Software Engineer, Developer Workspaces

NatWest Group; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services provider as a Software Engineer. You will play a crucial role in modernizing desktop and developer platforms, applying agile methods, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance developer productivity and system resilience.

Qualifications

• Strong full stack experience in software design and implementation.
• Experience in Windows desktop engineering and developer platform support.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation of build, test, and deployment activities.
• Support and evolve Windows 11 engineering desktops.
• Produce resilient solutions that support platform evolution.

Skills

Programming

Collaboration

Automation

Security

Tools

Windows 10/11

Linux

Cloud-based developer tooling

Job description

Join us as a Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join the Desktop Engineering and Developer Platform as a Software Engineer, to help modernise our desktop and developer tooling platforms
• You’ll be designing, automating, and supporting secure, scalable environments across Windows and Linux systems
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role

What you'll do

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 play a key role in evolving our end-user compute and developer environments. You’ll collaborate with engineers, architects, and security teams to deliver a modern platform that enhances developer productivity and system resilience.

You’ll also be:

• Applying Agile methods to the development and automation of platform tooling and services
• Producing resilient , secure, and scalable solutions that support long-term platform evolution
• Delivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
• Designing and developing automation of build, test and deployment activities across desktop and cloud environments, using executable patterns
• Support and evolve Windows 11 engineering desktops, automate software packaging and vulnerability remediation, and provision secure, scalable environments across Windows and Linux
• Deploy and maintain cloud-based IDEs, internal repositories, and container-based dev tooling, while collaborating with DevOps, InfoSec, and platform teams

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with strong full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You’ll need strong experience in Windows desktop engineering and developer platform support. You’ll need to be confident working across both Windows and Linux environments, with a focus on automation, security, and developer experience.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

• Experience using Windows 10/11 engineering, scripting, and application packaging with a focus on automation, scalability, and performance
• Familiarity with Linux environments and cloud-based developer tooling, supporting virtualised and containerised development workflows
• Experience with vulnerability management and patching tools, contributing to secure-by-default engineering practices in compliance-driven environments
• Strong collaboration skills, working across engineering, security, and business teams to deliver pragmatic, developer-centric solutions
• A solid understanding of information security policies and practices, particularly within financial services or similarly regulated sectors
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to simplify and clearly articulate complex technical concepts