Software Engineer, Frontend

NatWest Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking a Software Engineer, Frontend to join our Digital domain in London. You will work in a feature team to build high-quality frontend software, collaborating with engineers, architects and analysts to deliver customer-centric digital solutions.

You'll contribute to scalable frontend architecture, using JavaScript, React and tooling like Jest/Cypress, while embracing Agile and DevOps practices to drive value and improved user experiences across the banking platform.

Qualifications

• Background in software engineering, software design and architecture.
• Experience with JavaScript, React and Webpack Module Federation.
• Experience with Jest and Cypress and testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Engineer software, scripts and tools within a feature team.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects and business analysts across the platform.
• Produce complex, high-quality software delivering value to the business.
• Work through full lifecycle: development, enhancement, maintenance, decommissioning.
• Design, test and implement working software solutions.
• Engage across requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment and operations.

Skills

JavaScript

React

Webpack Module Federation

Jest

Cypress

AI tools

DevOps

Agile

Architecture

Problem solving

Testing practices

Scalability

Tools

Bug tracking tools

Wikis

Job description

Join us as a Software Engineer, Frontend

• 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 be:

• Producing complex and critical software rapidly and of high quality which adds value to the business
• Working in permanent teams who are responsible for the full life cycle, from initial development, through enhancement and maintenance to replacement or decommissioning
• Collaborating to optimise our software engineering capability
• Designing, producing, testing and implementing our working software solutions
• Working across the life cycle, from requirements analysis and design, through coding to testing, deployment and operations

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 have experience with JavaScript, React and Webpack Module Federation.

You’ll also need:

• Experience with Jest and Cypress test suites, with experience creating component and visual tests
• Experience working with development and testing tools, bug tracking tools and wikis
• Experience in multiple programming languages or low code toolsets
• Experience using AI tools for development such as using IDE integrations, agent skills and MCP servers
• Experience of DevOps and Agile methodologies and associated toolsets
• A proven ability to solve highly complex, analytical and numerical problems
• Experience of implementing programming best practices, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performance