Principal software engineer Work, Jobs in Edinburgh, Scotland (with Salaries)

Software Engineer, Engineering Platforms Team
National Westminster Bank PLC —Edinburgh
- £75,520 - £113,280 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Java
- Hotel
- JavaScript
- Annual leave
3d
UI Software Engineer
National Westminster Bank PLC —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Hotel
- Agile
- School
- Annual leave
4d
Software Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- £38,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Software development
- Agile
- Employee stock ownership plan
3d
Software Engineer (Senior Levels)
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- £38,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Agile
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Senior Software Engineer
Opus 2 —Edinburgh
- £60,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Java
- AWS
- Mentoring
- Employee assistance programme
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Principal Engineer/ Technical Manager
Sweco UK —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Principal Engineer/ Technical Manager
Sweco —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Principal Hardware Engineer
Optos —Dunfermline
- Engineering
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
Platform Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- £45,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Scripting
- Leadership
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
3d
Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- £44,171 - £62,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Presentation skills
- Mentoring
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Senior/Principal Engineer - Bridges
WSP —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Mentoring
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Civil Ports & Maritime Senior/Principal Engineer
Amentum —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Mentoring
- Contracts
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Annual leave
Principal Electronics Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- £54,000 - £71,400 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Principal Test Development Engineer
Raytheon —Glenrothes
- Weekend availability
- Mentoring
- In-person
- Sick pay
12d
Principal Maritime Engineer
Royal HaskoningDHV —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Master's degree
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Cundall —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- HVAC
2d
Principal Cable System Design Engineer
AECOM —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Business development
C++ Software Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- £38,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Software troubleshooting
- Agile
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Principal Solar/ Electrical Engineer
AECOM —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Travel
Senior or Principal MMIC Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Doctoral degree
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme

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Software Engineer, Engineering Platforms Team

National Westminster Bank PLC -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£75,520 - £113,280 a year
3 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Transport links
On-site parking

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Build automation
Java
JavaScript
Software development
Agile
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Kafka
Business requirements
AI
Software development or architecture experience
GitLab
Communication skills
Hadoop

Full job description

Closing date for applications: 10/08/2026

Location Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Salary £75,520 – £113,280

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

Mostly Remote

You’ll spend most of your time at home, working with your team digitally. You’ll come into an office or hub at least twice a month to collaborate with your colleagues.

Managerial / Technical Lead

This is a general indication and doesn’t always reflect day-to-day responsibilities. Check the job description for full details.

#R-00282918

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 a Software Engineer, Engineering Platforms Team

Join our Engineering Platforms team delivers a modern software development tools chain for engineers across the bank, which protects them from the complexities of developing and delivering applications within NatWest Group
This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Software Engineer
You’ll be designing, producing, testing and implementing working software, working across the lifecycle of the system
Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role

What you'll do

Working in a permanent product team, you’ll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure. You’ll also be liaising with principal engineers, architects in the domain and other key stakeholders to understand how the platform works and how it supports business objectives.

You’ll also be:

Applying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlog
Producing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needs
Delivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
Designing and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patterns

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with strong full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You’ll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practice, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performance
Sound collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for the business
Strong understanding of designing scalable, maintainable, extensible systems by applying best practices in software architecture. Skilled at leveraging language-specific strengths across multiple languages (Java, Python, JavaScript) for designing solutions, reviewing clean code, optimising testability and performance Pro-actively identify and resolve inefficiencies autonomously, driving process optimisation and automation initiatives without explicit instruction
Demonstrated experience with information security policies, managing vulnerabilities and practices specific to the financial sector, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of advancements in Artificial Intelligence, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and related tooling. Understand their impact on software development workflows and leverage these insights to enhance productivity and innovation
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible language for diverse audiences

Your benefits breakdown

Here’s a quick look at what your pay package and annual leave could look like if you get accepted for the role. We have a wide range of benefits to support you in your working life and beyond.

Please note, the presented benefits packages are based on the minimum base salary.

Tap each segment for details.

Your pay package

Your leave allowance

30 days Annual leave You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase up to 5 additional days off.

3 days Volunteering Take time off to support the causes you’re passionate about.

3 days Training Take time to build the skills you need to grow your career.

Total rewards package

Welcome to our Gogarburn hub

Set in large grounds including beautiful woodland, Gogarburn offers a conference centre, a business school with hotel bedrooms, a restaurant, relaxing zen gardens, onsite parking, and excellent transport links.

Key facts:

Surrounded by 85 acres of woodland
Our carparks provide electric vehicle charging
Opened in 2005

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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