Java Software Engineer

NatWest Group; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join their digital transformation team. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience. The ideal candidate will have experience with containerization technologies, RESTful APIs, and Agile methodologies. This is a remote-first position, offering a competitive work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing Java based microservices using Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, HTTP protocols.
• Familiar with containerisation technologies like Docker and orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver software solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and testing.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

Microservices architecture

Unit testing (JUnit, Mockito)

RESTful APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Database management (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

Agile methodology

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Java 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’ll be joining our Digital domain, where our digital strategy is driving the delivery of a digital ecosystem that improves the customer experience,enables our colleagues to better serve our customers, and achieves the growth and revenue goals of our business.

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:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high quality software solutions
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing and integration testing to ensure code quality
• Contribute to architectural decisions and advocate for best practices in microservice design
• Monitor and optimise application performance and reliability in production environments
• Write clean, maintainable and well documented code

Qualifications

The skills you\'ll need

To take on this role, you’ll need a background in software engineering, software design, and architecture, and an understanding of how your area of expertise supports our customers. You’ll also have proven commercial experience developing Java based microservices using Spring Boot, along with strong proficiency inunit testing frameworkssuch as JUnit and Mockito, and with concepts such as TDD\BDD.

You’ll also need:

• A solid understanding of RESTful APIs, HTTP protocols, and JSON/XML data formats
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, and experience with GCP would be beneficial
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• To be comfortable working in Agile and Scrum environments

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date: 12/10/2025

Ways of Working: Remote First