Rbs

API Software Engineer

London · Edinburgh

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Role family: Engineering
Seniority: Mid level
Country: GB
Work mode: On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly: 26 Oct 2026

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the posting

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

Hours

Job Posting Closing Date:

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Ways of Working:Remote First

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