Closing date for applications: 07/11/2026

Location Chennai, India

Job typeFixed Term Contract | Contract typeFull Time

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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.

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

- 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 code
- Working across the life cycle, from requirements analysis and design, through coding to testing, deployment and operations

The skills you'll need

You’ll need a strong foundation in computer science and software engineering fundamentals, together with curiosity and enthusiasm for solving problems using technology.



As this is an early-career role, we’re interested in your fundamentals, problem-solving ability, and willingness to learn rather than extensive commercial experience.

You’ll also need

- Strong hands-on Python programming skills, with an understanding of object-oriented programming, modular code, and basic software development practices
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms, with the ability to apply them effectively when solving programming problems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down problems, evaluate approaches, and translate solutions into working code
- Conceptual understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, including fundamental concepts related to models, training, inference, and data
- Good understanding of software engineering practices, including version control, testing, debugging, and collaborative development
- Ability to learn independently, experiment with unfamiliar technologies, and collaborate effectively within an engineering team. Exposure to Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, or Agentic AI is desirable but not essential

Candidates who are graduating from or have graduated from colleges we have partnered with will not be considered for this role 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.

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

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