Web Software Engineer

NatWest Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Web Software Engineer, where you will design and implement software solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role emphasizes strong full-stack development skills, proficiency in modern web technologies, and a commitment to quality and automation in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong full-stack experience in software design and implementation.
• Experience with Web development and build tools like WebPack.
• Proficient in Angular, TypeScript, RxJS, and testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Designing, producing, testing, and implementing software.
• Applying Agile methods to software development.
• Delivering intentional architecture through innovation and prototyping.

Skills

Full-stack experience

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Proficiency in Angular

Proficiency in TypeScript

Proficiency in RxJS

Knowledge of Semantic HTML

Knowledge of CSS3

Knowledge of JavaScript (ES6)

Tools

WebPack

Jest

Cypress

PlayWright

Git

Docker

Job description

Join us as a Web Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Web Software Engineer.
• You’ll be designing, producing, testing, and implementing working software across the system lifecycle.
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role.
• You’ll work from home some of the time, but also spend at least one day a week working from our Bristol or Manchester office.

What you'll do

Working in a permanent feature team, you’ll develop knowledge of the platform across business, applications, data, and infrastructure. You’ll liaise with principal engineers, domain architects, and other stakeholders to understand how the platform supports business objectives.

You’ll also be:

• Applying Agile methods to software development on the backlog.
• Producing resilient, long-lived software and adapting to future needs.
• Delivering intentional architecture and emergent design through innovation, experimentation, and prototyping.
• Designing and developing software with a focus on automating build, test, and deployment activities using executable patterns.

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with strong full-stack experience in software design and implementation, capable of solving complex problems with programming languages. You should be skilled in requirements analysis and validation against business and system needs.

Experience with Web development as a Software Engineer, including hands-on experience with build and packaging tools like WebPack, is essential. You should be passionate about building quality products in small, autonomous, agile teams, with a focus on automation testing and writing testable code. Proficiency in Angular, TypeScript, RxJS, and testing tools such as Jest, Cypress, or PlayWright is required.

Additionally, you should demonstrate:

• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions.
• Knowledge of information security policies and practices within the financial sector.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts simply.
• Experience in creating reusable component libraries for wider use.
• Experience with code repositories, version control tools like Git, bug tracking, and wikis.
• Familiarity with Docker, DevOps, Agile methodologies, and related tools.
• Strong knowledge of Semantic HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6).
• Experience building high-performance user interfaces and complex web applications that are successfully shipped to customers.