Back End Engineer

NatWest Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NatWest Group as a Back End Engineer where you'll enhance your software engineering skills while working with cutting-edge technologies. Play a critical role in developing the NatWest Boxed technology product, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure the delivery of innovative solutions that center on customer needs.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software engineering, design, or database architecture.
• Solid knowledge of Java development and AWS deployment.

Responsibilities

• Develop clean, reusable code and technical solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive engineering direction.
• Mentor junior engineers and resolve technical issues.

Skills

Software Engineering

Java

Spring Boot

Micronaut

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

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