Principal Engineer, Digital Assets & AI Platforms

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group in Edinburgh seeks a Principal Engineer, Digital Assets to lead best practice in application development and SDLCs for innovative digital asset capabilities. You will architect and deliver software components enabling platforms, applications and services, and act as a technical leader across internal and industry events.

You’ll drive the technical delivery of one or more engineering teams, ensure adherence to standards, and influence strategic engineering decisions.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in architecting and delivering complex fintech systems.
• Strong hands-on background in software engineering and architecture.
• Experience with AI-enabled design, build, test, deployment and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of high-performance, resilient systems for the bank.
• Drive technical strategy and influence product roadmaps and migrations.
• Oversee one or more software engineering teams and ensure quality and standards.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to propose technical solutions and features.
• Validate designs, resolve complex challenges, and accelerate delivery.

Skills

Digital assets

Web3

Distributed ledger

Blockchain solutions

AI-first mindset

Leadership

Engineering process

Production software

Job description

NatWest Group in Edinburgh seeks a Principal Engineer, Digital Assets to lead best practice in application development and SDLCs for innovative digital asset capabilities. You will architect and deliver software components enabling platforms, applications and services, and act as a technical leader across internal and industry events.

You’ll drive the technical delivery of one or more engineering teams, ensure adherence to standards, and influence strategic engineering decisions.