Derivatives Technology Senior Software Engineer

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in the UK seeks a Derivatives Technology Senior Software Engineer to enhance their digital capabilities. You will apply Agile methodologies and collaborate closely with business teams to deliver innovative software solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Java and financial products, alongside strong communication skills to convey complex concepts simply.

Qualifications

• Extensive full stack experience in software design and implementation.
• Capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation.
• Knowledge of information security policies and financial products.

Responsibilities

• Apply Agile methods to software development.
• Produce resilient and long-lived software.
• Design and develop software focusing on automation.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Spring Boot

APIs

Linux

Collaboration skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Join us as a Derivatives Technology Senior Software Engineer

• Join our Chief Digital Information Office in Commercial & Institutional, where we harness technology innovation, business agility and one-bank collaboration to push the boundaries of what’s possible for our customers
• The wellbeing and growth of our people is fundamental to our shared success, which is why we’re passionate about cultivating an environment that fosters inclusion and champions potential
• Our journey will be challenging and complex, but truly transformative – so if you’re ready to stretch your capability, gain unique experience and shape the future banking experience for generations to come, this is your opportunity

What you'll do

You’re joining a team that’s passionate about building on the foundations of our ‘one-bank’ approach to deliver simple, safe and secure solutions for NatWest Markets, enabling our people, clients and businesses to thrive.

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.

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 design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
• Designing and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patterns

The skills you'll need

You’ll have extensive full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You’ll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

• Expertise in Java, Microservices, Spring Boot. APIs, Linux and ability to understand complex systems
• Knowledge of financial products in particular Fixed Income instruments
• Sound collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for the business
• Experience of information security policies and practices within the financial sector
• Strong stakeholder management skills and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simple way