces and facilities as well as become more sustainable.

Our tech stack

Here’s just some of the technologies we use.

Front end

• JavaScript
• ReactJS
• AngularJS

Back end

• Python
• Java
• Microsoft Dynamics

• AWS
• GitLab

• Kafka
• Hadoop
• PostgreSQL
• Snowflake