AI Software Engineer, VP

National Westminster Bank PLC; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

National Westminster Bank PLC in Chennai is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Digital X team. You will design, build, test and deploy software across the lifecycle, focusing on scalable, secure digital experiences.

The role is based in India with a VP-level position, offering opportunities to influence architecture and cross-functional collaboration with business and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of full stack software design and implementation experience.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers.
• Hands-on experience with Large Language Models such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama.
• Ability to analyze complex requirements with business and systems stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge of platform aspects across business, applications, data and infrastructure.
• Liaise with principal engineers and architects to understand platform needs.
• Apply Agile methods to software development backlog.
• Deliver resilient software with automated build, test and deployment processes.

Skills

Full stack development

Python

Machine Learning

LLMs

NLP

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

ReactJS

AngularJS

Java

AWS

GitLab

GCP

PostgreSQL

Snowflake

Kafka

Job description

Closing date for applications: 20/08/2026

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Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X

In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Job description

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Location Chennai, India

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

Join us as a Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Software Engineer
• You’ll be designing, producing, testing and implementing working software, working across the lifecycle of the system
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role
• We're offering this role at vice president level

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 also be:

• Applying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlog
• Producing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needs
• Delivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
• Designing and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patterns

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with at least 12 years of strong full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You’ll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

• Experience in Python with Machine Learning frameworks such as NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers
• Hands‑on experience with Large Language Models such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama
• Expertise in Machine Learning or Deep Learning algorithms & NLP, including deep learning architectures and vector embeddings
• Sound collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for the business
• Strong stakeholder management skills and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simple way

Welcome to our Chennai hub

Nestled in the heart of One India Bulls Park, our hub in Kosmo One, Tower A, is one of Ambattur’s first skyscraper spanning 420,000 sq. ft.

Key facts:

• Surrounded by 10 acres
• Space for 3,600 colleagues
• Opened in 2009

Our tech stack

Here’s just some of the technologies we use.

Front end

• JavaScript
• ReactJS
• AngularJS

Back end

• Python
• Java
• Microsoft Dynamics

DevOps

• AWS
• GitLab
• Google Cloud Platform

Data

• Kafka
• Hadoop
• PostgreSQL
• Snowflake