Web Engineer

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a Web Engineer to join their innovative team. The successful candidate will apply software engineering principles to design, develop, and maintain applications. Expertise in React, JavaScript, and REST APIs is required, along with experience in Test Driven Development. This role offers opportunities to enhance your career and work with cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of React, JavaScript, TypeScript and the DOM.
• Experience in the delivery of web applications.
• Working knowledge of Apollo (client and server), React Hooks and MUI.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain applications and services.
• Oversee quality of work to meet technical standards.
• Work with QA team to agree testing scenarios.

Skills

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

REST APIs

Node.js

GraphQL

Testing with Jest

Testing with Cypress

Test Driven Development

Tools

Apollo

MUI

Kafka

Job description

Join us as a Web Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded Web Engineer to join NatWest Boxed, where digital, innovation and strategy comes together
• You'll be working with new and innovative technology to deliver high impact solutions
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role

What you'll do

You’ll apply widely agreed software engineering principles and methodologies to design, develop, test and maintain applications and services to achieve the stated business and technology goals within required budgets and timelines. We’ll also look to you to oversee the quality of work, making sure that it meets the technical standards for all services output.

You’ll also:

• Work with QA team to agree testing scenarios for new feature releases and support testing
• Review, validate and create clear and concise product documentation
• Coordinate and complete regulatory conformance testing
• Support key third party relationships to enhance overall value delivered to NW Boxed and our customer

The skills you'll need

You’ll need in-depth knowledge of React, JavaScript, TypeScript and the DOM. We'll also be looking for someone who is comfortable working with REST APIs using asynchronous patterns and has experience with optimising code for performance and quality.

You’ll also need:

• Experience in the delivery of web applications
• Experience working in a Test Driven Development like environment
• Working knowledge of Apollo (client and server), React Hooks and MUI
• Good knowledge of Node.js and production-level GraphQL
• Message-driven architectures / Kafka / event sourcing
• Use of Jest, Cypress and Pact for testing