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# API Software Engineer

- **Company:** National Westminster Bank
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £46,113.0 - £65,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration, IBM DB2, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Apache Maven, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Grafana, Spring-boot, Caching, Gitlab, Restful APIs, Splunk, Microservices
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=03640ca5d2f6fc2a

## About the Role

To take on this role, you'll have a background in software engineering and solution design, with experience delivering scalable, reliable applications throughout the software development lifecycle. You'll be a collaborative team player who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and delivering high-quality software in an Agile environment.

You'll also need:

 * Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Maven, DB2 and GitLab, delivering enterprise-grade applications from design through to deployment
 * Experience designing and building RESTful APIs in line with established engineering standards and best practices
 * Good understanding of microservices architecture, scalability, resiliency, caching, and performance optimisation
 * Experience with Java performance tuning and troubleshooting, including root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues
 * Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD practices, with experience of Agile delivery, automation, production support, and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Grafana

## Description

* 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


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