Back End Engineer

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a Back End Engineer to join their core team. This role requires expertise in Java and Spring Boot, with a focus on developing reusable and maintainable code. You will collaborate with various stakeholders and mentor junior engineers. This position offers a remote-first working model and a supportive environment for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software engineering, software design or database design.
• Solid knowledge of Java software development.
• Experience with Spring Boot or Micronaut.

Responsibilities

• Develop clean, elegant, and reusable code.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business.
• Support and oversee junior engineers.

Skills

Java software development

Spring Boot

Microservices architecture

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Kafka

Job description

Join us as a Back End Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded Software Engineer to join NatWest Boxed
• You’ll be working with new and innovative technology to deliver high impact solutions
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role

What you’ll do

You’ll join one of the core cross-functional mission teams to build and develop the NatWest Boxed technology product. We will look to you to develop clean, elegant and reusable code that is well-tested and easy to maintain and extend.

You’ll also:

• Work with stakeholders across the business to drive the direction of NW Boxed engineering and put the long-term interests of customers at the heart of key decisions
• Collaborate across our backend chapter to uphold standards, best practices and to promote innovation
• Work collaboratively with the team to resolve technical issues
• Support and oversee junior engineers and act as a subject matter expert

The skills you’ll need

You’ll need a strong background in software engineering, software design or database design and architecture. You should have solid practical and theoretical knowledge of Java software development as well as strong experience of Spring Boot / Micronaut.

You’ll also need:

• An understanding of Kubernetes / Docker
• An excellent understanding of AWS deployment and configuration
• Experience working with message-driven architectures / Kafka / event sourcing
• Experience working on a highly secure application
• An understanding on how to translate business objectives into data driven insight

Hours: 35

Job Posting Closing Date: 13/11/2025

Ways of Working: Remote First