API Software Engineer

**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 the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom. Join us as an API Software Engineer * This is an opportunity for a driven Software Engineer to take on an exciting new career challenge * Day\-to\-day, you'll be engineering and maintaining innovative, customer centric, high performance, secure and robust solutions * It's a chance to hone your existing technical skills and advance your career while building a wide network of stakeholders **What You'll Do** 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** You'll come with experience in software engineering, software design and microservices architecture, along with hands\-on experience designing, building and delivering Java\-based microservices and APIs. You'll have an understanding of the software development lifecycle and how engineering practices help deliver secure, resilient and reliable solutions for customers. **You'll Also Need** * Knowledge of Open Banking flows, API\-based integrations, multi\-tier architectures, and security protocols such as OAuth and mTLS * Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or PCF * An understanding of software design principles, microservices architecture and engineering best practices * Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including solution design, development, unit testing, code reviews, deployment and ongoing maintenance * Experience implementing automated testing and code coverage practices to maintain high standards of software quality