Software Developer Trainee - Java & AI/ML | 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract | 2026 Graduates

NatWest Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking a Software Engineer in Chennai to design and maintain high‑quality, customer‑centric software solutions. You will work in a feature team, building code, scripts and tools that scale with our platforms while liaising with engineers, architects and business analysts across the enterprise.

The role emphasizes collaboration, API integration and a strong focus on AI/ML trends. A strong background in Java and modern development practices is expected for success.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech/M.Tech graduates with academic, internship, or project experience in Java and/or AI/ML technologies.
• Experience with development, bug tracking tools and wikis.
• Experience of DevOps, Testing and Agile methodology and associated toolsets.
• A background in solving highly complex, analytical and numerical problems.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain innovative, customer centric, high performance, secure and robust solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects and business analysts across the platform.
• Design, produce, test and implement our working code.
• Integrate APIs for seamless data exchange between systems.
• Conduct research and stay up-to-date on the latest trends in AI/ML.

Skills

Java

AI/ML

Software architecture

DevOps

Agile

Bug tracking tools

Wikis

Numerical problems

Education

BE/B.Tech/M.Tech

Tools

DevOps tools

Testing tools

Job description

Join us as a Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a driven Software Engineer to take on an exciting new career challenge
• Day-to-day, you'll build a wide network of stakeholders of varying levels of seniority
• It’s a chance to hone your existing technical skills and advance your career

What you'll do

In your new role, you’ll engineer and maintain innovative, customer centric, high performance, secure and robust solutions.

You’ll be working within a feature team and using your extensive experience to engineer software, scripts and tools that are often complex, as well as liaising with other engineers, architects and business analysts across the platform.

You’ll also be:

• 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 code
• Integrating APIs for seamless data exchange between systems
• Conducting research and staying up-to-date on the latest trends in AI/ML

The skills you'll need

You’ll need a background in software engineering, software design, architecture, and bring an understanding of how your area of expertise supports our customers.

You’ll also need:

• 2025 or 2026 BE, B.Tech, or M.Tech graduates with academic, internship, or project experience in Java and/or AI/ML technologies
• Experience of working with development, bug tracking tools and wikis
• Experience of DevOps, Testing and Agile methodology and associated toolsets
• A background in solving highly complex, analytical and numerical problems

Mandatory action: For your application to be considered for this role, it's essential that you mention your GitHub ID score along with your name while filling out the application.